Ch 21-30 Flashcards
A symbol of excellence, ____ are terracotta statuettes, once used to make ritual offerings to local deities, and produced only by the artisans of Panchmura village of West Bengal.
Bankura horses
Made using twigs, brush at her from and pigments, ____ from Bihar are also called Maithili paintings. Traditionally, women made these on the walls of their houses. depicting gods, mythology, festivals and village life.
Madhubani paintings
The art of making papier mâché products like bowls, jewellery boxes and decoratives, especially in animal or floral shapes, was brought to ______ from Persia in the 15th century and is now protected under the Geographic Indications Acts (1999)
Kashmir
The beautiful_____block prints on fabric, from Madhya Pradesh, have repetitive geometric patterns and come in bright vegetable colours, mainly red and black on a white base.
Bagh
______ ,one of India’s oldest techniques of metal casting using the lost-wax process, is named for the nomadic craftsmen who pioneered this technique to make beautiful objects like animals and people.
Dhokra
The iconic blue ceramic pottery from ____ in Uttar Pradesh is said to have come to India with the invader Timur, who had talented Uzbek potters from Ferghana in his troops.
Khurja
Used as an accompanying instrument in Kathakali dalem performances, the ____ is made with wood from jackfruit trees by skilled craftsmen of Kerala.
Maddalam
______ a range of stunning items made of a blackened alloy of zinc and copper, inlaid with sheet silver, and dipped in a solution of black soil from Bidar Fort, which is said to give the articles a trademark black lustre!
Bidriware
Odisha’s vibrant cloth-based scroll painting called ____ which depicts mostly mythological themes, is made with mineral colours such as white from conch shells and lamp black from coconut shells!
Pattachitra
The Thalaiyatti Bommal or _____ doll is a brightly- painted terracotta figurine with a bobble head and a low centre of gravity, which gives the effect that the doll is dancing!
Tanjore
Known as the ‘Father of Indian Cinema’, he made India’s first feature film called Raja Harishchandra. Name him.
Dadasaheb Phalke
An iconic cinema hall in Mumbai holds the record for screening the hit film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge continuously for 1009 weeks from 1995 to 2015! Name it.
Maratha mandir
This landmark movie became the first Indian film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1957. Name it.
Mother India
The Netherlands is world-famed for its gorgeous tulips. In 2005, the country named a special tulip variety after an Indian actress. Name her.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
In this 2015 film, who plays the role of business tycoon Simon Masrani who owns InGen, a genetics company that creates dinosaurs?
Irfan Khan
Which chartbuster, remixed by Amit Trivedi for the Hindi film Queen (2014), featured a few lines from the 1960s hit California Dreamin’ by The Mamas and The Papas?
Hungama ho Gaya
In which motion-capture animated film of 2014 did this actress work opposite the legendary superstar Rajinikanth?
kochadaiyaan
Which film featuring this multi- faceted thespian was included by Time magazine in its 2005 list of ‘All-Time 100 Best Films’?
Nayakan (1987)
The specific ingredient, used intensively in its preparation, for which Rajasthan’s famed mohan maas is named
MILK (hence Mohan or Krishna who loved milk)
Seven-layered pudding popular in Goa, Portugal and other former Portuguese colonies; it gave its name to a typhoon that struck parts of the Pacific Ocean in 2006
Bebinca
Crepe-like bread made with green gram batter, similar to a dosa but unique to Telugu cuisine
Pesarattu (like the North Indian moong dal ka cheela or besan ka cheela )
The sweetmeat that has been known in Odisha for centuries and is offered to Devi Lakshmi, consort of Lord Jagannath, before the deities re-enter the temple after the rath yatra
Rasgulla
The Bengali sweet, created by Bhim Nag and apparently named for Charlotte Stuart, the Vicereine of India from 1858 to 1862
Ledikeni
The popular Bihari dish litti (stuffed balls of wheat and ground gram) is eaten with this dish of potatoes and brinjals
Chokha
You invoke Allah, cleanse your hands in a tash-t-nari, receive a traami and feast on tabakmaaz, rista, and gushtaba (among other delicacies) at a
Waswaan
Thin, roasted crackers made with mat bean (moth), wheat flour and oil; usually served magazine in its 2005 list during breakfast in Gujarat
Khakhra
A sour dish-usually made with fish-that wraps up a traditional Assamese meal
Tenga
Popular across Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, this multi-vegetable dish with coconut overtones shares its name with a Malayali rock band and is believed to have been first cooked by Bhima while the Pandavas were in exile
Avial
Which stylish left-handed batter has won ICC’s Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for Women’s Cricketer of the Year in 2018 and 2021?
