Cultural Artifacts and Traditions

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Culture Gallery

• The Sulabh International Museum of Toilets in New Delhi has a unique toilet collection.
• The museum showcases the evolution of toilets from ancient times to the modern day
• Ancient people carved figures from stone, wood, and bones.
• The Olmec Indians in the Americas carved huge stone heads dating back at least 2,000 years
• Raja Ravi Varma was an Indian painter, distinguished by his unique oil painting style
• His paintings depicted scenes from the Mahabharata and the Ramayana epics
• Zeus, in Greek mythology, was the god of the sky and thunder
• Zeus was the leader of the gods, residing on Mount Olympus

Culture Quiz

• San Fermin, a festival in Spain, involves running with bulls
• Malaysia is the only country to ban chewing gum
• Gho is the national dress for Bhutanese men
• It is a knee-length gown tied with a belt
• A Sombrero is a straw hat worn in Mexico and the southwestern U.S.
• Chilaquiles, tostadas, enchiladas, and burritos are Mexican dishes
• The Pietà is a Renaissance sculpture by Michelangelo housed in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City

Indian art

• Each state in India has craft tradition preserved by rural artisans
• Kathputli: string puppets from Rajasthan
• Dhokra: metal craft from Chhattisgarh using lost-wax casting produces brass sculptures
• Bidriware: metal handicraft from Bidar, Karnataka, with silver inlay
• Kagzi: paper-thin pottery from Alwar, Rajasthan
• Muga: silk sarees from Assam known for their golden sheen
• Warli: A painting style from Maharashtra using bamboo sticks, traditionally on red bricks
• 'Suwa' or 'Soowa' a dance from Chhattisgarh is also known as parrot dance

Indian Folk Dance

• Bihu is a folk dance from Assam
• Garba is a folk dance from Gujarat
• Giddha is a folk dance from Punjab
• Rouff is a folk dance from Jammu and Kashmir
• Ghoomar is a folk dance from Rajasthan
• Lavani is a folk dance from Maharashtra
• Fugdi is a folk dance from Goa
• Puliyattam is a folk dance from Tamil Nadu

Folk Dances Around the World

• Samba is a folk dance from Brazil.
• Polka is a folk dance from the Czech Republic
• Ballet is a folk dance from Russia.
• Tango is a folk dance from Argentina
• Viennese waltz is a folk dance from Austria
• Baladi is a folk dance from Egypt.
• Step dance is a folk dance from Ireland
• Flamenco is a folk dance from Spain
• Kecak is a folk dance from Indonesia
• Hula is a folk dance from Hawaii

Western Classical Composers

• Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer in the Classical and Romantic periods -He began to lose his hearing in the late 1790s and eventually became deaf -Some of his most important works were composed during the last 10 years of his life when unable to hear.
• Johann Sebastian Bach considered the most significant Baroque genius
• He wrote hundreds of compositions
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian composer and musical genius
• He composed 22 operas and over 40 symphonies

Indian Architecture Styles

• Mughal Architecture: Humayun's Tomb and Buland Darwaza
• Dravidian Architecture: Meenakshi Temple and Brihadeeshwara Temple
• Buddhist Architecture: Mahabodhi Temple and Sanchi Stupa
• British Architecture: Victoria Memorial and Rashtrapati Bhavan

Indian Mythology

• Vyasa asked Ganesha to write the Mahabharata as dictated
• Lord Rama was born in Treta yuga
• Bhagiratha brought the River Ganga to Earth
• According to Hindu mythology, Shukracharya is the guru of the Asuras
• Maricha assumed the form of a golden deer to help Ravana kidnap Sita
• Jatayu is a follower of Lord Rama, he took the form of a Vulture, and lost his life trying to save Sita from Ravana.
• Garuda is a bird-like creature with a mix of eagle and human features; he is the vehicle of Lord Vishnu.

