Sunday 8 October 2006

Vaatshaala Answers

  • Mumbai - you idiot!!
  • 366 days dumbo - each year has 365 1/4 days so, add 1/4 + 1/4 +1/4 + 1/4 = 1, hence every 4th year has an extra day
  • Every month has 28 days- its just that February in a leap year has 29 days :)
  • A lunar eclipse occurs whenever the Moon passes through some portion of the Earth's shadow. This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned exactly, or very closely so, with the Earth in the middle. (sources Wikipedia)
  • It is Jana Gana Mana - its written by Rabindranath Tagore.
  • It is Vande Mataram - written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.
  • Shame on you who dont know this, Ohh you should watch the episode there are quite a few who dont know [:P] - 15th August, 1947.
  • Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu - no Madras is not a state and neither is Thiruvananthapuram - hey bhagwaaan kya hoga is desh kaaaa ....
  • People are so confused about the southern languages in AP - Telugu (Yes Madrasi is not a language), Kerala - Malayalam, Karnataka - Kannada, Tamil Nadu - Tamil.