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Clueless in quizdom

Sir, — Recently in a prestigious quiz in Bangalore, I heard ``Urs'' as answer for a Karnataka family name meaning ``Lord and Master'' rejected as wrong; Joan of Arc was stated to have been burnt at the stake for not wearing women's clothes which were denied to her by her jailers; and a (helpful!) clue was given by the quiz master mentioning the Rolling Stones in connection with a question for which the answer was Bob Dylan, who had no connection whatever with the Rolling Stones.

May God save us from such quizzes!

R. Kamala,
Chennai

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