Derek O'Brien

Hurrah! The Puja Quiz Contest published a fortnight ago surpassed our wildest expectations. We received 430 responses! We received the first all-correct entry from Tarun Sircar, who will soon receive the books worth Rs 1,000. We are so delighted with the response that you can now win every week. All you need to do is: i) Answer the ‘Answer and win’ question published in this column every week and, ii) Along with your answer, also send us one of your own quiz questions. The prize will go to the reader who answers correctly and writes the best question.

YOUR QUESTIONS

1 Which lake is separated by the Tiquina Strait into two waterbodies?

Tilottama Adhikary, Calcutta

2 What is the name of Granny’s little yellow canary in the comic strip Tweety?

Suhani Mishra, via e-mail

3 Which country is the traditional domain of the nomadic race Imazighen?

Akhil Sen, Bankura

4 What was the name of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari’s only daughter?

Parvinder Bhatia, Jamshedpur

5 The juice of which fruit is the source of grenadine syrup?

Pramathesh Das, Calcutta

6 The rays in which statue’s crown symbolise the seven continents and seas?

Viren Shah, via e-mail

7 Codeine, used for cough relief, is obtained from which narcotic drug?

Diya Rakshit, Calcutta

8 Which island, situated just beyond the Pillars of Hercules, was described by Plato?

Tapas Maiti, Calcutta

9 Which body part gets its name from the Greek for ‘dried up thing’?

Subarna Roy, Calcutta

KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK

The town Jhumri Tilaiya in Jharkhand became famous for the most number of song requests that were sent to Vividh Bharati from there in the days when FM radio stations did not exist.

ANSWER AND WIN

The middle name of which Bharat Ratna awardee is Rolihlahla?

Ananya Sarkar, Midnapore

Send in your Q & As with your full name and address to:

graphitiquiz@gmail.com

Name this sprinter

POINT OF VIEW

1. Identify this politician

2. Name this model in news

ANSWERS

1 Lake Titicaca
2 Tweety
3 Morocco
4 Dussala
5 Pomegranate
6 Statue of Liberty
7 Opium
8 Atlantis
9  Skeleton

WHO AM I ? Tyson Gay
POINT OF VIEW 1 Joe Biden
POINT OF VIEW 2 Nethra Raghuraman
ANSWER AND WIN Nelson Mandela