T H E W A N D E R L U S T Q U I ZQ U I Z Z E R S A N O N Y M O U S P R E S E N T S

Q 1 .

Songkran   ,Thailand New Year comes from the Sanskrit word X  literally "astrological passage",

meaning transformation or change. On this day , traditionally people gently sprinkled water on one

another as a sign of respect, but as it falls during the hottest month Y ( a practice ) is now the highlight the

festival .. The act Yis also a show of blessings and good wishes.

Which festival are we talking about and what is the practice ?

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• Sankranti and Water Festival

Q 2 .

If you at Nuremberg Germany , this is something one musnt miss. Put funda on what is the world’s first one

can find here ?

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A N S W E R

• World’s First Automated Restaurant

Q 3 . *

Lacemaking is a tradition on the island of Hvar. Benedictine nuns have been making lace for more than 150 years. Hvar Lace is unique in that the thread is collected from the

X plants that grow on the island. The leaves are picked at a certain time of the year and are then specially processed to produce a thin, white thread.

Though X is mainly Mexican, they are also native to the southern and western United States and central and tropical South America. A different variety of this plant is also a source of a distilled bevarage.

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• Agave Plant

Q 4 .

The historic production of Jamdani was patronized by of the Mughal emperors. Under British colonialism, the Jamdani

industries rapidly declined due to colonial import policies favouring industrially manufactured textiles. In more recent years, the production of Jamdani has witnessed a revival. Jamdanis are

known as X named after a city Y, one of many ancient textile weaving centres in Bengal region.

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• Dhakai from Dhaka

Q 5 .

• The following slide has the steps of a very specific Art Form. Name it.

Select an appropriate teacup.

Select the appropriate tea leavesPrepare the area

Make the tea

Serve the tea as usual

Ask the cup holder to prepare the tea leaves : Ask them to turn the cup upside down on the saucer, gently. This will allow the liquid to drain out

Turn the cup over so that the handle faces the person

Understand the time line and placement of the tea leaves within the cup

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Tasseography (also known as tasseomancy or tassology) is a divination or fortune-telling method that interprets patterns in tea leaves,coffee grounds, or wine sediments.

Q 6 .

As continuation to an existing trend, Black Day is an unofficial holiday observed on April 14 each year. It is mostly observed in South Korea. A specific group of people eat Black

noodles on this day to symbolize sorrow. Which group of people?

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Black Day focuses on the people, especially singles, who did not receive any gifts on either of the holidays. In South

Korea, Valentine's Day and White Day are both celebrated as occasions to give gifts to the opposite gender. Valentine's Day is

celebrated on February 14, when women buy men gifts (usually chocolate). White Day is celebrated on March 14, when

men reciprocate the gifts with their own, also present in the form of chocolate.[2] As both occasions fall on the 14th, other holidays

were created by the government of South Korea for all other months to continue this trend

Q 7 .

Ko Khao Phing Kan is an island in Thailand, in Phang Nga Bay northeast of Phuket. Before 1974, the island was a rarely visited indigenous

area. However, it was chosen as one of the locations for the hideout for antagonist, Francisco Scaramanga. After the movie release it turned into

a popular tourist destination. How is the island popularly called as ?

A N S W E R

• James Bond Island

Q 8 .

Lego figurines have a hole on the top of their heads. Why did Lego introduce this

change in their product design ?

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A N S W E R

They added this hole on the top of the head just in case any kids got one of the heads stuck on their throat. That way they would be able to

keep breathing.

Q 9 .

This phenomenon happens very frequently over Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. What is this phenomenon called?

A N S W E R

• This phenomenon is called the Table Cloth Phenomenon.

Q 1 0 .

X non-alcoholic mixed drink traditionally made with ginger ale, a splash of grenadine and

garnished with amaraschino cherry. The cocktail may have been invented by a bartender

at Chasen's, a restaurant in Beverly Hills, California, to serve then child actress X. However, other claims

to its origin have been made. These are often served to children dining with adults in lieu of

real cocktails.

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• Shirley temple

Q 1 1 .

In December 2000, toy manufacturer Mattel  sued MCA Records, Aqua's record label.

