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Q1
Name the artwork and the location
A1
The Tourist (Avinash and Kamlesh), Lodhi Arts District, Delhi
Q2
This monument is synonymous to the skyline of this African nation. It is said
to have been inspired by a lotus plant.
The Americans tried to bribe the ruler of this nation from helping out in the
independence movements of nearby nations. Enraged and pissed off, the ruler
took the bribe and used it to build this monument as a big middle finger to the
Americans.
It is therefore also referred to as “X’s prick”, inviting a fatwa on it because it
apparently could excite women.
Name the monument and give X.
JQEQ Tourism Quiz 2020
A2
Cairo Tower
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Q3
The Little Book of X
The Little Book of Y
The Art of Making Memories
These are three bestsellers from a Danish author, who is behind a Research
Institute dedicated to a most basic feeling. They opened the Z Museum in
Copenhagen, one of whose exhibits is dedicated to studying the Da Vinci Mona Lisa
from many angles.
Give X, Y and Z
A3
Hygge, Lykke and Happiness
Q4
4 locations from a tour for a movie, identify the movie.
Q4
A4
Call Me By Your Name
Crema, Sirmione (Lake Garda), Fontanile Quarantina (Capralba), Serio Falls
Q5
Matt Damon’s cameo happened because the producers were acquainted with him
during their days at Harvard. Additionally he was in location for the shooting of
The Brothers Grimm. Since they had basically very little budget and nobody
wanted to fly over to take this role, they called in a favour.
After the website of this other person was taken down after it’s registration lapsed,
the song featured in the above cameo was put on by a prankster on loop on it as a
funny troll.
Give the name of the song and the movie.
Q5
A5
Scotty Doesn’t Know
Euro Trip
Q6
Thought to be the single largest such structure in the world, this monument was
rediscovered in 1814 by Cornelius, but it was made famous by a another person X,
who is synonymous with the creation of Singapore. This was because X was very
interested in the history of the island and even wrote a book on it.
He was also responsible for a successful amphibious capture of the said island,
which was then returned back to it’s older colonial master in 1816.
See the picture on the next slide and name the monument and the person X
JQEQ Tourism Quiz 2020
A6
Borobudur Temple, the largest single structure Buddhist monument
Stamford Raffles captured Java from the Dutch for the British
Q7
The best time to go here is August during the dry season. If you go some other time
or if you are unlucky, you will see fog or something similar to the picture on the
upcoming slide.
A unique combination of ultisol, quartzose, iron claystones, phylittes, magnesium
fanglomerates and sulphurous calcareous sandstones along with other minerals are
found in this space.
Give me the more popular name of this place.
JQEQ Tourism Quiz 2020
A7
Rainbow Mountain
Q8
The Powers of Ten became Keyhole. Slide the below slider to the colour of your
choosing. What am I talking about?
A8
Google Earth View.
You can use the slider to select pictures of the colours you desire.
Q9
Not a very touristy place, but of extreme significance in current geo-politics.
A great Khan of the Yarkandi Khanate also called Moghulistan, a cousin and
contemporary of Babur, decided to invade and pillage the lands south of his
somewhere in the 1530s.
These expeditions were met with great success in the Nubra. The troops further
broke up, he himself went to Baltistan, while his commander left for Kashmir.
During the return, his commander went further to Tibet, while he left for his home.
Something happened to him on his way back, quite common with people who land
fresh here, and he died at a specific spot much in news today.
He was very wealthy obviously, that added to the name.
What happened to him and what is the name of the place where he died?
JQEQ Tourism Quiz 2020
A9
Sultan Said Khan
Died of high altitude pulmonary edema
Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO)
4 Daniells. Identify the place / monument
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JQEQ Tourism Quiz 2020
Akbar’s Tomb at Sikandra
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Madan Mohan Temple, Vrindavan
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Sher Shah’s Mausoleum, Sasaram
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Brihadeeshwara Temple, Thanjavur
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Q14
As per the 2011 National Census and counting all states and UTs,
Bengali is the most spoken language of three states,
while Malayalam is that of two.
Name all 5.
