The Ultimate Bqc Book of Knowledge
The Ultimate Bqc Book of Knowledge

Author: Derek O'Brien

Publisher: Rupa Publications

Published: 2017-04

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9788129129918

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Which musical instrument is known as 'klavier' in German? Which is the tallest free-standing mountain in the world? The taxonomic name of which animal means 'sea bear'? Find the answers to these and more than 1000 other such questions in the third volume of the bestselling The Ultimate BQC Book of Knowledge series. The Bournvita Quiz Contest is one of the most beloved and the longest running quiz contests for schoolchildren in India. From the many thousands of questions asked on it, Quizmaster Derek O'Brien has chosen some of the best for this book and arranged them into easy-to-refer subject categories. Ranging from literature to arts to maths and with many extra fun fact sections, this is a complete book of knowledge for every quiz lover.

The Ultimate Bournvita Quiz Contest Book of Knowledge -
The Ultimate Bournvita Quiz Contest Book of Knowledge -

Author: Derek O'Brien

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 9788129120380

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The Bournvita Quiz Contest (BQC) is perhaps one of the most entertaining and popular competitive shows that has ever aired on Indian television. The show is directed towards high school children and tests their general knowledge and awareness in a public platform.

The Onion Book of Known Knowledge
The Onion Book of Known Knowledge

Author: The Onion

Publisher: Little, Brown

Published: 2012-10-23

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 031613323X

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Are you a witless cretin with no reason to live? Would you like to know more about every piece of knowledge ever? Do you have cash? Then congratulations, because just in time for the death of the print industry as we know it comes the final book ever published, and the only one you will ever need: The Onion's compendium of all things known. Replete with an astonishing assemblage of facts, illustrations, maps, charts, threats, blood, and additional fees to edify even the most simple-minded book-buyer, The Onion Book of Known Knowledge is packed with valuable information -- such as the life stages of an Aunt; places to kill one's self in Utica, New York; and the dimensions of a female bucket, or "pail." With hundreds of entries for all 27 letters of the alphabet, The Onion Book of Known Knowledge must be purchased immediately to avoid the sting of eternal ignorance.

A Gift of Angels
A Gift of Angels

Author: Bernard L. Fontana

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Published: 2010-09-20

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 0816544859

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It rises suddenly out of the Sonoran Desert landscape, towering over the tallest tree or cactus, a commanding building with a sensuous dome, elliptical vaults, and sturdy bell towers. There is nothing else like it around, nor does it seem there should be. This incongruity of setting is what strikes first-time visitors to Mission San Xavier del Bac. This great church is of another place and another time, while its beauty is universal and timeless. Mission San Xavier del Bac is a two-century-old Spanish church in southern Arizona located just a few miles from downtown Tucson, a metropolis of more than half a million people in the American Southwest. A National Historic Landmark since 1963, the mission’s graceful baroque art and architecture have drawn visitors from all over the world. Now Bernard Fontana—the leading expert on San Xavier—and award-winning photographer Edward McCain team up to bring us a comprehensive view of the mission as we’ve never seen it before. With 200 stunning full-color photographs and incisive text illuminating the religious, historical, and motivational context of these images, A Gift of Angels is a must-have for tourists, scholars, and other visitors to San Xavier. From its glorious architecture all the way down to the finest details of its art, Mission San Xavier del Bac is indeed a gift of angels.

Bournvita Quiz Contest Quiz
Bournvita Quiz Contest Quiz

Author: Derek O'Brien

Publisher:

Published: 2014-08-26

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9788129135162

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The Cadbury Bournvita Quiz contest started nearly three decades ago as an Indian quiz contest. It soon became one of the most famous quiz contests in India. It is sponsored by Cadbury India. At the time when it was started, it was broadcast live in all the cities throughout the country. Later on, it was broadcast on radio by the original quizmaster Ameen Sayani. According to show organisers, they are on the lookout for brilliant students who are rewarded by the school. Bournvita Quiz Contest Quiz Book 2014 is a collection of general knowledge questions asked by Derek O'Brien. Efforts have been made to make the book all encompassing and nearly all the topics are covered in it. This book comes in handy for students who want to appear for this quiz show, as it gives an idea of what areas are covered in the quiz contest. Children can improve their general knowledge by using this book. There are nearly one thousand questions in it, covering topics like history, mythology, literature and wildlife. Each question tests the general knowledge and thinking skills of the readers. Bournvita Quiz Contest Quiz Book 2014 becomes more enjoyable when you go through one hundred fun facts provided in the book. Bournvita Quiz Contest Quiz Book 2014 was published in paperback format by Rupa Publications India in the year 2014 as first edition.

Bumper Bournvita Quiz Contest
Bumper Bournvita Quiz Contest

Author: Derek O'Brien

Publisher: Rupa Publications India

Published: 2016-03-01

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 9788129137647

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The Bournvita Quiz Contest has been the longest running quiz show on Indian television. Since 1992, quizmaster Derek O'Brien has asked thousands of questions that have puzzled, delighted and been a source of knowledge for generations of quizzers. With the quiz now telecast on YouTube and with an interactive quiz app available for all to play along, the show has become more broad-based and appealing to people of various age groups. In Bumper BQC, Derek O'Brien compiles some of the most interesting questions asked on the show. Ranging in topics from history to science to sports and even mathematics, and in sections that include multiple choices and what's the word, these questions will tickle the brain and get readers to think, recall and apply their knowledge in a unique way.

The Best of Bournvita Quiz Contest
The Best of Bournvita Quiz Contest

Author: Derek O' Brien

Publisher:

Published: 2014-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9788129129246

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The Bournvita Quiz Contest has been an integral part of growing up for countless schoolchildren across the country for over forty years now. After having hosted it for television since 1992, quizmaster Derek O'Brien and his team at Derek O'Brien & Associates selected the best questions from their archives and put them together in The Best of Bournvita Quiz Contest. From history to literature, mythology to wildlife, the topics here will test the reader's knowledge in diverse areas. With 1,000 questions and answers and 100 amazing facts, this book is a clever, relevant and fun treasure trove of general knowledge that will delight and benefit every student.

The School Quiz Book
The School Quiz Book

Author: Derek O'Brien

Publisher: Rupa Publications

Published: 2017-01-04

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 9788129146397

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A compilation of general knowledge questions suitable for students of classes 5-8. The School Quiz Book is every school student's ready reference. Divided into categories such as Science, History, Geography and Literature, the questions relate to what school students may want to know. From finding out who the author of Abhijñanashakuntalam is to which the smallest ocean in the world is, this book is a treasure trove of knowledge that will delight and educate students across all ages.

Consilience
Consilience

Author: E. O. Wilson

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2014-11-26

Total Pages: 485

ISBN-13: 0804154066

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • "A dazzling journey across the sciences and humanities in search of deep laws to unite them." —The Wall Street Journal One of our greatest scientists—and the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes for On Human Nature and The Ants—gives us a work of visionary importance that may be the crowning achievement of his career. In Consilience (a word that originally meant "jumping together"), Edward O. Wilson renews the Enlightenment's search for a unified theory of knowledge in disciplines that range from physics to biology, the social sciences and the humanities. Using the natural sciences as his model, Wilson forges dramatic links between fields. He explores the chemistry of the mind and the genetic bases of culture. He postulates the biological principles underlying works of art from cave-drawings to Lolita. Presenting the latest findings in prose of wonderful clarity and oratorical eloquence, and synthesizing it into a dazzling whole, Consilience is science in the path-clearing traditions of Newton, Einstein, and Richard Feynman.