2. 1) First step is Ganesha, second is Shiva and Shakti, third is Shiva, fourth is
Brahma, fifth is Pancha Boothangal, sixth is for Shanmughan or Muruga, seventh
step is for Guru, eighth step is for ashta digpalakar, ninth is for Indra and tenth is
for Lord Vishnu.
What ‘steps’ am I talking about?
5. • 2)
• Bithoor in Uttar Pradesh, India
• Khedbrahma in Gujarat, India
• Asotra village near Balotra city of Barmer district in Rajasthan
• Uttamar Kovil near Srirangam, Tamil Nadu
• Carambolim near Valpoi in Goa
• Mother Temple of Besakih in Bali, Indonesia
• Prambanan in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
The eighth location in India completes this almost exhaustive list of a rare
occurrence. This city has multiple stories of origin for its name, like Blue
lotus or a word from sanskrit meaning lake. A third theory claims it gets its
name from sanskrit words for hand and flower. An annual gathering in the
city for five days from the Kartik ekadashi to Kartik Poornima is another
major reason for its place on the world map.
What annual event?
8. 3) The Hindu reported that this festival was started in response to the
2002 Gujarat riots. ‘Celebrating identities and diversity’ is the central
theme of the festival which is into its 12th edition. The Open Entry
category has three major sections, one of which is further divided into
Identities
Rights
Environment and Developmentalism
Nation state
Gender and Sexuality
Fundamentalism V/s Diversity
Culture and Media
What is the name of this festival, which bills itself as the largest
alternative one of its kind in South Asia?
11. 4) This annual event has taken place in London since 1966 on the
street after which the carnival itself is named. It is led by members
of the British West Indian community, and attracts around one
million people annually, making it one of the world's largest street
festivals, and a significant event in Black British culture. A 1999 film
named after the street featured the first solo song of Ronan Keating,
who was part of the Irish band ‘Boyzone’ earlier. What is the name
of the street/movie/festival?
Images in the next slide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsbkk4SZAqA(Audio)
15. 5) The Nabakalebara festival is observed in a gap of 12 to 19 years.
Four Badagrahis (body protector-cum-servitors) transfers soul from
the old idols into the new idols. It is an elaborate ritual that happens
under the cover of darkness during which four servitors transfers
the Brahmapadartha(soul) from the old idol to the new. Which
temple’s idols are thus changed?
18. 6) This movie will premiere at the 42nd Toronto International Film
festival. The lady in the pic is Margot Robbie, who played Harley
Quinn in the movie Suicide Squad. Which controversial person is she
portraying in this movie?
27. Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD_PbFZiKuA
28. 9) Destiny Nicole Frasqueri (born June 14, 1992) is an Afro-Puerto
Rican independent alternative hip hop and alternative
R&B recording artist and songwriter based in New York City.
Formerly known by her stage names "Wavy Spice" or "Destiny“. The
image shows her performing at the Sunfall festival. Under what
stage name did she perform at this festival. She shares the name
with an iconic brand, which at its peak contributed to about 4% of
the country’s GDP and 14% of corporate tax revenues. The fortunes
of the company nosedived soon after and the name has started
making waves again.
32. 10) A group of 10 people among the community went to Karbala
with the determination to die fighting for Imam Husain. Among
them were Rahib Dutt and his seven sons who fought bravely and
resolutely. With the blessings of Imam Husain they met their death
in a heroic way. It is believed that Sunil Dutt is a descendant of Rahib
Dutt.
Which community is this or, how do they commemorate this event
every year?
35. 11) This is a poster for the first
edition of this gathering.
Scheduled to start on 19th
September, 1970, which turned
out to be the day right after the
death of someone who shot into
global fame overnight, little over
an year ago at a similar gathering.
ID the name by which we know
this gathering today and who died
on 18th September, 1970?
41. 13) The Battle of Agincourt, a major English victory from the 100
years’ war, started on the day of this celebration. Being the
centrepiece of Shakespeare’s Henry V, the battle is preceded by a
speech given by King Henry V. The speech is popularly known after
the celebration as St. _______’s speech. Where the blank is one of
the two brothers from history who has very similar names, and are
worshipped as the patron saints of cobblers, leatherwork etc.
But this name (the blank) caught the attention of Keralites when a
2016 movie featured a grossly misunderstood apprentice with a
funny bone, who, as the Wikipedia page of the movie suggests, was a
wizard at what he did at the creative establishment he worked for.
What is this rather crunchy name?
47. 15) __ __ ___ __ Animation Festival, as the name suggests, is an
animated movie festival held annually in Seattle, Washington. The
name is a tribute to one of the most used/understood phrases in the
English language, and with slight changes, refers to the common
attribute shared by all animated works of the initial years, till
someone decided to add an extra dimension to it. FITB.