Mattel claimed that X violated their trademark and that its lyrics had tarnished

the reputation of their trademark and impinged on their marketing plan.What was

the controversy all about ?

A N S W E R

• Barbie Girl Song

Q 1 2 . *

FITB

A N S W E R

• Vagabonding

Q 1 3 .

Hotel Megapode is a five star resort in Port Blair,offering dining facilities with conference meetings.Besides this, it offers excellent views to the light house and Mount Harriet park,  a national park located in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory of India. The park has evergreen primary forests, and deciduous, a combination of primary and secondary forests. The park is drained by many streams which rise in the hills and flow into the sea on the east. The park's well-known faunal species are Andaman wild pigs (an endangered species), saltwater crocodiles, turtles and robber crabs.] The park is also a butterfly hotspot.

Owing to the beautiful view of the park ,the Indian government decided to give it a unique recognition, in 2001. What is it ?

A N S W E R

• The Backside of a 20 Rupee Note

Q 1 4 .

This structure X was built for the 1958 World fair in the European city Y. Designed by architects , a

André and Jean Polak,  it has spheres  connected so that the whole forms the shape of a unit cell of

an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times. Tubes of 3 m (9.8 ft) diameter connect the spheres along the 12 edges of the cube and all eight vertices to the

centre.It was also named as one of the most bizarre structures in Europe.

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A N S W E R

• X- Atomium

• Y-Brussels

Q 1 5 .

What is the speciality of this monument? In Which city is it present?

A N S W E R

• It is the Geographical Centre of India. Also called the Zero Mile Tone. It is in Nagpur.

Q 1 6 .

Pactolus is the river situated near the Aegean coast of Turkey. Around 630 BC , the Lydians started to produce the gold coins from the

electrum deposits , an alloy of Gold and Silver found in the river which formed the basis of

Lydian economy. What reason is attributed to the presence of electrum deposits in that river ?

A N S W E R

• Midas Lost his Golden Touch By Washing His Hands In The River

Q 1 7 .

Bauta

Columbina

Medico Della

Pantalone

Arlecchino

Moretta

Volto

Zanni

These are different types of X worn in a famous annual European festival Y.

Id X and Y.

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• X - Masks

• Y - Venice Festival

Q 1 8 .

The Gilroy X Festival is one of the largest food festivals in the United States, held annually in Gilroy, California on the last full weekend in July .It  has been a fundraiser for local charities, raising a total of about nine million dollars for assorted causes. Individual groups and charities also run booths at the festival, raising additional funds for their causes. The Gilroy X Festival Association is a non-profit organization that is intended to support non-profit groups and projects in Gilroy.The festival has food stuffs like ice creams,French fries etc. made of X. Id X

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• Garlic

Q 1 9 . *

In 1908 the Governor of Madras Arthur Lawley, thought that X was too dangerous and would cause harm to people and houses nearby. So, he ordered that X be removed from that spot. Seven elephants were used to push X But it didn't even move an inch! The Governor finally gave up on this impossible task! A pushing power of  42 tons was applied using 7 elephants and X literally perched on its 4 feet base did not move! It has come to a popular belief that X is attached at the base to the rock. Id X.

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Krishna’s Butter Ball

Q 2 0 .

In 1976,on New year’s Day ,in Los Angeles,USA,Danny Finegood did this as a college as a college prank with 3 of his friends.He was passionate about sculpturing and turned this prank into a school project too,which

earned him a good grade. This prank incident ran into great controversy in the media, after which strict laws were passed and fences were erected to protect this

sign post.What was this prank ?

A N S W E R

• He changed Hollywood to Hollyweed

Q 2 1 .

Mana is a village in the district of Chamoli in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, located at an

altitude of 3,200 meters. Mana is the last village before the Mana Pass and is 24 kilometres from the

border of India and Tibet/China. This village is considered holy and sacred as something is

believed to have been written and composed here. What ?

A N S W E R

• Mahabaratha

Q 2 2 .

In which country would find these strange trees ? It has been speculated that the trees may have

been deformed to create naturally curved timber for use in furniture or boat building .Others argue that a snowstorm could have knocked the trees like this, but to date nobody knows what really

happened to these pine trees.

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A N S W E R

• Poland

Q 2 3 .

