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asKQAnce 2013
Hoarse Latitudes
The Travel and Culture Quiz Prelims
Quizmasters:
Ochintya Sharma and Venkatesh S
Teams of 4 or less
32 Questions, all-written
No Negatives
Questions *marked for resolving ties
Top 8 Teams Qualify
Around the World in 88 Questions (Prelims + Finals)
India Rest of Asia Africa USA
Europe Americas Rest of the World Miscellaneous
ANSWERS FOLLOW…
…after this slide.
1.
Welcome to the QUIZ.
There are four world capital cities that begin with the letters Q, U, I and Z (one capital city for each letter).
Name all four (2 points in total)
ANSWER
Q – Quito (Ecuador)U – Ulanbator (Mongolia)I – Islamabad (Pakistan)Z – Zagreb (Croatia)
2.
This island country became sovereign in 1994 and signed a Compact of Free Association with the USA. In 2005 and 2008, it gained popularity in the US, since these two seasons of Survivor were set here. In 2009, it was in the news again, when 6 of the Uyghur prisoners detained in Guantanamo agreed to move here.
Name this country without confusing your answer with a vegetarian food dish.
ANSWER
Republic of Palau
3. This is the Jahangir Mahal, a building to commemorate the Mughal victory over Vir Singh Deo of Bundela.
Which modern day town, on the banks of the Betwa river, will you find it in?
ANSWER
Orchaa
4. This important but never completed journey involves
wearing plain slippers, carrying a palm leaf, an
umbrella, a walking aid and a holy book.
What are we talking about? Why is it never completed?
ANSWER
The Kashi Yatra undertaken by a groom before
weddings (typical in Tamizh weddings)
The bride’s father convinces the groom to come
back and marry his daughter
*5. Scenes from the annual Fête de Crépissage that
follows the end of the rains. Where? And what is
achieved through all the festivities?
ANSWER
Repair of the Grand Mosque in Djenne, Mali.
A new layer of mud is slathered on the walls to
compensate what has been washed off through the year.
6. The year 1992 was when leisure cruising on this
European waterway began to grow, because the R-M-D
Canal was completed, the fruition of an idea put forth
by Charlemagne in the 8th century. The 171 km canal,
located in Bavaria, connects the North Sea and Atlantic
Ocean to the Black Sea, essentially allowing ships all
the way from Amsterdam to the Black Sea.
What does R-M-D expand to? (no part points)
ANSWER
Rhine-Main-Danube
7. This is the third most sacred religious site in a
country. This stone is called the Golden Rock and
according to legend, has a religious ‘artefact’ that it is
precariously perched on.
Which country will you find it in?
What is it supposedly holding below?
ANSWER
Myanmar
Strand of Buddha’s Hair
8. Which brand name comes to mind if you identify
this structure located in Alwar district in Rajasthan on
the Delhi-Jaipur highway?
ANSWER
Neemrana
9. The white-domed basilica in the background is the
most distinctive feature of which district in Paris, that’s
named after the martyrdom of Saint Denis, and saw
many prominent artists including Monet, Mondrian, Dali,
Modigliani and Picasso setup their studios here?
ANSWER
Montmartre
*10. Founded by Phoenician colonists, it was part of
Carthage, and then became a part of the Roman
Empire. It flourished under Tiberius and gradually
became one of the most important cities in Roman
Africa. Containing some of the most impressive ruins of
the Roman period, name this ancient city and the
modern day country it is located in
ANSWER
Leptis MagnaLibya
11. On the left is Jan Smuts who was a prominent
politician, PM of a country and a British field marshal in
the Second World War. On the right is Oliver Reginald
Tambo – a key leader of the ANC. Where did one
replace the other in 2006?
ANSWER
Johannesburg Airport
12. If you travel to Adrian, Texas, you will see the
following welcome sign. Adrian is located at the exact
mid-point between which two American cities?
ANSWER
Los AngelesChicago
13. In which historic city centre will you find all these
UNESCO World Heritage Sites?
ANSWER
Macau
14. Which city is this book
set in? The book tells the
story of the author’s time in
this city of bikes, all the
while unfolding an unknown
history of the city’s cycling,
from the craze of the 1890s,
through the Nazi
occupation, to the bike-
centric culture adored by
the world today.
