travel and living - prelims_answers
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Prelims of Travel and Living Quiz conducted during Riviera 2013 - the annual cultural festival of VIT UniversityTRANSCRIPT
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Travel and Living
Quiz
-By-
Tarun Ruchandani
Ayushman Ojaswi
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Qn. 01
Côte d'Azur, is known in English as the X. It is the
Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France,
also including the sovereign state of Monaco. There is no
official boundary, but it is usually considered to extend from
the Italian border in the east to Saint-Tropez in the West.
Name X.
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Riviera
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Qn. 02
Only two airports in India are named after women – one
of them is the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
In which city is the other one located?
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Devi Ahilyabai Holkar International
Airport-Indore
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Qn. 03
Which dough based confection filled with an almond or
masepan cream is known as Ein Copenhagena in Vienna
and Vienna brod or Vienna bread in the country after
which they are named?
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Danish Pastry
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Qn. 04
What is the speciality of the following trains:
• Samjhauta Express
• Thar Express
• Maitree Express
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These are the only international
Indian trains
• Samjhauta Express-Pakistan
• Thar Express-Pakistan
• Maitree Express-Bangladesh
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Qn. 05
This is the new design of One World
Trade Center. At the time of its
completion in 2013, 1WTC will be the
tallest building in the Western
Hemisphere and the third-tallest building
in the world by pinnacle height, with its
spire reaching a symbolic X feet in
homage to a significant event in the
American history.
What is the height and the event to which
it is homage to?
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1776 feet, tribute to the year of
America’s independence
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Qn. 06
Emmental or Emmentaler is a yellow, medium-hard cheese,
with a savoury, but not a very sharp taste. During the late
stages of its production, lactic acid generated by bacteria
form bubbles of carbon di oxide, which until recent times
would be considered to be imperfections.
How is this cheese commonly known?
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Swiss Cheese
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Qn. 07
What is this a logo of?
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Jammu and Kashmir Tourism
Board
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Qn. 08
Which natural wonder does the Australian Tourism board
promote as 'The only aquarium visible from space'?
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Great Barrier Reef
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Qn. 09
Which Indian city is believed to have got its name when
Lord Shiva showered divine nectar on it from his matted
locks?
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Madurai
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Qn. 10
In 1959, the government of Egypt decided to build the Aswan
High Dam, an event that would flood a valley containing
treasures of ancient civilization such as the Abu Simbel
temples. A certain special agency dealing with advancing the
economic and social causes then launched a worldwide
safeguarding campaign, despite opposition from the
governments of Egypt and Sudan. The cost of the project was
approximately US $80 million, about $40 million of which was
collected from 50 different countries. It was widely regarded as
a total success, and led to other safeguarding campaigns like the
ruins of Mohenjo-daro.
What initiative did this also lead to?
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UNESCO World Heritage Sites
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Qn. 11
This capital city was under the influence of the Turkish
Ottoman Empire for a long period and its name literally
means 'City of Palaces' in Turkish. This city has been the
centre of the world’s attention several times in the 20th
century, including for enduring the longest modern military
siege.
Which capital city?
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Sarajevo
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Qn. 12
One of the local folklore describs this natural phenomon
as -
Believed to be caused by a magical fox sweeping his tail
across the snow, spraying it into th night sky.
Another local folklore describes the phenomenon as the
spirits of old maids dancing in the sky and waving in
Scotland.
Which natural phenomenon is being described?
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Aurora Borealis
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Qn. 13
The Kurihara family had ownership over all of these places
for more than a decade until recently, when they sold part
of it to a government for $26 million. This triggered a huge
row, which is continuing till date.
What controversy, and what are these places called?
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The disputed Senkaku or Diaoyu
islands
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Qn. 14
Put funda:
• Ireland: €28 million
• Grest Britain: $64 million.
• Thailand: $20 million
• France: $46 million
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Costs of the respective countries
on The World islands
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Qn. 15
This capital city was originally called Cumucurapo, and was a
fishing village at the foot of the Laventille hills. A certain
country posted a garrison here in 1560 - which today forms
the city's eastern boundary – and colonised it for years. The
present name of the city contains the name of its earlier
coloniser.
By what name is Cumucurapo known today?
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Port of Spain, Trinidad and
Tobago
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Qn. 16
There are a number of institutions called Knowledge Schools
in a particular city that provide books, maps and classroom
tuition which help their students to learn the 320 runs and
points of interest such as squares, clubs, hospitals, hotels,
theatres, embassies, government and public buildings, railway
stations, etc
The course also includes such details as the order of theatres
on Shaftesbury Avenue, or the names and order of the side
streets and traffic signals passed on a route.
Who undergo training at these Knowledge Schools?
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London Cabbies
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Qn. 17
What is this a memorial to?
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Yad Vashem-Holocaust Memorial
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Qn. 18
The Nine Mudras installed at the canyon wall are designed
and made by Jaipur-based designer Ayush Kasliwal. The idea
behind this design is to give the place a more 'Expressive
India' feel. Each Mudra weighs approximately 150 kilograms
because of the metal frame inside the resin.
At which place will you find these sculptures?
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Terminal 3 of the Delhi Airport
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Qn. 19
In 1912, Japan had gifted 3000 cherry trees to USA as a token
of eternal friendship and are found in Washington DC.
In 1968, another gift of 3800 cherry trees was given again to
USA as an affirmation of goodwill after WW2.
Which country gifted these cherry trees this time?
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Japan again
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Qn. 20
X is a variety of shark fin soup in Cantonese and Fujian
cuisine. Since its creation during the Qing Dynasty the
soup has been regarded as a Chinese delicacy known for
its rich taste, usage of various high-quality ingredients and
special manner of cooking.
The origin of the name of the soup is that _______,
who're not allowed to eat meat, would leap and have the
soup even in the middle of meditation.
Which soup?
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Buddha Jumps the Wall
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Qn. 21
This European city a contest to select a logo as a part of its
branding exercise. The entry that got the most votes can be seen
below and features four blobs in different colours, all
representing different aspects of the city:
• Blue drop for the Dnieper River, which runs through the city.
• Green chestnut for parks.
• Yellow dome for the temples.
• A red heart characterising it as a city where there is love and
goodness.
Which city?
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Kiev
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Qn. 22
A child martyr in the 4th century Rome, first permanent
crossing of the Thames, a monument to Eleanor of Castile
and a Napoleonic battle give their names to what London
facilities?
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Train Stations
• St. Paul, Tower Bridge, Eleanor Cross,
Trafalgar Square
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Qn. 23
Airport code of which India city is the same as its name?
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Diu
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Qn. 24
Id this iconic place in New York.
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Tiffany’s
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Qn. 25
Id the venue of this concert.
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Acropolis