Quiz therapy

The latest in medical discovery is that ‘a quiz a day keeps dementia away’. Soon after publishing of the report, Suresh Kalmadi’s mail box in Tihar was flooded with different kinds of Quiz books. The authorities invited Sidharth Basu to conduct four episodes of kaun bnega scampati over four weekends in Tihar. The programme was telecast on closed circuit TV to all jails in Tihar. The immediate effect was felt when all accused – well almost all- in the 2G scam immediately revealed all about their respective roles in the scam and subsequently got bail. A Raja being a lawyer smelt a rat and did not participate in the programme. It is reported that Suresh Kalmadi will be out from jail before 2012 Republic day, fully cured of dementia.

Quizzing has now become a must daily activity in all forums. In our e group we have Venu (the Quiz master) doling out lessons on Crossword solving, which has been medically classified in the category of Quizzes and a therapeutic procedure. Those who follow the lessons and practice will never be affected by dementia. There is also a proposal to introduce quiz sessions in the Parliament as some of its members often forget what they had said earlier and say things diametrically opposite on matters of National importance. Team Anna is already in the game as Anna utters a quote a day which requires great thinking abilities to decipher the real meaning. So we get various answers from different members of Team Anna. In the quiz therapy the process of thinking is more important than the answers.Wrong answers does not necessarily mean that the quiz therapy is ineffective.

If somebody asks you ‘what is blue, has a 1000 legs but never walks?’, don’t be surprised. She is only trying to help you with your health.