ANSWER
Amsterdam
*15. La Trochita or the little narrow gauge is the Spanish
name for this 402 km narrow gauge railway that runs in
___________, Argentina. It is run today as a heritage railway
and was made famous in the English world through a
1978 travelogue.
How does the English world know La Trochita?
ANSWER
The Old Patagonian Express
16. Which location in the US is celebrating the centenary
of the recording of the hottest day on Earth?
ANSWER
Death Valley
17. Advertisement by an organization that was begun in
1879 and lasted till 1950, when it was nationalised.
Name it
ANSWER
Nizam’s State Railway
18. The world's largest and most diverse hotel company,
encompassing approximately 7,190 hotels and 609,600
rooms in 66 countries under 15 hotel brands, name this
hotel group headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.
ANSWER
Wyndham
19. If you were to travel to these countries, a brand
name called Stamaril would be of what use?
ANSWER
*20. These clam shell omnirovers transport thousands
of excited tourists in five locations around the world.
Why are they nicknamed “Doom Buggies”?
ANSWER
21. This is a tribute to someone who travelled quite a
bit. Where would you find this memorial?
ANSWER
22. The largest and possibly the most prolific of Arab
dhows, on what do Tintin and Haddock embark for
Mecca?
ANSWER
Sambouk
23. Not to be confused with the Karolinska Institute in
Stockholm, the Norbulingka Institute, situated near ____,
(A) was built to preserve the people’s culture. It is
named after Norbulingka, the traditional summer
Palace of their leader built in 1755, in _____ (B).
Fill in the blanks
ANSWER
24. Connect.
ANSWER
Tiger’s Nest in Paro, Everest sunrise from Tiger Hills,
Darjeeling and Tiger Trail restaurant in Harsha hotel
*25. It comprises a strip of a dozen dolomitic limestone
caves containing the fossilized remains of ancient forms
of animals, plants and most importantly, hominids.
Seven of these sites have yielded hominid remains. In
fact, together these cave sites have produced over 850
hominid fossil remains, so that to date they represent
one of the world's richest concentrations of fossil
hominid bearing sites.
Consequently, what three word phrase is used to
describe this area of close to 47,000 hectares?
ANSWER
26. The Title for the Head of the Roman Catholic
Church is the Pope and you would can see him in
Vatican City.
In the same way, what is the Title of the “First among
Equals” in the Eastern Orthodox Church? If you were
seeking his blessings, which city would you travel to?
ANSWER
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Istanbul
27. What you see is a reconstruction of how the Grand
House of the “Ancient Enemies”would have been?
Today, it looks like this:
This is a remnant of which civilisation?
ANSWER
Pueblo/Chaco/Anasazi
28.
20 Km from Tipi, in Arunachal’s West Kameng District
is a unique sanctuary called Sessa. The terrain ranges
from a modest 900m to over 3300m. This is the first
major ridge which blocks the northbound monsoon
clouds from Assam and bounces them back to the
valleys.
Across an area of 100 sq. km., Sessa boasts of a
bouquet of over 200 species of what flora?
ANSWER
Sessa Orchid Sanctuary
What fortune did the Alexanders strike?
29. In September 1998, Ian Alexander, owner of a
multi-acre farm near Matamata, was lazing in the
afternoon, when he heard a surprise knock on his front
door. Two years of action ensued.
The farm is still in operation. But from December
2002, his brother, Russel Alexander has been guiding
tourists from around the world all over their farm.
ANSWER
Hobbiton set (points for
anything related to
shooting of Hobbit / LoTR)
*30. When it was completed, at 380 metres across the
River Dourou, the Maria Pia was the longest single arch
span in the world.
Which historic city do you have to travel to see
this bridge? (A)
What is considered as its “Fraternal Twin”? (B)
ANSWER
Porto in Portugal
The Eiffel Tower: both designed by
Gustav Eiffel
31. Some estimate the number close to 1000. There are
approximately 150 of them just along the Shnongrim
Ridge. The ongoing Abode of the Clouds Expedition
project, instrumental in charting the major ones, has
determined that Krem Liat Prah, in conjunction with
Krem Labbit, at close to 32 km, would be the longest in
the country.
What is a Krem?
ANSWER
The Caves of Meghalaya
32. Included as part of a World Heritage Site, which
place was chosen by the Herpetologist Romulus
Whitaker to be developed as India’s only King Cobra
sanctuary and Research Centre?
ANSWER
Agumbe
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