The document provides answers to 20 trivia questions, including:
1) The name Antarctica comes from it being opposite the Arctic.
2) Eminem was the answer to one question.
3) Various other answers included Thailand, India, zorbing, helium, CISCO, tennis players Novak Djokovic and Petra Kvitova, and film composer Shantanu Moitra.
1. Derek’s Faster Smarter Better Challenge – Answers
1. Antarctica is opposite to Arctic. It is ‘anti-arctic’. Hence the name Antarctica.
2. Eminem
3. Thailand
4. India
5. Zorbing
6. Helium
7. CISCO
8. Novak Djokovic (men’s) and Petra Kvitova (women’s)
9. Shantanu Moitra (film – 3 Idiots)
10. Orlando Bloom
11. Kishore Kumar
12. Mycroft Holmes
13. Too many cooks spoil the broth
14. 9Funda - The number at the centre of each triangle equals the sum of the lower two numbers minus the top number.
15. 6Funda - Looking at the diagram in rows, the central circle equals half the sum of the numbers in the other circles to the left and right of the centre.
2. 16. 10 days
17. 5:19 Funda - Starting with the watch on the left, add 42 minutes to the time shown to give the time on the next watch to the right.
18. 20 Funda – The next term in the series is found by adding 1 to the first term, 2 to the next term, 3 to the next term. Hence, add 5 to 15 to get 20.
19. Captain Nemo
20. Excalibur – the sword