prelude  The origin of the term heavy metal in a musical context is uncertain. Metal historian Ian Christe describes what the components of the term mean in “hippiespeak”: “heavy” is roughly synonymous with “potent” or “profound,” and “metal” designates a certain type of mood, grinding and weighted, as with metal. The word “heavy” in this sense was a basic element of beatnik, and later countercultural slang, and references to “heavy music” – typically slower, more amplified variations of standard pop fare – were already common by the mid-1960s. The first documented use of the phrase to describe a type of rock music identified to date appears in a review by Barry Gifford. In the May 11, 1968, issue of Rolling Stone, he wrote about the album A Long Time Comin’ by U.S. band Electric Flag: “Nobody who’s been listening to Mike Bloomfield – either talking or playing – in the last few years could have expected this. This is the new soul music, the synthesis of white blues and heavy metal rock.” (From Monikut Sharma) Appam or hoppers, are a type of food in South Indian and Sri Lankan cuisine. It is called Appam in Kerala and Telegu, and Aappam in Tamil Nadu, Paddu or Gulle Eriyappa in Kannada. It is known as Appa in Sinhala. It is eaten most frequently for breakfast or dinner. (From Monikut Sharma) Quiz Result: The Lawyer’s Association, Guwahati had organised a quiz competition among the advocates and lawyers on Tuesday, January 19, 2010. The teams V. R. Krishna Iyer (represented by Mrinal Kalita, Hiralal Maurya and Pompa Chakravarty), Jagadish Medhi (represented by Moromi Pathak, Momi Bordoloi and Purabi Talukdar) and Lord Denning (represented by Narayan Sharma and Kalyan R. Surana) won the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize respectively, while the best audience prize went to Rekibuddin Ahmed. Quiz Master of the event was Neelotpal Deka. E-mail your questions with answers at: only4_pol@yahoo.co.uk or post at: THE COLOSSEUM, Mosaic, Friday Supplement, The Assam Tribune, Guwahati-781003 or SMS at: 9864102417. Send your name in each SMS.

side screen  1) Picture Clue: Identify this American poet who received four Pulitzer prizes for poetry. (Saurav Sarkar, GIMT, Guwahati)

harmonisers  2) Who was burned as a witch after the ecclesiastical trial in 1431 A.D.? 3) Which member of the Beatles group had a cat called Elvis? 4) To which official post was Jacqueline Wilson appointed in 2005? 5) What is apiology the study of?

unities  From Sonmani Das, Nalbari – 6) The soundtrack of Maine Pyaar Kiya (1989) was a huge hit. The tune of one of the popular songs in the album Aate Jaate was directly lifted from an English song. Name the song and the original singer. 7) Which Bollywood star was selected as a jury member for the Cannes Film Festival in 2003? 8) The song Tera Mujhse Hai Pehle Ka Naata Koi features on the soundtrack of the movie Aa Gale Lag Ja (1973) in two versions. Both have been copied from the English number The Yellow Rose of Texas. In which 1963 movie did this song originally feature?

do-re-me  9) William Shakespeare is called ‘The Bard of Avon’. Who is known as the ‘Bard of Rydal Mount’? (Jyotirupa Roy, Bangaigaon) 10) Which movie’s posters read as ‘Historic hit in 14 minutes and 52 seconds’? (Lava Bishnu Handique, Sonari, Sivasagar) 11) The shehnai is played on auspicious occasions in North India. Which such instrument is played in South India? (Jahnabi Goswami, Handique Girls’ College, Guwahati) 12) Sarojini Chattopadhyaya was the eldest daughter of scientist-philosopher Aghornath Chattopadhyaya and Barada Sundari Devi. She was  born in 1879, and married to Dr. Govindarajulu Naidu in 1898. Who is this lady? (Basanta Nayak, RFRI, Jorhat) 13) Which complex first built at Shahjahanabad in 1724, takes its name from the Sanskrit for ‘instrument and formula’? (Simona Tamuli, J.B. College, Jorhat) 14) We all have heard the name of KFC on posters and TV advertisements. But what does KFC stand for? (Himangshu Kalita, Anand Academy)

crescendo  15) According to Hindu mythology, Manu was the first person born on Earth, but in his next life, he was born as a king in whose regime God Vishnu appeared in the Matsya incarnation. Name the king. (Gaurav Goswami, J.B. Law College, Guwahati)

answers  1) Robert Frost 2) Joan of Arc 3) John Lennon 4) Children’s Laureate 5) Honey bees 6) I just called to say I love you (Stevie Wonder) 7) Aishwarya Rai 8) Viva Las Vegas (Elvis Presley) 9) William Wordsworth 10) Ghajini 11) Nadaswaram 12) Sarojini Naidu, poet, freedom fighter 13) Jantar Mantar 14) Kentucky Fried Chicken 15) Satyabrata