Northeast India

• Cheraw is bamboo dance performed in Mizoram
• Shillong is known as the Scotland of the East
• The Sangai Festival is a cultural festival of Manipur
• The Hornbill festival is celebrated in Nagaland
• Khasi is the major tribe of Meghalaya.
• Puanchei is the traditional dress of Manipur
• Nongkrem is a folk dance from Meghalaya
• Mekhela Chador is traditional dress of Assam.
• Baryi is a song narrating mythology, history, and religious lore in Arunachal Pradesh
• Khumbeu is the traditional Mizo hat

Science Lab Discoveries

• 1868: Traffic lights were introduced by John Peake Knight to regulate horse-drawn carriages
• Valles Marineris, on Mars, is the largest canyon system in the solar system at 4,000 km long and almost 7 km deep
• Artemisinin, derived from the Chinese herb Qinghao, treats fevers and malaria in Chinese medicine
• Helium is the second lightest element
• Hydrogen is lighter than helium

Science General Knowledge

• Boiling water is a physical change
• Neptune is considered a gaseous planet.
• Jute isn't a synthetic fiber
• Naphthalene balls is obtained from coal tar.
• Pitch sound depends on the Frequency
• Dmitri Mendeleev invented the periodic table
• Sodium bicarbonate is baking soda
• The letter 'J' does not appear in the periodic table
• Electrostatic force is the force between two charged bodies
• Aditya-L1 mission will primarily study the outer layer of the Sun.
• Decibels measures the sound

Indian Space achievements

• 1969: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was founded
• The goal was to harness space technology for national development
• 1975: India's first satellite was launched
• Named after the ancient mathematician and astronomer Aryabhata, it marked India's entry into space exploration and satellite technology
• 1984: Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian in space aboard the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz T-11
• 2008: Chandrayaan-1 discovered water molecules on the Moon
• 2013: Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) made India first Asian nation to reach Martian orbit
• 2019: Chandrayaan-2 orbiter continues to study Moon's composition
• 2023: Chandrayaan-3: Vikram lander successfully landed.

Space Exploration

• The International Space Station, a habitable artificial satellite in low Earth orbit, is the largest structure in space
• NASA's InSight lander deployed its first instrument, a seismometer, on the surface of Mars
• The New Horizons spacecraft captured the most distant object, nicknamed Ultima Thule, in the Kuiper Belt
• The Hubble Space Telescope captured the most detailed image of the Triangulum Galaxy
• NASA's Parker Solar Probe holds the record for being the closest human-made object to the Sun
• SpaceX launched Falcon Heavy into space
• China's Chang'e 4 executed the first soft landing on the far side of the Moon

Indian Satellites

• Rohini Satellite Series: India developed in the early 1980s
• INSAT Series: Multipurpose satellites for telecommunications, broadcasting, meteorology, and search and rescue
• IRS Series: Satellites used for earth observation
• GSLV: Used to launch heavier payloads into geostationary orbits
• PSLV: India's workhorse launch vehicle, achieved successful launches, including the Mars Orbiter Mission

Sports

• Pelé, from Brazil, is acknowledged as one of the greatest football player
• He scored 1,281 goals and won three World Cups
• Football is called soccer in the US
• The largest stadium in India: Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera, near Ahmedabad, holds 132,000
• Tug of war was in the Olympic Games from 1900-1920

Legendary Sport Stars

• Serena Williams plays Tennis
• Mike Tyson does Boxing
• Ronaldinho plays Football
• Sunil Gavaskar plays Cricket.
• Usain Bolt is in Athletics.
• Kobe Bryant plays basketball

Sports Records

• Muttiah Muralitharan holds the record for most wickets in Test Cricket: 800 wickets in 133 matches
• Michael Phelps has a total of 28 medals and is the most decorated Olympian
• Novak Djokovic holds the record for most Grand Slams by a male player (24 titles)
• Kareem Abdul Jabbar won the US National Basketball Association's MVP award six times
• Brigid Kosgei holds the record for the marathon, she finished in 2 hours 14 minutes and 4 seconds

