LSD Facha Lit Week QuizThe Elims25 Questions. Top 8 go through Multiples of 5 are star marked

1. Located on a very busy street in the Lal Darwaza area of Ahmedabad, the Sidi Saiyyed Mosque is an unpretentious, small mosque.

The mosque was built by Sidi Saiyyed, an Abyssinian soldier in the service of the Gujarat Sultanate, in the year 1573.Sidi Saiyyed Mosque has a total of 10 windows with intricate stone latticework on them. Of the 10 lattice windows  one is the most popular and is known as ‘Sidi Saiyyed ni jaali‘.

What is so special about it?

2. What is this minimalist poster a reference

to?

3. The first documented use of the word X

dates back to 1916, when it was used to

describe performers who were known for doing

crazy things like biting the heads of various

small live animals or eating live insects and

the like. These performances were thus known

as “X shows”.

This word itself came from a Low German word

that meant a freak or a simpleton. Identify X.

4. This is the picture of a device used by the

Chinese in the early second century AD. What

was its primary use?

5. As scary as it sounds, being buried alive was

once a common occurrence. People who

feared succumbing to such a fate were buried

in special coffins that were connected to bells

or chimes above the ground. At night, guards

listened for any noise in case they had to dig

up a living person.

Which modern day English phrase has its

origin from this rather unusual practice?

6. The company X’s name is taken from the

last line of a Chinese poem written during the

time of the Song dynasty. The line goes as

follows: “Having searched thousands of times

in the crowd, suddenly turning back, she is

there in the dimmest candlelight.”

X literally means “hundreds of times” and

represents the persistent search for the ideal.

What is X?

7. The word X can be traced to the Persian

word sanbosag. It supposedly originated in

the Middle East prior to the 10th century.

Abolfazl Beyhaqi, an Iranian historian

mentioned it in his history Tarikh-e Beyhaghi.

It was introduced to the Indian subcontinent in

the 13th or 14th century by traders from

the Middle East.

What is being talked about here?

8. A group of Shamans in San Juan Chamula,

Mexico, believe that X heals worshipers. They

believe that since X induces burping, it

releases evil from the soul. Every group

involved in ritual practice had X with them and

took it in quantities almost as if they were

taking a medicine.

Identify X.

9. Before the days of trains or cars, port cities

that thrived on trade suffered during winters

because frozen rivers prevented commercial

ships from entering the city. So, smaller ships

known as X would rescue these larger ships by

creating a path for them to follow. In today’s

times, before any type of business

arrangement, it is now customary to __________

before beginning a project. Fill in the blank and

complete this phrase that has its origins from

the names of these ships.

10. In his article “Celluloid City” on the makings of the

movie industry in Chennai, Theodore Bhaskaran writes

“Vincent Swamikannu, a railway draftsman from

Tiruchirapalli, was one of the earliest travelling exhibitors

in 1905. He showed short movies in a tent in Esplanade,

near Parry’s Corner, using carbide jet-burners for

projection, later importing equipment from Pathe. “

Movies of that time were short, silent films of 15 minutes

each. After each movie, there were breaks with

entertainment side-shows such as boxing bouts, magic

shows, gymnastics for another 30-60 minutes before the

next movie viewing. Apart from the fact that these side-

shows generated revenue, what constraint of that time

mandated the necessity to host these shows?

11. What administrative position takes its name

from the fact that the individual is supposed to

manage the voting in a fair manner, ensure

impartial counting and give back/submit the

winning candidate’s name to the Election

Commission?

12. Greek physicians and medical tricksters were

often shown as putting goats and horses to sleep

within a matter of minutes by applying pressure on

this vessel, and then revive the subject by releasing

pressure. This was because both horses and goats

depend entirely on this vessel for cerebral blood,

due to insufficient vertebral blood channels.

What blood vessel, that derives its name from the

ancient Greek root karoun meaning

“sleep/drowsiness”?

13. J&K CM Omar Abdullah recently commented on the

purpose of this ubiquitous government office artifact

asking “Are the _____ not clean? Do they have stains?”

By one account, it was a hand me down from WWII days

when British soldiers or American GIs had it in their

cars, while others say it was used by British colonials in

the Raj who couldn’t handle the sub-continental

climate.

A third theory has it that it’s an invisible screen that

separates the ruler from the ruled, a new identity maker

in the strict hierarchy of Indian power politics, but

protocol lists for officials show no sign of what size or

colour it should be or how much it should weigh.

What are we talking about?

14. During the American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln’s navy

blockaded New Orleans and the Mississippi and Manchester’s

looms came to a halt, sending cotton prices shooting.

