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The Ala’i Minar in
Delhi stands to the
1
north of which monument?
PIYA SHARMA, Class VI,
K.V.R.R.L, Jorhat, Assam
Which folk painting
shares its name
2
with the largest tribe
found on the northern
outskirts of Mumbai?
SWASTIK MOHANTY, Class
VIII, Maharishi Vidya Mandir,
Balasore
his summer, ‘Hollywood’ led his team to victory. As usual, not only did he
fool the batsmen time and again, but smashed the bowlers to lift the first
IPL trophy. By the way, I’m not talking about films, but the legendary legspinner, Shane Warne. Talking about nicknames, did you know that Ajit
Agarkar is known as ‘Bombay Duck’? Don’t ask me why.
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SULAGNA BANERJEE, Class
VII, St John’s Diocesan Girls’
School, Calcutta
Which is the highest
peak of Sagarmatha
4
National Park?
QUESTION
OF THE WEEK
5. Kuo P’o’ updated an
old Chinese dictionary
to include the description of what?
SOHAM CHATTERJEE, Class
VII, The Heritage School,
Calcutta
1 2
4
3 5
which famous
leg-break bowler had
‘Diamonds’ for his
nickname?
Which
national
cricket team is also
known as ‘the
Proteas’?
1. Where will
one find this?
Which
famous
Indian cricketer
was nicknamed
‘Sherry’?
Which South
African cricketer
is nicknamed
‘Guinness’?
KQFACT: During India’s tour of
New Zealand, an old lady in the bar
called Anshuman Gaekwad and
asked, ‘‘What shall I bring for you,
‘Charlie’?’’ This incident led to him
being nicknamed ‘Charlie’!
mental
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What was
the nickname of
the present chairman of the Indian
cricket board of
selectors, Dilip
Vengsarkar?
2. What record
do they hold?
locks
Gujarati women’s dance around a water-filled pot:
SAMANWAY ROY, CLASS VII, JULIAN DAY SCHOOL, CALCUTTA
Siberian species of this cat is the largest:
HARDIC BHATTACHARYA, CLASS V, PATHA BHAVAN HIGH SCHOOL, CALCUTTA
This country has the world’s longest written constitution:
AVANTIKA BASU, CLASS VI, KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, CALCUTTA
Spice as well as colour in Indian flag:
SOUVIK MIRDHA, CLASS VIII, ST JOSEPH’S SCHOOL, CALCUTTA
This river’s name in Semitic means ‘river valley’:
DARPAN ROY, CLASS VIII, METHODIST SCHOOL, DANKUNI
Winner of Euro 2004:
GARGI MULLICK, CLASS VIII, LITTLE STAR SCHOOL, KALAIKUNDA
Baked flour confection sweetened with sugar or honey:
PINAKI MUKHERJEE, CLASS VII, E.B.H.S SCHOOL, NORTH DINAJPUR
cub
his
brightly-coloured, serpulid tubedwelling worm is extremely shy, retreating into
its protective tube at the
slightest hint of danger and
disturbance.
Although
quite small (about 3.8 cm), it
can be easily spotted.
Its cone-like shape and
beautiful
twin
spiral
plumage has earned it the
T
➊ ➋ ➌ ➍ ➎ ➏ ➐ club
hide & seek
name
of
“X-mas tree
worm” among
divers. Divers
say that touching the tentacles, or even
the passing of
a shadow will
ANSWERS: Question Marks 1. South Africa 2. Richie Benaud 3. Mark Boucher 4. Navjot Singh Sidhu
5. Colonel Mental Blocks 1. Garba 2. Tiger 3. India 4. Saffron 5. Nile 6. Greece 7. Cake Top Five 1. Qutab
Minar 2. Warli 3. Bhagavad Gita 4. Mount Everest 5. Tea Pic Clues 1. This symbol can be found in a medical prescription 2. Setting a world record for the opening wicket partnership of 415 runs in Test cricket
Which Hindu scripture means ‘Song of
God’ in Sanskrit?
NUPUR SEN, Class VIII, A.G.
Church School, Calcutta
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question
marks
from
cause a defensive
reaction
leading it to
hide.
However, the
worm doesn’t remain hidden for
long, and emerges soon from its
hiding places to display its
vibrant tentacles in its full
glory.
The X-mas tree worm
uses its colourful tentacles
for feeding on passing suspended particles and also to
absorb oxygen from the air.
Much of the worm is anchored in its burrow, a hole
bored into live coral.
Sanctuary Features
HOCUS FOCUS
BY
HENRY BOLTINOFF