Sources say that X was first baked in 1683 to celebrate the defeat of the Ottomans by Christian forces in

the siege of the city, as a reference to the crescents on the Ottoman flags, when bakers stayed up all night ,heard the tunneling operation and gave the alarm. The bakers

baked this crescent shaped pastry in the shape of the Turk’s Islamic emblem,with the hope that when the

natives bite into the dish,they would be symbolically devouring the Turks. Id X

A N S W E R

• X- Croissant.

Q 2 4 .

What speciality does this pilgrimage centre in Myanmar have?

A N S W E R

• Rock is perched on top of Buddha’s Hair.

Q 2 5 .

Twelve households in Oostduinkerke are actively engaged in X : each has its own speciality, such as

weaving nets or an extensive knowledge of Brabant draft horses. A good knowledge of the

sea and the sand strip, coupled with a high level of trust and respect for one’s horse are the needed

attributes to excel in this profession.

What profession are we talking about?

A N S W E R

• Shrimp fishing on Horsebacks

Q 2 6 . *

One for sorrow, Two for joy, Three for a girl, Four for a boy, Five for silver, Six for gold, Seven for a secret never to be told. This rhyme reflects one of the common practices in UK.To ward off bad luck , when they spot X They tip their hat and say, "Good morning Mr. X. How is your lady wife today?" 

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• X- Magpie

Q 2 7 .

X egg is made by first blowing the egg to remove its contents.

A rectangle of X paper, large enough to cover the egg is folded in half, and cut nearly to the midline every quarter inch (6 mm) to

form a fringe of narrow strips. Each strip is trimmed to a point. The paper is unfolded, rolled around the egg, and glued on, a

strip at a time: the strips overlap at the ends of the egg. The egg may then be varnished.

X is a style of paper that was first made in Japan and  is commonly made using fibers from the bark of the gampi tree, the

mitsumata shrub.

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• Washi Eggs

Q 2 8 .

Pang Lhabsol is a festival that is celebrated on the 15th day of the 7th month according to Tibetan Calendar, which is around

August-September annually. It is the Lepchas who first started the tradition of worshipping

their native place X along with Y for their safety and prosperity. Y is considered by Lepchas as their creator and accorded it the

status of a God. It was only in the 8th century that this tradition began after the

Tantric Guru Padmasambhava visited X and blessed them. The main attraction of this festival is the mask dance

performed by lamas in Chuklakhang Gumpa and other religious dances and songs. Identify X and Y.

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• X - Sikkim

• Y - Kanchenjunga

Q 2 9

• Twenty years ago when small time X merchant Manoj Mehta left Indian shores for Antwerp in Belgium, little did he know that his Gujarati community would come to dominate the trade.

• Europeans had no value for X for there was no way they could be cut or polished. A group of Palanpuri Jain X merchants went on a tour to Antwerp to explore the possibility of trade when the Indian X trade sector suffered a slump after the India-China war in 1962. Palanpuri Jains realised the need for cutting and polishing dust X which could be fulfilled by X cutters in Surat.

• Which Gujrati Community are we talking about?

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• X-Diamonds

Q 3 0

What name connects these five locations? What is the missing location?

New York: 1951- Venice: 1980- Bilbao: 1997 -

Berlin: (1997-2013) Abu Dhabi: (estimated 2017)

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• Guggenheim Museums

Q 3 1

This quintessential summer cocktail from the Caribbean comes in three chief styles—Guyanese, Barbadian, and Trinidadian. The name of the cocktail may be familiar to most people because of an equipment that was originally used in its preparation. The original X were created in the 18th century at a rum plantation in the West Indies. They were used to stir up Bermudian cocktails called Rum Xs and were made from the branch of a plant. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, stir sticks made of glass were created to shake out the bubbles from champagne, whose carbonation caused indigestion for some drinkers.

X Please

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• Swizzle Sticks

Q 3 2

The following is the list of places, which weren’t selected in an elite list of 50(may increase in the future):

Superior

Delmarva Absaroka Scott Transylvania Westsylvania Deseret Nickajack.

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• These were the states of United States, which were proposed but didn’t make the cut.

