4. Question 2*
It opened as an exclusive whites-only hotel,
and it was the swankiest hotel Bombay in its
days. It later lost its popularity to the rival Taj
Hotel. Among the hotel's notable guests was
Mark Twain, who wrote about the city's crows
he saw outside his balcony in Following the
Equator. It was also the first place in India to
screen the Lumière Brothers' Cinematographe
invention in 1896.Identify this now dilapidated
landmark which is also the oldest surviving
cast iron building in India
5. Answer
Watson's Hotel also known as the Esplanade
Mansion
6. Question 3
Due to a certain movie that was filmed here, tourists are
more interested in visiting the following places rather
than locations related to the towns most famous
resident. Identify both the resident and the movie that
overshadowed him.
Mirabell Gardens
Leopoldskron Castle
Hellbrunn Castle
Nonnberg Abbey
St.Gilgen
MondseeCathedral
7. Answer
Salzburg in Austria. The birthplace and
hometown of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and
also the location for the filming of The Sound of
Music.
8. Question 4*
Name this familiar suitcase named after a four-
time British Prime Minister.
10. Question 5
It is the name given to the well-trodden and
constantly growing routes around South East
Asia travelled by backpackers and other
tourists. Lonely Planet, which first wrote about
this region is often criticised for the rise of this
trail as this has apparently led to the
destruction of local culture and disturbance of
once quiet sites. Name this trail named after a
sweet breakfast.
12. Question 6
It was the first transcontinental expedition to
the Pacific Coast by the United States.
Commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson
its objects were both to study the area's plants,
animal life, and geography, and to discover
how the region could be exploited
economically.
14. Question 7
This house, in Mussorie, was the residence of
a famous geographer who was Survetor
General of India from 1830 to 1845. Plans are
on to make this a museum. Who?
16. Question 8
This city's name derives from the monks of the
Benedictine order who founded the city; it is
derived from a word meaning "by the monk's
place" A monk is depicted on the city's coat of
arms as well.
18. Question 9
With average gross transactions of over $100
million a month (2 years ago), which is India's
largest and Asia's fastest growing e-commerce
portal?
20. Question 10
Which celebrity also doubles as a commercial
pilot for low-cost carrier Iceland Express on a
flight, which is otherwise called the ED Force
One?
22. Question 11*
What was discovered on September 12, 1940
by four teenagers, Marcel Ravidat, Jacques
Marsal, Georges Agnel, and Simon Coencas,
as well as Marcel's dog, Robot, near
Montignac?
26. Question 13
It is an Arab Levantine food dip or spread
made from cooked, mashed chickpeas,
blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt
and garlic. It is popular throughout the Middle
East and in Middle Eastern cuisine around the
globe. It is used as a dip with a flatbread like
pita or as an accompaniment with
chicken/fish/eggplant
28. Question 14
An Indian emperor’s tomb lies in this very
dargah (on the right) which is close to the
famous Shwedagon Pagoda. Identify emperor
and city.
30. Question 15*
Fairly simple. Give us the name of Jamaica's
national dish, one of whose ingredients can be
poisonous if eaten unripe. It has also been
immortalised in a famous calypso love song.
33. Answer
Phineas Fogg (Around the World in 80 Days)
34. Question 17
In 2007, who became the first people in the
world to reach the north pole in a motor car?
35. Answer
Jeremy Clarkson and James May.Two of the
three presenters of Top Gear.
36. Question 18
X's travels take it from its breeding grounds in
northern Canada down to the southern ocean
off the Antarctic continent, and back again.
Considering the indirect course used to take
advantage of prevailing winds, an average X
will make a 45,000 mile (over 70,000 km)
round trip each year and an average of 1.5
million miles in its entire lifetime (enough to
travel to and from the moon 5-6 times). Idenitfy
X, who's migratory route is shown on the
following slide.
39. Question 19
If you were visiting such "fine dining"
establishments as Doctor's Cafe, The Original
Baba Restaurant (As Mentioned in Lonely
Planet) and Cafe Koala; where in the world
would you be?
41. Question 20
The village of Mana, located at a distance of 3
kms from Badrinath is the last Indian Village
situated in the Indo-China Border and has
gained religious importance on account of a
pair of caves that are present here. Why?
42. Answer
Vyasa is said to have dictated
the Mahabharata to his scribe, Ganesha here.
43. Question 21*
Where would you have to go if you were
desperately craving a McDonalds' burger in
Cuba?
44. Answer
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (Gitmo). Co-
operative prisoners are said to be rewarded
with a Happy Meal. :)
45. Question 22
The Dhaba's owner claims that this is the first
place MF Husain would visit when he landed in
Kolkata. Such were the ties that Dharamveer
(the co-owner), now in Canada is the only
person, other than Madhuri Dixit to have had a
wedding card painted by Husain. The dhaba
also has a painting gifted to the owners by the
artist. Identify this Kolkata institution located on
Ballygunge Circular Road.
47. Question 23
Identify this famous tomb built for a mughal
queen.
48. Answer
Bibi-Ka-Maqbara in Aurangabad, Maharashtra.
49. Question 24
If someone in Thailand invited you to a
chekcho, what would he/she be doing?
50. Answer
Inviting you to one of Thailands famous Sex
Shows.
Thai people have trouble pronouncing the ‘s’
sound.
51. Question 25
Xs were in fact, one of the most popular
souvenirs for wealthy European tourists
returning from Egypt. After a ban was passed
on the export of these antiquities (Sometimes
for purposes as varied as for use as railway
fuel and in the papermaking industry in the
US), people began smuggling out parts of
these antiques in their luggage. Ys and Zs
were preferred as they could easily be
concealed in ones luggage. Identify X, Y and Z.
52. Answer
X-Mummies
Y and Z-Mummy Hands and Feet
