My nephew (age 11) has a project that I am helping him with. He has to write an ABC picture book about India. He has to have one thing pertaining to India for each letter of the alphabet. He has to write about it and give two facts abut each. So far, he is doing great, but we are having trouble coming up with a word or topic for L, O, Q, U, W, X, and Z. It can be anything, such as a city, religious symbol, river, mountain, cultural reference, person from India, etc. (some of the things we already have are Ashoka, Buddha, Calcutta, Ganges River, Himalayas, Monsoon, Taj Mahal, Yoga just to give you examples of what we need). He can do the research. We just need some suggested words for those last 7 letters. Any suggestions would be very helpful, especially if you have something for Q, X, or Z. Thanks
Answer :
L = Lassi, my favorite is the mango lassi which is a refreshing fruit yogurt drink
O = Ounce. 1 oz = 28.35 gms = 1 fl. oz = 29.57 ml = 1/8 cup = 6 tsp. = 2 tbsp.
1 tbsp = 3 tsp. India uses metric system for measurements.
Q = Queen Elizabeth I - granted the Honourable East India Company (HEIC), an English Royal Charter on December 31, 1600, with the intention of favouring trade privileges in India. The Royal Charter effectively gave the newly created HEIC a 21 year monopoly on all trade in the East Indies. The Company transformed from a commercial trading venture to one that virtually ruled India as it acquired auxiliary governmental and military functions, until its dissolution in 1858.
U = Uttar Pradesh. Situated in the northern part of India, it is the most populated state of India. In terms of area, it is the fourth largest among all the states.
W = West Bengal. Anoter state of India known as the gateway to the exotic east. West Bengal covers the bottleneck of India in the east, stretching from the Himalayas in the north to the Bay of Bengal in the south. Countries that share international boundaries with West Bengal include Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal while Sikkim, Assam, Orissa and Bihar frame its domestic borders. The alluvial plain in the south is watered by the legendary River Hooghly and its tributaries. The Himalayan north, comprising the districts of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Cooch Bihar are watered by the swift flowing rivers Tista, Torsa, Jaldhaka and Ranjit.
X = "Xcuse Me" a 2003 Indian movie comedy. Plot summary: Chantu and Bantu are unemployed, and are able to get any employment due to lack of experience. They come across an advertisement for hotel management trainees in Goa, and make their way there. Once there, they hoodwink the trainer by posing as the nephew of the owner of the hotel, and thus enroll themselves in the training course. They set about making enemies by exposing several employees and guests, and earning their wrath, and in the process end up wooing the daughters of the two owners of the hotel. Things turn sore for the two, when the guests and former employees get together to avenge their humiliation.
Z = Zoroastrian, an Indian religion. The Parsis account for less than 0.007% of the Indian population, but as Mahatma Gandhi said, they are "in number beneath contempt, but in contribution, beyond compare." The same could be said of their festivals. Unfortunately, like the Parsis themselves, these are private and celebrated primarily within the community.
Answer :
L...Lucknow
O...Orissa
Q...Qutb-ud-din Aibak
U...Uttar Pradesh or Urdu
W...West Bengal
X...Xerxes (believed to be Ahasuerus in Book of Esther; see Esther 1:1)
Z...Zain-ul-Abidin
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Because India has many religions, including Islam, and given many Muslim names are from Arabic, Q and Z are "solvable" by going to parts of India which are/were heavily Muslim.
X required some brainpower.
Answer :
Here are a few suggestions with intentionally brief pointers, so your nephew can still do the research.
LAKSHMI -- A Hindu goddess.
ORISSA -- An indian state.
QUR'AN -- The sacred text of Islam, which is the religion of around 15% of Indians.
UTTAR PRADESH -- an Indian state
URDU -- One of India's official languages
WETLANDS -- India has lots of them
WEST BENGAL -- in Indian state
WICKET -- An essential piece of equipment for India's most popular sport, cricket.
XENOPHILE -- This may be a stretch, but X is pretty hard ... I'd argue that in a country as hugely diverse as India there's got to be a lot of xenophiles. (Failing that, maybe go for XYLOPHONE, but I couldn't verify that there were any Indian musical traditions that used them).
ZOOLOGY -- India has a variety of unique fauna.
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