A14
Bengali : West Bengal, Tripura, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Malayalam : Kerala, Lakshwadeep
Q15
There are a few tourist destinations across the globe popular for this activity. The
most famous is the one below in Nicaragua named Black Hill. The other famous
ones are Yasur in Tanna and Bromo in Indonesia.
Quite often this activity is dangerous, but it can also be a lot of fun. It requires
special protective gear and a sturdy thin plywood or a metal board.
What activity am I talking about?
A15
Volcano Boarding or Volcano Surfing. Below is the Cerro Negro.
Q16
A lost city in an almost inhospitable and empty place.
Ranulph Fiennes, epic explorer and distant relative of the actor Ralph Fiennes had
popularized this phrase,
The ___(8)___ of the __(5)___,
which in itself maybe have been coined by Thomas Edward Lawrence, who is
credited to having popularized many a natural wonder in this entire region.
This city has been mentioned in the Holy Book, as a city of pillars.
Name the city and also the local name for this empty place
A16
Ubar/Iram
Rub Al Khali (The Empty Quarter)
Thomas Edward Lawrence is
Lawrence of Arabia
Q17
Among the many etymologies prevalent for this location are the following.
1. Two hills side by side
2. A city in the middle of one of the hills mentioned in numbered bullet 1
3. The location creates a delusion in the body of the one who comes for war
Name the place
A17
Ranthambore
1. Two hills side by side and a valley in between – ‘Ran’ & ‘Bhore’ in between
‘Tham’
2. A city in the middle of one of the above hills – ‘Ratanbhore’
3. The location creates a delusion in the body of the one who comes for war
The location creates a bhamar in the tan of the one who comes for ran
Q18
Because of the extreme heat of the Outback, horses were not good for transporting.
This saw the import in many waves of dromedaries, who helped in opening up the
central part of the country, setting up telegraph lines and finally building railways,
which sort of started making the dromedaries less important.
This also lead to the immigration of a large number of Sub-Continentals who later
intermarried with the ethnic locals and settled down. They brought the first formal
establishment of Islam in this country.
Together these people were nicknamed ‘X’, which was a shortening of a country in
the sub-continent.
This has been immortalized today in the name of The X, which is a luxury service
considered to be one of the world’s greatest journeys.
What is X?
A18
The Ghan
Q19
Located in Death Valley, California is this scenic dry lake, with a name reminiscing
motor sports. What is unique about this place are stones which displays a curious
phenomenon almost breaking Newton’s First Law.
It was unexplained for a long time, until scientists figured out that this was not
some alien, nor miscreant nor magic, but just pure science.
Give a two word name for this phenomenon and the name of the place.
JQEQ Tourism Quiz 2020
A19
Sailing stones or walking stones in Racetrack Playa
Ice shovels on a bed of melted water, causing rocks to seemingly move by themselves.
Q20
I wanna live like common people
I wanna do whatever common people do
Wanna sleep with common people
I wanna sleep with common people like you."
Well, what else could I do?
I said "I'll... I'll see what I can do
This is a Pulp song, which sort of describes the increase in a special kind of
controversial tourism in Mumbai, post the release of an acclaimed 2008 film.
What kind of tourism am I referring and name the acclaimed film.
A20
Slum Tourism
Slumdog Millionaire
Q21
Work started on this monument in 1958, as a show of pre-eminence. It is built of
titanium and work ended in 1964. Surrounding the monument are relics of
scientists and others who worked in a special programme.
For what event that happened three years post the start of work (1958) was this
commemoration done?
JQEQ Tourism Quiz 2020
A21
Monument to the Conquerors of Space
Yuri Gagarin’s 1961 Space Ride
Q22
2 words
Name the cities for brownie points
JQEQ Tourism Quiz 2020
A22
Holocaust Memorials
Budapest
St. Petersburg Florida
Q23
He was born near Pune to a Koli family. Known for his battle prowess and ability to
navigate the coasts of Western India with ease, Kanhaji Angre was a “kebab-mein-
haddi” for the Portuguese, the East Indian Company, his fellow Marathas and the
Siddis.
The island fort of Murud-Janjira was a stand-out, but otherwise the entire west
coast was under his influence. He organized many a rading party on merchant
ships and caught a few as well. He also had a very heavy tussle with Bajirao
Pingale, post which Shahuji made him a Saraket, or Admiral of the Maratha fleet.