50. 16) Commissioned in 1852, and finished in 1854,
these were the first dinosaur sculptures in the
world, predating the release of Darwin’s On The
Origin Of Species. They were moved to
Sydenham Hill and installed there with
something that arrived from Hyde Park, London
between late 1851 and 1854. Although whatever
was brought from Hyde Park didn’t survive past
1936, these sculptures did, and the name of their
‘royal’ companion stuck with their name as a
prefix. What was brought from Hyde Park ,
where it was facilitating something that was the
first of its kind and went on to become a rage
from then on. What was it doing in Hyde Park?
52. The Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, The Great
Exhibition, First of the many World’s Fairs.
53. 17) These pastries are known as minni di virgini or cassatella di Saint’Agatha, and are an
important part of the Feast of Saint Agatha, celebrated in Catania, a coastal city in Sicily. The
story goes that, Saint Agatha, the Patron Saint of Catania, had dedicated her virginity to God.
Because she rejected the amorous proposals of a Roman prefect, she was persecuted. Being a
Christian she was tortured and had her _______ _______ ___. The blank is the reason for the
appearance of the pastry and its more common name, _______ of St Agatha.
The blank is something that is believed to have been done voluntarily by someone from Kerala,
in the early 19th century, to protest against the unjustness of the harassment he/she was
facing. What connects these two events or who is this person from Kerala?
59. 19) Following are some of the myths and legends associated with a certain
celebration :
• According to the Puranas, Indra was humiliated by the demon king Bali, during
the war between gods and demons. Indra’s wife goes to Vishnu for advice and he
gives her something that would help her cause. She returns satisfied, and does as
Vishnu had asked her to.
• When Vishnu took control of all the three worlds from Bali, Bali asked vishnu to
stay with him at his palace. Vishnu granted the wish, but Lakshmi wasn’t happy
with it, So she goes to Bali, and as a return favour for something she did, she
asks Bali to let Vishnu move back to Vaikuntha.
• On insistence of shubh, labh, and the eventual reccomendation of Narada,
Santhoshi maa was born. This solved the grievance that Shubh and labh were
facing.
62. 20) This popular celebration, said to have originated from Scotland,
gets its current name from the shortening of its old one, viz. All
_______’ eve. The Scottish word for eve is even, and the spelling that
carried on to the modern name was in keeping with the sound that the
word ‘even’ made when uttered in a hurry.
The blank is a term familiar to us through a famous symbolism from
the world of fantasy literature, which is reflected in the title of one of
the books from said universe. The word in its verb form means, to
make holy or sacred, to sanctify or consecrate, to venerate, and in the
noun form is a synonym for a saint.
Which celebration/ festival?
66. The followimg slide shows some of the central attractions of the
corresponding venues during a particular annual celebration.
Punxsutawney Phil is the most famous one of this group that found a
place in our memories because of a 1993 work that is sometimes
interpreted as an example of Nietzsche’s theory of eternal
recurrence?
67. Pierre C. Shadeaux, New
Orleans
Mojave Max, Red Rock Canyon
National Conservation Area in Clark
County, Nevada
Claude the Cajun Crawfish, Louisiana
69. _____’s ______ is a folk music festival that takes place twice a
year in Israel and is known as the Israeli Woodstock
Festival. The festival has been going on since 1978. The
name is a fitting tribute (Deliberate or not, is unconfirmed)
to a song that tops the chart of the best guitar solos, more
often than not.
Look at the images below, figure out the song, and think of
the general location where this festival takes place, and
FITB.
71. Donington Park is a motorsport circuit located near Castle
Donington in Leicestershire, England. It has hosted the 1993 F1
European Grand Prix. Since 2003, it is also the venue for a music
festival in which Black Sabbath, Slipknot, Metallica, Iron
Maiden, Motörhead, Aerosmith, AC/DC, et all have performed. The
name of the music festival was chosen for two reasons. ‘X’ing was a
dirty word in the music industry at the time, due to file sharing, and
rock is seen as a rebellious genre of music. Also ‘X’ was to be a
Monsters of Rock for the 21st century and the internet would
provide connectivity with its audience.
What is the name of the festival?
74. It is arguably Asia’s largest cattle fair. It is said that, Chandragupta
Maurya(340 - 297 BCE) used to buy elephants and horses during this
festival.
The legend of Gajendhra Moksha states that Gajendra (the king of
elephants) was crossing river Gandak at this place when Gandharva
chief Huhu (crocodile) caught his legs in its jaws. This led to a fight
between the two during which Gajendra prayed to Lord Vishnu for
help. Lord Vishnu came to Gajendra’s rescue by taking the avatar
(incarnation) of Baba Hariharnath. He beheaded the crocodile and
saved the elephant king. In fact, the cattle fair used to commence
with the ceremonial bath of elephants on the occasion of Kartik
Purnima till a few years ago.
Which festival is this?
