Touring End of Eras

Question 1

3 Different New Years Celebrations

Answer 1

1) The ball drop- signified to sailors for the time they were at sea as an indicator of time

2) Dipping apples in honey- Done for Rosh Hashanah, started from the work of Arba’ah Turim. An expression of hope that sweetness will mark the lives of Jews in the coming year

3) Red Envelopes- Lunar new year, filled with money to show wealth and luck. Envelopes signified more than the money in them

Question 2

English Riots

Answer 2

11 days skipped in Britain to transition from the Julian Calendar to the Gregorian calendar to catch up with Britain.

Depicted in William Hogarth’s painting “An Election Entertainment”

Slogan “Give us our Eleven Days” was associated with political campaigns between Whigs and Tories.

W.M. Jamieson’s book “Murders Myths and Monuments of North Staffordshire” shows William Willett’s bet that he could dance for 12 days straight

Question 3

Animated Recreations of News Events

Answer 3

Jimmy Lai- Apple Daily
Jimmy Lai- Introduced Next Media

Question 4

Captain’s Log Video

Answer 4

From Star trek

Captain talks about prolonged life on the enterprise

Reflecting on difficulty, passage of time, relationships and goals

Question 4

Star trek Dating (Calendar) System

Answer 4

Very confusing

First it was four-digit numbers with one decimal point (random)

Star treck Next Generation- five digits and one decimal

Reboot- New system with 3 decimal system

Dating system caused confusion of Captain Picard’s birthday.

Question 4

Who plays Captain Kirk in Star trek

Answer 4

Played by Chris Pine

Question 5

Rumi Calendar

Answer 5

Used in the Ottoman Empire after Tanzimat

Solar

A date is assigned to each solar day

Based on Julian

Developed by the followers of the Persian poet Rumi

Used in Iran and Afghanistan

Question 5

Gregorian Calendar

Answer 5

Introduced by Pope Gregory XIII (13th) in 1582 to reform the Julian calendar

It introduced the leap year system to more accurately align the calendar with the solar year

The international standard calendar used today

Question 6

Julian Calendar

Answer 6

Created by Julius Caesar in 46 BCE

It was based on a 365-day year without leap years until later adjustments

Introduced leap years to correct the discrepancy

Reform of Roman Calendar

Question 7

Japanese Calendar

Answer 7

Uses both the Gregorian and traditional Japanese calendar.

Based on the Gregorian calendar for official purposes.

Traditional calendar includes era names and zodiac animals.

It traditionally counts years based on the reigns of emperors.

The current Japanese calendar era is called Reiwa

5 Sekku- Festivals

24 Sekki- Divisions

Question 8

Korean Calendar

Answer 8

Dangun Calendar

Lunisolar

Holidays based on traditional calendar

Lunar New Year and Chuseok (harvest festival) are significant holidays

Eras based on reigns of monarchs

Question 9

Nepali Calendar

Answer 9

Nepal Sambhat

Symbol of rallying for culture

People fought to keep it alive

It has 12 months, with each month beginning with the new moon

Based on the Hindu calendar system

Question 10

Mayan Calendar

Answer 10

Similar to Zapotec and Olmec calendar

Consists of several interlocking cycles

Used by the Maya civilization in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica

Question 11

Hindu Calendar

Answer 11

Panchanga

Based on Sidereal year

Lunisolar

Various regional adapations

Based on ancient scriptures and astronomical calculations

Question 12

Lunar Calendar

Answer 12

A calendar system based on the phases of the Moon

It consists of 12 lunar months in a year, with each month corresponding roughly to a complete lunar cycle

Question 13

Islamic Calendar

Answer 13

It is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 months in a year of 354 or 355 days.

The Islamic year is based on the Hijra, the migration of Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE

Question 14

Solar Calendar

Answer 14

Egyptians were first to employ this calendar

Position of Earth relative to the sun

Question 15

After the Ball

Answer 15

Charles Harris

First song to sell million copies in sheet music

Story of his long-lost love to his niece

Caught attention of John Philip Sousa- boosting sales

Question 16

Singing in my Sleep

Answer 16

Dan Wilson

Semisonic

Question 16

Freedom 90!

Answer 16

George Michael

“‘90” added to the end of the title is to prevent confusion with a hit by Michael’s former band Wham!, also entitled “Freedom”

Michael refused to appear in the music video for the song

Question 16

Black Hole Sun

Answer 16

Misheard something on radio

Bands signature song

Sound Garden

Chris Cornell

Question 16

Loosing my Religion

Answer 16

Rock band R.E.M

The phrase “losing my religion” is an expression from the southern region of the United States that means “losing one’s temper or civility” or “feeling frustrated and desperate.”

Unrequited love

Question 16

I Saved the World today

Answer 16

Band members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart

Question 17

Pink Flamingo

Answer 17

Singer Alyona Sviridova

Pink flamingo is a symbol for love and perfection that is surreal

Question 18

Brændt

Answer 18

Lis Sørensen

Original of the famous 90’s pop song “Torn” by Natalie Imbruglia

Brændt is Danish for “burnt”

Question 19

“End of History” theory

Answer 19

Francis Fukuyama

Originated with philosophers like Hegel

Marx and Kojeve offered differing interpretations, with Marx foreseeing global communism as the end goal

Francis Fukuyama argues that we are at the peak of the government system and that this is as good as it will get-though it might not seem like it at times. Francis uses the term “history” as “modernisation” or “development”

Question 20

Bill Clinton Inaugural Address

Answer 20

1996

Signaling a period of significant change and progress

Emphasized themes of unity and opportunity

Says they need to address pressing issues like economic inequality and healthcare reform

Emphasized milestones like the Civil War, abolishing slavery, and emerging as a global power, driven by advancements in technology, education, and justice

invoked Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of equality