Smriti Mandhana
Who, along with Malala Yousafzai, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 “for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education”?.
Kailash Satyarthi
Which 2021 film by Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh was the first Indian film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature?
Writing with fire
Which chef has placed India on the global culinary map with innovative dishes like ‘doda burfi treacle tart’ at Indian Accent, the restaurant he leads?
Manish Mehrotra
Who is the only female boxer to win the World Amateur Boxing Championship six times, and the only boxer (male or female) to win eight World Championship medals?
M.C. Mary Kom
Whose Hindi-language debut feature film The Lunchbox premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and won the Rail d’Or (Grand Golden Rail)?
Ritesh Batra
In 2012, she founded lifestyle startup Nykaa, which was valued at 13 billion dollars by 2021. Name this self-made Indian billionaire.
Falguni Nayar
Which music composer and environmentalist has won two Grammy Awards for Best New Age Album, with Winds of Samsara (2015) and Divine Tides (2022)?
Ricky Kej
Opened in 1793, the Louvre in Paris is one of the world’s largest museums. It serves as the setting of a gory murder in Dan Brown’s novel The Da Vinci Code. Which iconic painting by Leonardo da Vinci is housed here?
Mona Lisa
Which former residence of several Chinese dynasties now houses the Palace Museum, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with an extensive collection of wooden artefacts?
Forbidden City
What type of vehicle is ‘John Morris’, a prized possession at National Rail Museum in New Delhi? It was procured from John Morris & Sons by the Nizam State Railways in 1914.
Fire engine
Which research institute in Washington, D.C. houses 19 museums, 9 research centres and a zoo along with an impressive collection of 138 million artefacts?
Smithsonian Institute
Which artefact, known for its inscription in three languages, made on behalf of the Egyptian king Ptolemy V, is housed at London’s British Museum?
Rosetta Stone
Formerly known as Leningrad, which city is home to Russia’s largest museum, the State Hermitage, which was founded during the reign of Catherine the Great?
St Petersburg
cook food on a rack under or over direct heat
Grill
heat sugar till it liquefies and becomes a golden or dark brown syrup; also, cook food alongside sugar like this
Caramelise
to mash or grind food until completely smooth, usually in a processor, blender or sieve
Puree
cook a large piece of meat uncovered with dry heat in an oven
Roast
beat ingredients (like cream, eggs, butter) with a fork or a special gadget to blend them or add air to make them fluffier
Whisk
soak raw food (meat, vegetables) in a liquid mix (oil, spice, juice) so that the flavours seep right in and it gets tastier!
Marinate
quickly cook small pieces of food over high heat, stirring constantly
Stir-fry
cook food (usually a batter or semi-solid, cheesy base) in an oven, surrounded with dry heat
Bake
cook food by completely immersing in hot oil
Deep-fry
Artist whose painting Impression, soleil Levant (Impression, Sunrise) gave birth to the name ‘Impressionism’ for the style of the time.
Oscar-Claude Monet
Mercurial, immortal genius who painted nature in South France, and himself with a bandaged ear.
Vincent Van Gogh
Founder of Fauvism, the ‘wild beast’ style that used strong colours and bold forms to convey inner thoughts.
Henri Matisse
Probably the most famous painting of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso’s Cubist opinion of the horrors of war.
Guernica
This Mexican artist was one of the few women who achieved global fame, blending religious themes with a Modernist style in her work.
Frida Kahlo
Dutch artist who moved to France, and from Impressionism to Neoplastic works, creating his own style with brightly coloured geometric forms on a white background, bound by grids
Piet Mondrian
The most important sculptor of the 20th century, son of a coal miner who brought abstraction to the art form, with his larger than life work.
Henry Moore
Distortion of forms, an other-worldly expression, marked this style of Salvador Dali, who also designed the dream sequence in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic film Spellbound
Surrealism
American artist who specialized in dripping paint on to the canvas to make abstracts, rather than brush them on in the conventional way
Jackson Pollock
Iconic pop artist who created a series of colourful images of filmstar Marilyn Monroe and influenced an entire generation of designers
Andy Warhol
