DigiToK

Creators of India's biggest quiz shows, best-selling GK books & the QOTY app. Led by Siddhartha Basu & Anita Kaul Basu.
@babubasu

[DigiToK @TokDigi]

Are you ready to become Quizzer Of The Year?

#QuizzerOfTheYear #QOTYonSonyLiv
#QuizNow

[Siddhartha Basu @babubasu]

Here's Quizzer of the Year (QOTY) a round the year quiz app & contest for senior school students @SonyLIV
@SrBachchan, as the peerless torchbearer of quizzing as mass engagement, hope we have your good wishes for this initiative to grow awareness & strengthen factual culture

[DigiToK @TokDigi]

It's quiz-story time!
Try your knowledge spells, quiz your memory and know more, with @babubasu !

#QuizzerOfTheYear #QuizNow

[Siddhartha Basu @babubasu]

Here are a couple of 'quiztory' (quiz+story+history) questions to tickle your brain cells.
Qns & choices repeated in the thread below
Requesting quiz & cricket buffs to RT this to spread some quiz cheer
@bhogleharsha @joybhattacharj @derekobrienmp @sardesairajdeep @ShekharGupta

[DigiToK @TokDigi]

'Father Of Indian Television Quizzing' Siddhartha Basu To Host "Quizzer Of The Year" on SonyLIV, says @abplive
#QuizzerOfTheYear #QOTYonSonyLiv
@babubasu

https://t.co/wmEhtoCGxc

[DigiToK @TokDigi]

A quizzing extravaganza for students, says @TheWeekLive @babubasu

https://t.co/vBitbT29l0

[DigiToK @TokDigi]

After 4 exciting zonal finals, we now have the top 12 teams from the length and breadth of India. Here's a quick peek at what's going to unfold in the two national semifinals of IQL, as renowned quizmaster @babubasu takes up the reins.
https://t.co/Su3D4fui2M

[DigiToK @TokDigi]

On the eve of IQL's final leg, we are back with another FB Live session. Join @babubasu and @joybhattacharj
on a fun-filled session where there will be discussions, quizzing and, of course, prizes. This Saturday at 5pm. Be there!

[DigiToK @TokDigi]

Picture Credit: "flight meal" by Andrew.T@NN is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
@babubasu @INDIANNICALEARN

[DigiToK @TokDigi]

While our perception of sugar and salt gets suppressed, seasonings like cardamom, lemon grass, and other curry flavours taste more intense in the sky. Sour, bitter and spicy flavours remain almost unaffected.
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[DigiToK @TokDigi]

Actor Kate Winslet has portrayed Anning in the upcoming semi-autobiographical film 'Ammonite'.
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@babubasu @INDIANNICALEARN

[DigiToK @TokDigi]

Mary Anning was never able to fully participate in Britain's scientific community because she was a woman and a Protestant. She was often denied credit for her work and struggled financially for most of her life.

[DigiToK @TokDigi]

It can also turn into polyp form at will if it is physically harmed or starts to starve.
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@babubasu @INDIANNICALEARN

[DigiToK @TokDigi]

Turritopsis dohrnii can transform back into a colony of polyps that are individual organisms. As it ages, it eventually settles onto the sea floor and become polyps which in turn spawn new, genetically identical jellyfish.

[DigiToK @TokDigi]

However, American medical historian John Waller's theory that this was a form of mass psychogenic disorder, is the most widely accepted theory.
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@babubasu @INDIANNICALEARN

[DigiToK @TokDigi]

The mysterious plague lasted for almost 2 months. Those afflicted often danced uncontrollably to the point of exhaustion. Many theories exist as to why it happened. Some believe it was due to the fungal disease ergot, known to produce convulsions.

[DigiToK @TokDigi]

There is no antidote. Only experienced chefs are trusted to prepare the fish with utmost care.
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@babubasu @INDIANNICALEARN

[DigiToK @TokDigi]

An expensive delicacy in Japan, Fugu is more poisonous than cyanide. The Fugu contains lethal amounts of the poison tetrodotoxin in its inner organs, especially the liver, the ovaries, eyes, and skin.

[DigiToK @TokDigi]

FOUR more Gamma Quizzes to go. If you are one of those who qualified for this, play all the remaining quizzes, and maximise your opportunity to make it to the next stage!
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#IQL #quizcontest #DigiToK

[DigiToK @TokDigi]

Bananas display a unique process called 'negative geotropism' which means they grow away from the soil, against the force of gravity. Much like sunflowers, bananas grow towards the sun in order to retrieve light for proper growth.
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#IQL #DigiToK #quizcontest

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He named it in honour of Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose, who contributed to the Bose-Einstein statistics.
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@babubasu @INDIANNICALEARN

[DigiToK @TokDigi]

In quantum physics, a 'Boson' is a type of particle that carries energy. The word 'Boson' was coined by the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Paul Dirac.