Kids Questions & Answers

Jabberwocky is a poem with the opening line ‘twas brilling, and the slithy toves’, written by Lewis Carroll in 1872. It first appeared as a part of Carroll’s novel Through the Looking-Glass. The poem is well known for its nonsensical words, and is supposed to be the best in its category. The poem is named after its main subjects, a …

Cloud Gate is the internationally renowned sculpture designed by British artist of Indian origin, Anish Kapoor. It is located at the centre of the AT&T Plaza in Chicago, Illinois, and was completed in 2006. The stainless steel sculpture is archshaped, and is about 12 feet long and weighs 110 tonnes. It is the result of a competition which Anish Kapoor …

Bas-relief is a French term meaning ‘low-raised work.’ A relief is a sculptured artwork where a modelled form is raised. There are three types of reliefs – ‘bas-relief ’ or low relief, ‘high relief ’ and ‘sunken relief.’ Bas-relief is suitable for scenes with many figures and other elements such as a landscape or architectural background. Stone carving and metal …

Hanbok is the traditional Korean dress, often characterized by vibrant colors and simple lines without pockets. Traditional women’s Hanbok consists of jeogori, a blouse shirt or a jacket, and chima, a wrap-around skirt usually worn full. The ensemble is often called chima jeogori. Men’s hanbok consists of jeogori and baji which means pants. The baji were baggy pants in traditional …

A grass skirt, also called a hula skirt, is a traditional part of the dress worn by hula dancers on tropical islands. It is made of long blades of grass, most popularly seen on the island of Hawaii. Grass skirts are also worn in many cultures and tribes in Africa, like the Zulu tribal.

A dress or full dress rehearsal is the pre-final stage of an activity or event, and is performed to ensure that nothing goes wrong at the final event. The concept of dress rehearsal may apply, apart from performing arts, to business promotional programmes also.

While a capuccino is expresso and hot milk in equal proportions topped with whipped cream, a cheapuccino is considered to be an inexpensive capuccino of low quality. The capuccino we get from vending machines is an example of this. What’s cappuccino? A cappuccino is a coffee drink topped with foamed milk. It is made in a steam-producing espresso machine. Espresso …

Black Forest or Schwarzwald is a thickly wooded mountainous region in southwest Germany, extending over 4,600 square miles. Three neighbouring parishes – Gutach, Wolfach-Kirnbach, and Hornberg-Reichenbach of Black Forest – are known for their women’s traditional costumes known as the ‘Black Forest dress’ worn on special occasions. It consists of long skirts with floral designs and the Bollenhut, a wide-brimmed …

This line is from the poem The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock, in which Prufrock is a mythical person symbolic of the 20th century man. The poem highlights the emotional woes of this man, who has no self-confidence, is indecisive about proposing to the girl he loves.

How did the term ‘window dressing’ originate? — Textile and readymade shops dress mannequins (models of human bodies) with attractive clothing they sell and place them in display windows. Likewise, mutual funds and banks add more temporary assets and liabilities on year ends to ensure their balance sheets remain attractive to the public, especially investors. As their intention is to …