Football "Soccer" Trivia

• Uruguay won the first FIFA World Cup
• Lionel Messi holds the record for the fastest goal in an Olympic football match (male).
• Oliver Kahn holds the World-cup Golden ball
• There's no "tackle" position
• Beckham is famous for bending the football
• Brazil won the most World Cups
• Pele holds record for scoring the most goals in World Cup
• Messi holds the record for scoring 91 goals in a year
• Ballon d'Or is an award for one of the highest football players

Sports Venues

• Lord's Ground is known as the 'Home of Cricket' in London, UK since 1814
• Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France hosts the Grand slams
• Augusta National in Georgia, USA has hosted the Master Tournaments in Golf since 1934
• Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England is known for hosting the most prestiguos event

Unique Sports

• Curling is also known as 'chess on ice', from the Chamonix Winter Games
• Sepak Takraw is a South Asian kick volleyball since 1990
• Hurling; an old Irish outdoor game combines lacrosse, hockey and baseball
• Bossaball is from a Spanish inflatable court combines music, volleyball, football and gymnastics

The Trade

• If a Google employee passes away, their partners receive 50% of the salary every year for the next 10 years
• In 2018, Vodafone and Idea merged to become Vodafone Idea Ltd, India's third largest telecom
• Jio is India's biggest telecom company
• A stock exchange facilitates the trade of company stocks and securities
• India's leading exchanges are the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange

Indian Entrepreneurs

• Zomato, founded in 2008 by Deepinder Goyal and Pankaj Chaddah, is a food search engine
• Oyo, an Indian hospitality startup, was founded in 2013 by Ritesh Agarwal
• Ola, founded in 2010 by Bhavish Aggarwal and Ankit Bhati provides taxi services
• Paytm, launched in 2010 by Vijay Shekhar Sharma, is an e-commerce shopping application, payment system, and digital wallet
• Lurggy, started in 2014 by Nandan Reddy and Sriharsha Majety, is a food ordering and delivery company in India

Indian Online companies

• MakeMyTrip, a major online travel market player, was founded in 2000 by Deep Kalra
• MobiKwik is one of India's leading Mobile Wallet companies Tripoto connects travelers by providing source travel tours and plans

Economics

• More fast-food chains open, lower the price and higher quality
• Every day a pizza and satisfaction will be lesser
• There is only one shop in the locality, monopoly happen
• Economic activity is low, deflation happen
• Mr. ABC will be known as an entrepeneur
• Bank increases rates, would it saving money
• Demand for Onion is in the market increase

Politically Correct

• The Qing dynasty in China ruled from 1644-1912
• The Suffragette Movement began in the USA and Britain in the 19th century
• In August 2019, Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, was scrapped
• Sang Nila Utama named Singapore, which translates to 'lion city'.

Dictators

• Kim Jong-il was a dictator of North Korea.
• Nicolae Ceauşescu was a dictator of Romania.
• Adolf Hitlerwas a dictator of Germany.
• Omar al-Bashir was a dictator of Sudan
• Benito Mussolini was a dictator of Italy
• Muammar Gaddafi was a dictator of Libya
• Joseph Stalinwas a dictator of Russia.
• Saddam Husseinwas a dictator of Iraq
• Francisco Franco was a dictator Spain
• Democracy is an authoritarian figure that runs a form of government that allows the leader to have absolute power

Elections Trivia

• In 2018, Saudi Arabia, women were finally won the right to vote
• People in Estonia can vote online
• In Gambia, citizens cast in color coded metal drums
• Ohio is the first state that uses automatic voter registration

Brain Teasers

• Pi also equal to 3.1415926
• Euclid was a Greek mathematician, also known as the father of geometry
• Also Turning cracked a form of German Coder, he also cracked artificial intelligence
• Octothorpe is the mathematical way to symbolise, it can be known as #

Mathematicians

• Archimedes nationality is Greek, is known for hydrostatics
• Brahmagupta nationality is Indian, is know for Zero number system
• John Napier nationality is Scottish, is know for logarithms
• Rane escartes nationality is France, is know for Cartesian coordinate system
• Isaac Newton nationality is English, is know for gravity
• Einstein nationality is Germany, is know for theories of relativity -
• Maryam Mirzakhani won a Fields Medal, the most prestigious honor