Derek's Picks

Personal favourites of Asia's no. 1 quizmaster Derek O'Brien recognized as India's leading quizmaster. From his vast repertoire of questions that span the informative and educational thought-provoking facts and trivia he has gleaned hundreds of his favourites for this unputdownable volume. The questions cover subjects as diverse as the Chinese New Year coffee crocodiles and Cleopatra to the Grammy Awards Gujarat Mars swans tsunamis and West Asia. There are also sets of questions on famous personalities like Asha Bhonsle Isaac Newton Lady Diana Pablo Picasso Shakespeare and Winnie the Pooh. Each set tests both the extent and depth of the readers' knowledge on the subject. Among the questions readers will find answers to in this book are Millions of years ago which super-continent did Antarctica originally form a part of? What were the two styles of shading which Leonardo used to great effects in his paintings? What special feature of a camel's eyelids protects it from dust and sun? What is the study of fishes called? Whether you are a student teacher professional quiz aficionado or just a casual reader this book will keep you engrossed for days. About the Author Derek O'Brien is an author television personality public speaker politician and quizmaster.Born in Kolkata he began his 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 on his passion-quizzing.Today Derek is Asia's best known quizmaster and the CEO of Derek O'Brien & Associates. He has been the host of the longest-running game show on Indian television the Bournvita Quiz Contest for which he was voted Best Anchor of a Game Show at the Indian Television Academy Awards three years in a row. Always innovating Derek is also credited with having conducted the first quiz on Twitter in 2010.Derek O'Brien is a twice-serving member of the Rajya Sabha from West Bengal. He is the parliamentary party leader of the All India Trinamool Congress in the Rajya Sabha as well as the chief national spokesperson of the party. He has spoken at among others Harvard Yale and Columbia universities in the US as well as several IIMs IITs and other premier educational institutions in India. He addressed the United Nations General Assembly as a member of the Indian parliamentary delegation in 2012. He has written over sixty bestselling reference quiz and school textbooks.To know more about the author visit his website www.derek.in. You can also follow him on Twitter Instagram and Facebook (@derekobrienmp).