The Gujarati merchants on Dalal Street made fortunes during

this time of uncertainty. These early globalizers worked late

into the night when rates were wired in and orders wired out

at American and European times.

However, by this time everyone would be quite tired and the

wives would be asleep at home. What cultural mainstay, with

the help of some Portuguese Jesuit settler of Bombay,

resulted in order to satisfy these traders’ needs ?

15. The book Eat Pray Love is divided into X number

of chapters [specifically X+1 if you include the

introduction which explains why there are X number

of chapters].

The reason for X and X+1 is that this book’s

chapters are symbolic reference to an object that is

familiar to most of us in India. Identify X, and the

object.

16. From back in the day, identify the two people

pointed out to in the image.

Part points available.

17. There was a 3 minute hoax report broadcast

on April Fools’ Day 1957 by the BBC current-affairs

program Panorama, purportedly showing a family

in southern Switzerland harvesting X from their

family tree. At the time, X and its method of

preparation was relatively little-known in the UK. A

number of viewers afterwards contacted the BBC

for advice on growing their own X trees. Decades

later, CNN called this broadcast “the biggest hoax

that any reputable news establishment ever

pulled.” Identify X.

18. Identify the ad

19. X was established in 1937. It was converted

into a public sector undertaking during

1947.The main customer of company X is Y and

some othe foreign countries like Nepal,

Combodia, Turkey, South Africa,

Nigeria etc.The main product of this company is

used at regular intervals.The logo of company is

given below. What is the main product?

20. The article referring

to the cover (titled “The

tea fed Tiger) refers to

this man as a “Toy Car”,

and as “a Western-

educated intellectual who

despises the West “.

Among other things, he

delivered an 8 hour

speech in the UNSC, a

record that still holds.

Who?

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1. Located on a very busy street in the Lal Darwaza area of Ahmedabad, the Sidi Saiyyed Mosque is an unpretentious, small mosque.

The mosque was built by Sidi Saiyyed, an Abyssinian soldier in the service of the Gujarat Sultanate, in the year 1573.Sidi Saiyyed Mosque has a total of 10 windows with intricate stone latticework on them. Of the 10 lattice windows  one is the most popular and is known as ‘Sidi Saiyyed ni jaali‘.

What is so special about it?

Answer

2. What is this minimalist poster a reference

to?

Charlie Hebdo shootings in Paris.

3. The first documented use of the word X

dates back to 1916, when it was used to

describe performers who were known for doing

crazy things like biting the heads of various

small live animals or eating live insects and

the like. These performances were thus known

as “X shows”.

This word itself came from a Low German word

that meant a freak or a simpleton. Identify X.

The word is Geek.

4. This is the picture of a device used by the

Chinese in the early second century AD. What

was its primary use?

This “device” was used to detect earthquakes.

The large container had water, and if it fell out

from the dragons’ mouths, that indicated

seismic vibrations.

5. As scary as it sounds, being buried alive was

once a common occurrence. People who

feared succumbing to such a fate were buried

in special coffins that were connected to bells

or chimes above the ground. At night, guards

listened for any noise in case they had to dig

up a living person.

Which modern day English phrase has its

origin from this rather unusual practice?

The phrase is “saved by the bell” which means

“escape from a difficult situation narrowly or

by an unexpected intervention”.

6. The company X’s name is taken from the

last line of a Chinese poem written during the

time of the Song dynasty. The line goes as

follows: “Having searched thousands of times

in the crowd, suddenly turning back, she is

there in the dimmest candlelight.”

X literally means “hundreds of times” and

represents the persistent search for the ideal.

What is X?

Baidu, the Chinese search engine.

7. The word X can be traced to the Persian

word sanbosag. It supposedly originated in

the Middle East prior to the 10th century.

Abolfazl Beyhaqi, an Iranian historian

mentioned it in his history Tarikh-e Beyhaghi.

It was introduced to the Indian subcontinent in

the 13th or 14th century by traders from

the Middle East.

What is being talked about here?

Samosa

8. A group of Shamans in San Juan Chamula,

Mexico, believe that X heals worshipers. They

believe that since X induces burping, it

releases evil from the soul. Every group

involved in ritual practice had X with them and

took it in quantities almost as if they were

taking a medicine.

Identify X.

Coca Cola

9. Before the days of trains or cars, port cities

that thrived on trade suffered during winters

because frozen rivers prevented commercial

ships from entering the city. So, smaller ships

known as X would rescue these larger ships by

creating a path for them to follow. In today’s

times, before any type of business

arrangement, it is now customary to __________

before beginning a project. Fill in the blank and

complete this phrase that has its origins from

the names of these ships.

The smaller ships were known as “Ice-

breakers” and the phrase is “to break the ice”.

