Bournvita Quiz Contest Quiz Book - Softcover

O'Brien, Derek

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8129119773 ISBN 13: 9788129119773

Publisher: Rupa Publications India, 2012

Synopsis

Ace quizmaster Derek O Brien is back, as the legendary Bournvita Quiz Contest airs on television again. Packed with questions from the first two seasons, the Bournvita Quiz Contest Quiz Book contains over 500 questions that will test your knowledge, wits and thinking skills . So if you want to be among the top quizzers in the country, or just want to hone your general knowledge, have fun answering these questions, and many many more. In 1863, cartoonist Thomas Nast was the first to paint whose definitive portrait? The name of what comes from the Arabic word meaning that which prevents sleep ? During the 2011 census of India, what were people given so that they could figure out their dates of birth? Which Mughal emperor was the son of a Mughal emperor but not the grandson of one?

About this title

About the Author:

Derek O Brien was born in Kolkata. He began his professional career as a journalist for Sportsworld magazine but soon shifted to advertising. After working for a number of very successful years as Creative Head of Ogilvy, Derek decided to focus all his energy and talent in his passion quizzing. Today, Derek O Brien is Asia s best-known quizmaster and the CEO of Derek O Brien & Associates. He is the host of the longest-running game show on Indian television, the Bournvita Quiz Contest, for which he was voted the Best Anchor of a Game Show at the Indian Television Academy Awards for three years in a row. Always innovating and keeping abreast with the times, he is also credited with having conducted the first quiz on Twitter in 2010.

In 2011, he was voted to the Rajya Sabha as a Member of Parliament and is the Chief Whip of the Trinamool Congress in the Rajya Sabha.

He has written several best-selling reference and quiz books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rupa Publications India
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 8129119773
• ISBN 13: 9788129119773
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 142