QUIZ TIME!!!.pptx- Handlooms quiz with answers

handlooms quiz

1. QUIZ TIME!!!

2. Q1. This drape is often associated with a strong and warrior like appearance. It is known for its versatility and ability to allow freedom of movement, making it suitable for women engaged in various physical activities or cultural performances. Name the style.

3. Q2. During the days of the East India Company, the scenes showing ships, soldiers and trains were woven into fabric patterns to be made suitable gifts for foreign dignitaries. Now a days, we see intricate designs of mythological scenes woven into the border and the end piece (Palav). Name the weave.

4. Q3. Traditional silk manufacturing methods involve boiling the cocoons of the silk worm and sorting out the threads. Estimate is that around 15 silkworms are sacrificed to get 1 gram of silk yarn. An alternate compassionate solution was found to extract silk without killing them. What appropriate name is given to the silk thus obtained ?

5. Q4. In a 1994 event, the question was- “ What do you know about the textile heritage of India and what is your wardrobe like? The answer was -“As far as I know, the textile heritage of India dates back to Gandhi and the Khadi movement and no, my wardrobe has no khadi although I love ethnic clothes.” “What was decided by this not so intelligent answer ?

6. Q5. This is a fine delicate fabric woven in square patterns in cotton or silk. It is so light weight that you can buy several sarees, dupattas and stoles without significantly adding to the weight of your luggage. Which fabric ?

7. Q6. This technique involves dyeing the fabric which is tied tightly with a thread at several points, thus producing a variety of patterns like Chandrakala, Baavan Baug, Shikari etc., depending on the manner in which the cloth is tied. Name the fabric.

8. Q7. Which state is the highest producer of silk in India ? Clue : The capital has a very infamously busy traffic junction - that gets its name from a government institution set up for this fabric.

9. Q8. In the lands of nawabs and kebabs, needle and thread weave magic into the fabric. Which mesmerising embroidery style is synonymous with grace and elegance in this region?

10. Q9. There are three centres of Ikat weaving in India. One is in Pochampally, Telangana. Name the other two.

11. Q10. What textile, made out of wool from a Himalayan mountain goat, is very thin in nature and is known as ‘soft gold’ in Kashmiri language?

12. Bonus Question. This type of sari has two different colours on its borders, such that it can be worn in both ways. It’s name is a combination of two rivers, perhaps because their confluence gives two colours which stand out on either ends. Name it.

13. ANSWERS FOLLOW

14. Ans 1 . Nauvari

15. Ans 2. Baluchari

16. Ans 3. Ahimsa silk

17. Ans 4. Aishwarya Rai lost to Susmita Sen

18. Ans 5. Kotadoria

19. Ans 6. Bandhni

20. Ans 7. Karnataka, Silk board junction

21. Ans 8. Chikankari

22. Ans 9. Patan, Gujrat ; Sambalpur, Orissa

23. Ans 10. Pashmina

24. Bonus Q Ans Ganga Jamuna

25. THAT’S ALL, FOLKS!