10. In his article “Celluloid City” on the makings of the

movie industry in Chennai, Theodore Bhaskaran writes

“Vincent Swamikannu, a railway draftsman from

Tiruchirapalli, was one of the earliest travelling exhibitors

in 1905. He showed short movies in a tent in Esplanade,

near Parry’s Corner, using carbide jet-burners for

projection, later importing equipment from Pathe. “

Movies of that time were short, silent films of 15 minutes

each. After each movie, there were breaks with

entertainment side-shows such as boxing bouts, magic

shows, gymnastics for another 30-60 minutes before the

next movie viewing. Apart from the fact that these side-

shows generated revenue, what constraint of that time

mandated the necessity to host these shows?

Projectors of that time used to get heated up,

so you needed to wait for half an hour for the

equipment to cool down before you could

show a new film

11. What administrative position takes its name

from the fact that the individual is supposed to

manage the voting in a fair manner, ensure

impartial counting and give back/submit the

winning candidate’s name to the Election

Commission?

Returning Officer

12. Greek physicians and medical tricksters were

often shown as putting goats and horses to sleep

within a matter of minutes by applying pressure on

this vessel, and then revive the subject by releasing

pressure. This was because both horses and goats

depend entirely on this vessel for cerebral blood,

due to insufficient vertebral blood channels.

What blood vessel, that derives its name from the

ancient Greek root karoun meaning

“sleep/drowsiness”?

Carotid Artery

13. J&K CM Omar Abdullah recently commented on the

purpose of this ubiquitous government office artifact

asking “Are the _____ not clean? Do they have stains?”

By one account, it was a hand me down from WWII days

when British soldiers or American GIs had it in their

cars, while others say it was used by British colonials in

the Raj who couldn’t handle the sub-continental

climate.

A third theory has it that it’s an invisible screen that

separates the ruler from the ruled, a new identity maker

in the strict hierarchy of Indian power politics, but

protocol lists for officials show no sign of what size or

colour it should be or how much it should weigh.

What are we talking about?

Towels on Chairs

14. During the American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln’s navy

blockaded New Orleans and the Mississippi and Manchester’s

looms came to a halt, sending cotton prices shooting.

The Gujarati merchants on Dalal Street made fortunes during

this time of uncertainty. These early globalizers worked late

into the night when rates were wired in and orders wired out

at American and European times.

However, by this time everyone would be quite tired and the

wives would be asleep at home. What cultural mainstay, with

the help of some Portuguese Jesuit settler of Bombay,

resulted in order to satisfy these traders’ needs ?

Pav Bhaji

Loaves provided by Jesuits

Bhaji made up of the day’s left-overs at street stalls

15. The book Eat Pray Love is divided into X number

of chapters [specifically X+1 if you include the

introduction which explains why there are X number

of chapters].

The reason for X and X+1 is that this book’s

chapters are symbolic reference to an object that is

familiar to most of us in India. Identify X, and the

object.

Symbolic reference to the Japa Mala which has 108

beads, and a 109thbead that is an additional bead since

counting should begin and end with the beads next to it.

16. From back in the day, identify the two people

pointed out to in the image.

Part points available.

Mayawati and Kanshi Ram

17. There was a 3 minute hoax report broadcast

on April Fools’ Day 1957 by the BBC current-affairs

program Panorama, purportedly showing a family

in southern Switzerland harvesting X from their

family tree. At the time, X and its method of

preparation was relatively little-known in the UK. A

number of viewers afterwards contacted the BBC

for advice on growing their own X trees. Decades

later, CNN called this broadcast “the biggest hoax

that any reputable news establishment ever

pulled.” Identify X.

Spaghetti

18. Identify the ad

Answer

KFC, Finger lickin good

19. X was established in 1937. It was converted

into a public sector undertaking during

1947.The main customer of company X is Y and

some othe foreign countries like Nepal,

Combodia, Turkey, South Africa,

Nigeria etc.The main product of this company is

used at regular intervals.The logo of company is

given below. What is the main product?

Answer

Mysore paints and varnish limited

20. The article referring

to the cover (titled “The

tea fed Tiger) refers to

this man as a “Toy Car”,

and as “a Western-

educated intellectual who

despises the West “.

Among other things, he

delivered an 8 hour

speech in the UNSC, a

record that still holds.

Who?

Answer

VK Krishna Menon, diplomat and the much

reviled Defence Minister during the Sino-

Indian War of 1962. “ Toy Car” refers to

Nehru’s faith in him "Menon is like a toy car

….Nehru sets its pace by winding it and

watching it go around. Whenever the car

comes to an obstacle, Nehru removes the

obstacle from its path and rewinds it."