The Ultimate Bournvita Quiz Contest Book Of Knowledge - Vol. 2 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9788129120397)

Derek O'Brien was born in Kolkata. He began his professional career as a journalist for Sportsworld magazine but soon shifted to advertising. After working for a number of very successful years as Creative Head of Ogilvy, Derek decided to focus all his energy and talent in his passion quizzing. Today, Derek O'Brien is Asia's best-known quizmaster and the CEO of Derek O'Brien and Associates. He is the host of the longest-running game on Indian television, the Bournvita Quiz Contest, for which he was voted the Best Anchor of a Game Show at the Indian Television Academy Awards for three years in a row. He also hosts the longest-running corporate quiz show, the Economic Times Brand Equity Quiz. Always innovating and keeping abreast with the times, Derek is also credited with having conducted the first quiz on Twitter in 2010. Derek O'Brien has written several best-selling reference and quiz book for Penguin India. He is also the author of two extremely successful school textbook series with Pearson Education, Know and Grow with Derek and Be a GK Champ. In 2011, Derek O'Brien was voted to the Rajya Sabha as a Member of Parliament (MP).