Quiz this week - #6 - Who is this ?

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  1. Apr 15, 2008 #1
    MeenLoch

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    Use the following 5 questions to guess who the personality is.

    1. She was the second woman of Indian Heritage and second person of Slovenian Heritage to be selected by NASA.

    2. She holds the record of the longest spaceflight (195 days) for female space travelers.

    3. She was awarded the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Vishwa Pratibha Award by the World Gujarati Society, the first Non Resident Indian to be presented the award.

    4. Her father Dr.Deepak Pandya is a famous neuroanatomist.

    5. She visited India in 2007 to meet her cousins. This was her first visit.

    Courtesy - Wiki
     
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  2. Apr 15, 2008 #2
    SoaringSpirit

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    Got it Meen! Her last name is the same as the first name of a famous English poet :).
    SS
     
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  3. Apr 15, 2008 #3
    Arunarc

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    I too got it is she SW got in the 1st one itself.
    You give good quiz till now got only 2 correct but hence forth I think I too should put up here and participate in ur quiz.
    Thanks Meenloch you pick up really good questions for the quiz.
     
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    Sowparnika

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    Gotcha ! shud be SW...this one's gotta be easy for many as there arent many female space travellers of indian origin...:)
     
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    Anandchitra

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    I too got it.. thanks Vidya:)
     
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  6. Apr 15, 2008 #6
    MeenLoch

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    Although there were only two famous women astronauts, there are so many smart ILites here :)...

    SS - I love your cryptic answers..seriously..

    Aruna - Thanks for the complements...More to come..Watch this area..I learn from quizzes too. Some facts are new to me. :)

    Sowparnika - I like your username. Did I hear " Give me tougher ones These are too easy"..:).

    AC - Congrats. You participate in all quizzes. That's cool :)
     
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    Oviya

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    Got it Meenloch...Do I need to say the names or give any kind of clues to say that I know?...
     
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    MeenLoch

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    Oviya, How is that you get all of them...We really need tougher ones here :)
     
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    sheshin

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    Got it MeenLoch.I liked the way SS answered it.
     
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  10. Apr 16, 2008 #10
    Devika Menon

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    Dear Meenloch,

    I got it and yes the great SS has added her usual smart charm to it!

    Love,

    Devika

    And yes Vidya, youre trying your level best to keep us away from Alzeimer's. This is some exercise buddy!!:))
     
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