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In the world of entertainment, how is
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Bob Parr better known?
AVANTIKA BASU, Class VI,
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Calcutta
is the largest
moon of Saturn?
2 Which
SULAGNA BANERJEE,
Class VII, St John’s Diocesan
Girls’ School, Calcutta
SASWAT MITRA, Class V,
Nava Nalanda Vidyamandir,
Calcutta
The chemical symbol for gold (Au) is
4
derived the Latin word
aurum. What does it
mean?
ANUBHAV SENGUPTA,
Class VIII, St Xavier’s School,
Purulia, West Bengal
QUESTION
OF THE WEEK
5. In computer terminology, what is called
aapstert, meaning
monkey’s tail in South
Africa?
r Watson — come here — I want to see you.” With these first words
spoken on March 10, 1876 over his new device, Alexander Graham
Bell opened up a whole new world in communication. The telephone
became a reality. So when you pick up the phone today, pause to think
of the great man. Indeed, Mr Bell, I want to see you.
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In 1876,
Bell received
the patent for what
he called the
telephone. What type
of device did he
describe the
telephone as?
Bell was
also the co-inventor
of a type of flying
machine. What
did they call
KQFACT: Invited to the formal
it?
dedication of the first transcontinental telephone line in New
York in 1915, Bell used a duplicate
of his 1876 telephone to speak to
former assistant Thomas Watson in
San Francisco. “Mr Watson, come
here, I want you,” Bell again
commanded.
2. Identify this
cricketer
RANJIT SHARMA, Class VII,
K.V., Guwahati, Assam
mental
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1. Identify this
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What device
for transmitting
wireless telephone messages
did Bell invent?
With
respect
to his work on
teaching the deaf,
who described Bell
as “the door through
which I should pass
from darkness into
light”?
locks
The citizens of this country call themselves Drukpa:
ANISHA GUPTA, CLASS V, STEPPING STONE MODEL SCHOOL, ALIPURDUAR
Element deriving its name from the Latin for ‘charcoal’:
PRAKRITI SINHA, CLASS VII, B.D. MEMORIAL SCHOOL, CALCUTTA
Oolong and green are varieties of...:
PRIYANKA PODDAR, CLASS VI, BURNPUR RIVERSIDE SCHOOL
Another name for ‘lockjaw’:
MADHURIMA GHOSH, CLASS V, KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, SANTRAGACHHI, WEST BENGAL
In the Mahabharata, he was the eldest son of Kunti:
NUPUR SEN, CLASS VIII, A.G. CHURCH SCHOOL, CALCUTTA
A district in Jharkhand known as the coal capital of India:
SAMARJIT SHAH, CLASS V, DE NOBILI, DHANBAD, JHARKHAND
The founder of the Mughal dynasty in India:
MUHAMMAD MUZAHID, CLASS VII, S.S.M.M VIDYALAYA, SALKIA, WEST BENGAL
cub
he Venus flytrap belongs to the
genus Ceropegia, which mostly
includes climbers. The genus
derives its name from keros meaning
wax and pege meaning fountain. The
plants are more commonly known as
lantern flowers, parasol flowers or
parachute flowers.
Most members of this group have
tubular flowers that are specially
adapted to capture insects. The petals
are fused at the tips to form a tubular,
T
In which
city did Bell set
up the first
telephone exchange
in 1878?
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pretty prison
umbrellalike
canopy.
The inside
of the flower tubes
are lined
with small
hairs that
➊ ➋ ➌ ➍ ➎ ANSWERS: Question Marks 1. Electrical speech machine 2. New Haven, Connecticut 3. Aerodrome
4. Photophone 5. Helen Keller Mental Blocks 1. Bhutan 2. Carbon 3. Tea 4. Tetanus 5. Karna 6. Dhanbad
7. Babur Top Five 1. Mr Incredible 2. Titan 3. Dr Rajendra Prasad 4. Glowing dawn 5. The @ sign
Pic Clues 1. 2010 Winter Olympics logo 2. Wriddhiman Saha
In 1920, which
politician published
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the Hindi weekly Desh?
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point downward to form a trap to capture small insects such as flies.
The strong odour of the flowers attract the flies that are then captured
and prevented from escaping until the
hairs wither. When the flies finally escape, they carry with them the pollen
of the flower on their bodies, helping
the flytrap to reproduce.
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Picture by Dr Manoj C. Sindagi
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HENRI BOLTINOFF