Associate his name with the launch of a 2018 entity, supposed to be India’s first,
expected to bring a lot of “wows” to its users.
A23
Angriya
India’s first domestic cruise liner
Goa to Mumbai by sea

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JQEQ Tourism Quiz 2020

  • 1. 23 Questions on Travel & Tourism Arun T P
  • 3. Q1 Name the artwork and the location
  • 4. A1 The Tourist (Avinash and Kamlesh), Lodhi Arts District, Delhi
  • 5. Q2 This monument is synonymous to the skyline of this African nation. It is said to have been inspired by a lotus plant. The Americans tried to bribe the ruler of this nation from helping out in the independence movements of nearby nations. Enraged and pissed off, the ruler took the bribe and used it to build this monument as a big middle finger to the Americans. It is therefore also referred to as “X’s prick”, inviting a fatwa on it because it apparently could excite women. Name the monument and give X.
  • 8. Q3 The Little Book of X The Little Book of Y The Art of Making Memories These are three bestsellers from a Danish author, who is behind a Research Institute dedicated to a most basic feeling. They opened the Z Museum in Copenhagen, one of whose exhibits is dedicated to studying the Da Vinci Mona Lisa from many angles. Give X, Y and Z
  • 10. Q4 4 locations from a tour for a movie, identify the movie.
  • 11. Q4
  • 12. A4 Call Me By Your Name Crema, Sirmione (Lake Garda), Fontanile Quarantina (Capralba), Serio Falls
  • 13. Q5 Matt Damon’s cameo happened because the producers were acquainted with him during their days at Harvard. Additionally he was in location for the shooting of The Brothers Grimm. Since they had basically very little budget and nobody wanted to fly over to take this role, they called in a favour. After the website of this other person was taken down after it’s registration lapsed, the song featured in the above cameo was put on by a prankster on loop on it as a funny troll. Give the name of the song and the movie.
  • 14. Q5
  • 16. Q6 Thought to be the single largest such structure in the world, this monument was rediscovered in 1814 by Cornelius, but it was made famous by a another person X, who is synonymous with the creation of Singapore. This was because X was very interested in the history of the island and even wrote a book on it. He was also responsible for a successful amphibious capture of the said island, which was then returned back to it’s older colonial master in 1816. See the picture on the next slide and name the monument and the person X
  • 18. A6 Borobudur Temple, the largest single structure Buddhist monument Stamford Raffles captured Java from the Dutch for the British
  • 19. Q7 The best time to go here is August during the dry season. If you go some other time or if you are unlucky, you will see fog or something similar to the picture on the upcoming slide. A unique combination of ultisol, quartzose, iron claystones, phylittes, magnesium fanglomerates and sulphurous calcareous sandstones along with other minerals are found in this space. Give me the more popular name of this place.
  • 22. Q8 The Powers of Ten became Keyhole. Slide the below slider to the colour of your choosing. What am I talking about?
  • 23. A8 Google Earth View. You can use the slider to select pictures of the colours you desire.
  • 24. Q9 Not a very touristy place, but of extreme significance in current geo-politics. A great Khan of the Yarkandi Khanate also called Moghulistan, a cousin and contemporary of Babur, decided to invade and pillage the lands south of his somewhere in the 1530s. These expeditions were met with great success in the Nubra. The troops further broke up, he himself went to Baltistan, while his commander left for Kashmir. During the return, his commander went further to Tibet, while he left for his home. Something happened to him on his way back, quite common with people who land fresh here, and he died at a specific spot much in news today. He was very wealthy obviously, that added to the name. What happened to him and what is the name of the place where he died?
  • 26. A9 Sultan Said Khan Died of high altitude pulmonary edema Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO)
  • 27. 4 Daniells. Identify the place / monument Arun T P
  • 29. Akbar’s Tomb at Sikandra
  • 31. Madan Mohan Temple, Vrindavan
  • 37. Q14 As per the 2011 National Census and counting all states and UTs, Bengali is the most spoken language of three states, while Malayalam is that of two. Name all 5.
