Question of the Day #17

 X is the lower house of the Parliament in the United Kingdom. It meets at the Westminster Palace in London.

Although the X does not formally elect the prime minister, by convention and in practice, the prime minister is answerable to the House, and therefore must maintain its support. In this way, the position of the parties in the House is an overriding importance. Thus, whenever the office of prime minister falls vacant, the monarch appoints the person who has the support of the house, or who is most likely to command the support of the house—normally the leader of the largest party in the house—while the leader of the second-largest party becomes the leader of the Opposition.

X is also the name of a very popular bistro in Bangalore.

X?

Hilarious Connects #3

 

Which ultra famous hit?

(woman talking on phone while sleeping)

(woman keeping pictures)

(heart)

Legal Eagle #3

 This committee possessed the concerns for unity, diversity, socio-economic representation, and above all, the concern to reduce turmoil.

It is often believed that X, a key member of the committee, spearheaded the committee's success due to his efficient lobbying of certain "autonomous" states, then called in the Imperial Rule as Y.

Which ad hoc committee, whose resultant was a hand written copy by Prem Behari Narain Raizada, and is the largest of its kind?

Out of Ze Blue #3

The address of Coffee Chemistry, a famous coffee shop in Bangalore is 23rd Cross Rd, Banashankari Stage II, Banashankari, Bangalore Karnataka 560070.

These guys are known for their "Kopi Luvak" or "Civet" coffee, which is coffee made out of the feaces of a certain cat or civet. This cost is the result of a very unique and somewhat unconventional way of processing those beans. You see, the beans are first eaten by civets (small, cat-like mammals), who then pass these beans through their digestive systems. The same undigested beans are later collected from their faeces.

Just outside the shop is a famous, actually, world famous equation, which is a play on the real one, which replaces the actual elements with Energy, Coffee and Milk.

A little history to this equation -

Eighteenth century theories on the correlation of ____ and ______ included that devised by the English scientist Isaac Newton in 1717, who speculated that light particles and matter particles were interconvertible in "Query 30" of the Opticks, where he asks: "Are not the gross bodies and light convertible into one another, and may not bodies receive much of their activity from the particles of light which enter their composition?"Swedish scientist and theologian Emanuel Swedenborg, in his Principia of 1734 theorised that all matter is ultimately composed of dimensionless points of "pure and total motion". He described this motion as being without force, direction or speed, but having the potential for force, direction and speed everywhere within it.

Which miraculous equation, often synonymous with the notion of science itself, is being played on by Coffee Chemistry?

Question of the Day #16

 Simple.

Why did Netflix's viewers spark on this particular date - Nov 15 2024?

Which two "heavyweights" were the subject of this spark?

Question of the Day #15

 The word X, though commonly recognised today as a granular substance found in kitchens across the Indian subcontinent, has an ancient linguistic ancestry that dates back over two millennia. Its root lies in classical Sanskrit, where a similar-sounding word referred not to sweetness per se, but to the idea of breaking, fragmenting, or a piece of a whole. This etymological link is not coincidental: the original form of X in Sanskrit was closely tied to the act of dividing or cleaving something solid. In this context, X originally meant a “fragment” or “lump” — not necessarily edible, but any broken-off part. From here, the term narrowed in meaning over time, eventually referring to crystallised sweet fragments derived from boiling down plant-based juices.

This transformation from general fragmentation to a specific food item happened in tandem with the development of sugar-making techniques in the Indian subcontinent, particularly through the processing of the stalk of a tall tropical grass. Ancient Indian chemists pioneered the early crystallisation methods of this plant’s juice. As the technology evolved, so did the vocabulary. X came to refer specifically to the unrefined, crystalline form produced before the invention of modern refining techniques. It was distinct from liquid sweeteners or syrups and was highly valued not only in local consumption but also in regional trade.

As knowledge of X spread east and west via trade routes and texts, the word traveled too. In medieval Persian and Arabic writings, adapted forms of the term began to appear, eventually entering European languages through translations and commerce, forming the basis of the English word for a refined version of X. Yet, in South Asia, X retained its older form and associations — symbolising a pre-industrial, earthy version of sweetness still used in traditional cooking and Ayurvedic preparations today.

On an entirely new perspective, X can also be called as a "part" of something and to symbolise the very definition of part or segment, two Indian states have a suffix X. The first one is known for the number 7, please connect the clues, and the other is known, quiet literally as the northern segment.

X is also a popular suffix for Maharashtra based sweets and delicacies.

X?

Question of the Week #3

 Few beverages carry such a layered linguistic journey as X. Its name, though deceptively modern to the ear, traces a lineage rooted in ancient tongues. The earliest form of the word stemmed from a Latin phrase meaning "water of life" — aqua vitae. As this term passed through the hands of Christian monks preserving knowledge in Gaelic-speaking lands, it transformed into a local phonetic variant that sounded closer to uisge beatha. Over time, as this phrase was used conversationally, the first word shortened phonetically and evolved into something that would sound strikingly familiar to modern ears, especially after centuries of contact between English and Celtic dialects. Thus, X was born not by invention, but by linguistic erosion and assimilation.

The transformation wasn’t merely phonetic; it was cultural. X began as a medicinal tonic, distilled by monks in monasteries for treating ailments and prolonging life. Over time, it outgrew the monastery walls and became embedded in the rural economy of certain misty highland regions and green isles. The process of crafting X became a folk art, passed through generations. It gained fame not just for its unique warming quality but for its association with resilience, rebellion, and even sacred rituals. Some say X was once traded like currency, and legends abound of barrels being hidden during times of foreign taxation.

By the time colonial influence reached the shores of the New World, X had journeyed along with settlers, mutating slightly in spelling and technique depending on which side of the Atlantic one stood. Though laws, tariffs, and temperance movements tried to suppress its rise, X became synonymous with identity — national, regional, and personal. Today, whether aged in oak, peated with smoke, or smuggled during prohibition, the name X still echoes with the soul of its linguistic ancestors.

Excuse the poetry.

What is X, found on every college student's checklist or every afterparty's provisions?