Derek O'Brien

With all this buzz about 33 per cent reservations for women in Parliament, my mind wanders to a sport I am more familiar with: quizzing. Since that first quiz question was asked at a parish hall in Calcutta 42 years ago, there is evidence to suggest that men do better than ladies in the Q&A game. Don’t get me wrong! I am not for a moment suggesting that gentlemen are know-alls. My theory rests on the premise that male quizzards are better scavengers of trivia, as women get on with the practical joys of life. Now that’s a questionable (pun intended) theory. Next week: India’s Quizzing Ranis.

YOUR QUESTIONS

1. Who won this year’s Indonesian Open Super Series women’s title in badminton?

Debabrata Naskar, Panihati

2. The name of which mountain means ‘everlasting life’ in Ainu language?

Paresh Chandra Dey, Howrah

3. Which is the first month according to the national calendar of India?

Seema Maity, Bolpur

4. Who played the role of Anand in the 1974 film Naya Din Nai Raat?

Mridula Kar, Calcutta

5. Who wrote the sonnet, The New Colossus, which appears at the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty?

Jyoti Singh, Calcutta

6. Who won a Grammy in 2006 for the audio version of his memoir, Dreams From My Father?

Sudhan Dutta, Konnagar

7. What is the national flower of Bhutan?

Namita Rao, Calcutta

8. Which National Park was originally created as a duck-hunting reserve for the Jat Maharajas of Bharatpur?

Poulami Mohanty, Birbhum

9. Meira Kumar, the speaker of the Lok Sabha, is the daughter of which leader?

Ritu Ranjan Shrivastwa, Calcutta

KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK

In 1953, Vijayalakshmi Pandit became the first woman to be elected president of the UN General Assembly.

ANSWER & WIN

How do we know the sportsperson Edson Arantes do Nascimento better?

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Winner of the Answer and Win

Quiz published on 21.6.2009

Ritu Ranjan Shrivastwa, Calcutta.

Who won the award for the best director at the 54th Filmfare awards?

The answer is Ashutosh Gowarikar.

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