Q 3 3 *

• The ___________ Route (German: Deutsche Märchen Straße) is a tourist attraction in Germany originally established in 1975. With a length of 600 kilometres (370 mi), the route runs from Hanau in central Germany to Bremen in the north. Tourist attractions along the route are focussed around the brothers Wilhelm and Jacob, including locations where they lived and worked at various stages in their life, as well as regions which are linked to the fairy tales found in the X collection, such as The Town Musicians of Bremen. The Verein Deutsche Märchenstraße society, headquartered in the city of Kassel, is responsible for the route, which travellers can recognize with the help of road signs depicting the heart-shaped head of a pretty, fairylike creature.

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• Grimm Brothers or The German Fairy Tale Route

Q 3 4

• The Son of a Migrant from Syria is a 2015 mural by graffiti artist X. The mural is located in the Calais jungle, a nickname for the encampment near Calais, France, where migrants live as they attempt to enter the United Kingdom. The artwork depicts Y, the son of a Syrian migrant to the United States, as a traveling migrant. In a rare public statement Banksy said: "We're often led to believe migration is a drain on the country's resources, but Y was the son of a Syrian migrant. ____ is the world's most profitable company, it pays over $7bn a year in taxes – and it only exists because they allowed in a young man from Homs."

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Q 3 5

• X Street: famous for Designer Sarees and Salwars, Steel products (near Ekamparameshvarar temple), Chaat shops and eateries, Jewellery shops, and Jain temples

• Y Street: famous for plastic products—chairs, tables, trays, tumblers, cups, gift articles; decorative lights, household articles, disposable cups, plates, spoons, decorative items, pens, etc.

• Z Street: famous for artistic bangles, plastic bangles, glass bangles, all types of bangle varieties

• W Street: famous for imported items including candies and chocolates, electronic items like calculator, music systems, batteries, kids bicycles, shirts, trousers, shoes, etc.

• W,X,Y,Z are the 4 most prominent streets of an area, S. The word S when translated to Hindi vaguely means, “moneylender”

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• W->Kasi Chetty

• X->Mint

• Y->Narayana Mudali Street

• Z->Perumal Mudali Street

• S->Sowcarpet.

Q 3 6

• The X is an expanse of seawater which forms a westward continuation of the Beagle Channel and links it to the Pacific Ocean at Londonderry Island and Stewart Island, not far from the southern tip of South America. It thus forms a navigable link across Tierra del Fuego between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans as an alternative to going round the hazardous rocky headland of Cape Horn. It was given the name X during the Voyage of the Beagle by HMS Beagle's captain Robert FitzRoy after Charles Darwin's prompt action, with others, saved them from being marooned.

A N S W E R

• Darwin Sound

Q 3 7 *

Why were the following changes introduced for a completely Non-Scientific reason?

In the 17th century, The Bishop of Quebec declared the beaver a fish while the Capybara was declared a fish in Venezuela.

Lizards and Iguanas are conveniently considered fish by Nicaraguans.

As recently as 2010, the Archbishop of New Orleans declared the Alligator a fish.

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Meat other than fish is not allowed for consumption by the Catholic Church during the Lenten feast.

These reclassifications allow those following the church to consume these meats without guilt.

Q 3 8

What connection do these have? Spanish Steps : Bulgari Trevi : Fendi Colosseum : Tods Rialto Bridge : Diesel Solomeo, Umbria : Brunello Cucinelli

A N S W E R

As the Italian government cannot afford to maintain these structures, their

maintenance costs are being taken care of by these respective companies.

Q 3 9

Where can you find these door handles?

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The UN office – Palais de Nations was originally built for the League of Nations, and all the door handles retain the League’s insignia.

Q 4 0

The following images are from a photo essay by Ignacio Evangelista titled “After ________”. FITB.

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Schengen – these are all abandoned border stations.

Q 4 1

Where would you find these flowers? “The right one grew up, split into 2 stems to have 2 flowers connected each other, having 4 stems of flower tied belt-like. The left one has 4 stems grew

up to be tied to each other and it had the ring-shaped flower. The atmospheric dose is 0.5 μSv/h

at 1m above the ground.”

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• Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bomb Drop

Q 4 2

A N S W E R

• Frankenstein