The Best of Bournvita Quiz Contest - Softcover

O'brien, Derek

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8129129248 ISBN 13: 9788129129246

Publisher: Rupa Publications Private Limited, 2014

Synopsis

The Best Of Bournvita Quiz Contest is a book that children can use to improve their general knowledge. The Bournvita Quiz Contest is one of India's most popular quiz shows, and has been around for more than four decades. Since 1992, it has been hosted on television by Derek O'Brien. This book brings together some of the best questions that have been asked over the years on this show. The Best of Bournvita Quiz Contest contains a thousand questions, which cover a wide range of topics like mythology, history, wildlife, and literature. The answers are also included. Young readers will come across questions like: What were Indians given during the 2011 census to help them figure out their dates of birth? Each question is designed to test the reader's thinking skills and general knowledge. Furthermore, the author has also included a hundred fun facts to make this book more enjoyable.

About this title

About the Author:

Derek O'Brien, born in 1962, is an Indian quiz show host, author, and Member of Parliament. He is the host of the Bournvita Quiz Contest and The Economic Times Brand Equity Quiz. O'Brien has authored books like The Ultimate Bournvita Quiz Contest Book Of Knowledge and Derek's Challenge. He studied at St. Xavier's Collegiate School in Kolkata, and eventually became a journalist with Sportsworld. He then moved to advertising, and is now the CEO of Derek O'Brien & Associates. O'Brien has won the Best Anchor of a Game Show Award thrice in a row at the Indian Television Academy Awards. In 2010, he was honoured with the ITA Milestone Award.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rupa Publications Private Limited
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 8129129248
• ISBN 13: 9788129129246
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 156