  • 38. A14 Bengali : West Bengal, Tripura, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Malayalam : Kerala, Lakshwadeep
  • 39. Q15 There are a few tourist destinations across the globe popular for this activity. The most famous is the one below in Nicaragua named Black Hill. The other famous ones are Yasur in Tanna and Bromo in Indonesia. Quite often this activity is dangerous, but it can also be a lot of fun. It requires special protective gear and a sturdy thin plywood or a metal board. What activity am I talking about?
  • 40. A15 Volcano Boarding or Volcano Surfing. Below is the Cerro Negro.
  • 41. Q16 A lost city in an almost inhospitable and empty place. Ranulph Fiennes, epic explorer and distant relative of the actor Ralph Fiennes had popularized this phrase, The ___(8)___ of the __(5)___, which in itself maybe have been coined by Thomas Edward Lawrence, who is credited to having popularized many a natural wonder in this entire region. This city has been mentioned in the Holy Book, as a city of pillars. Name the city and also the local name for this empty place
  • 42. A16 Ubar/Iram Rub Al Khali (The Empty Quarter) Thomas Edward Lawrence is Lawrence of Arabia
  • 43. Q17 Among the many etymologies prevalent for this location are the following. 1. Two hills side by side 2. A city in the middle of one of the hills mentioned in numbered bullet 1 3. The location creates a delusion in the body of the one who comes for war Name the place
  • 44. A17 Ranthambore 1. Two hills side by side and a valley in between – ‘Ran’ & ‘Bhore’ in between ‘Tham’ 2. A city in the middle of one of the above hills – ‘Ratanbhore’ 3. The location creates a delusion in the body of the one who comes for war The location creates a bhamar in the tan of the one who comes for ran
  • 45. Q18 Because of the extreme heat of the Outback, horses were not good for transporting. This saw the import in many waves of dromedaries, who helped in opening up the central part of the country, setting up telegraph lines and finally building railways, which sort of started making the dromedaries less important. This also lead to the immigration of a large number of Sub-Continentals who later intermarried with the ethnic locals and settled down. They brought the first formal establishment of Islam in this country. Together these people were nicknamed ‘X’, which was a shortening of a country in the sub-continent. This has been immortalized today in the name of The X, which is a luxury service considered to be one of the world’s greatest journeys. What is X?
  • 47. Q19 Located in Death Valley, California is this scenic dry lake, with a name reminiscing motor sports. What is unique about this place are stones which displays a curious phenomenon almost breaking Newton’s First Law. It was unexplained for a long time, until scientists figured out that this was not some alien, nor miscreant nor magic, but just pure science. Give a two word name for this phenomenon and the name of the place.
  • 49. A19 Sailing stones or walking stones in Racetrack Playa Ice shovels on a bed of melted water, causing rocks to seemingly move by themselves.
  • 50. Q20 I wanna live like common people I wanna do whatever common people do Wanna sleep with common people I wanna sleep with common people like you." Well, what else could I do? I said "I'll... I'll see what I can do This is a Pulp song, which sort of describes the increase in a special kind of controversial tourism in Mumbai, post the release of an acclaimed 2008 film. What kind of tourism am I referring and name the acclaimed film.
  • 52. Q21 Work started on this monument in 1958, as a show of pre-eminence. It is built of titanium and work ended in 1964. Surrounding the monument are relics of scientists and others who worked in a special programme. For what event that happened three years post the start of work (1958) was this commemoration done?
  • 54. A21 Monument to the Conquerors of Space Yuri Gagarin’s 1961 Space Ride
  • 55. Q22 2 words Name the cities for brownie points
  • 58. Q23 He was born near Pune to a Koli family. Known for his battle prowess and ability to navigate the coasts of Western India with ease, Kanhaji Angre was a “kebab-mein- haddi” for the Portuguese, the East Indian Company, his fellow Marathas and the Siddis. The island fort of Murud-Janjira was a stand-out, but otherwise the entire west coast was under his influence. He organized many a rading party on merchant ships and caught a few as well. He also had a very heavy tussle with Bajirao Pingale, post which Shahuji made him a Saraket, or Admiral of the Maratha fleet. Associate his name with the launch of a 2018 entity, supposed to be India’s first, expected to bring a lot of “wows” to its users.
  • 59. A23 Angriya India’s first domestic cruise liner Goa to Mumbai by sea