Travel quiz

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ചുവന്ന ഭൂമി
A travel quiz by Rajesh Mohanan

There will be a total of 40 questions of which 6
will be a part of a common written round
The remaining 34 will be normal dry rounds
which will be on pounce and bounce

Dry 1
Infinite bounce
+10 for each correct answer
Pounce will attract -5 for a wrong answer

1
As per Hindu mythology a certain set of mountains had wings
and had the divine power of flight. However due to some
misunderstanding Lord Indra chopped off the wings of 99 of
such mountains
However X survived the attack and took refuge in the Ocean
with the help of Y.
X once rose out of the ocean to offer himself as a resting
place to a traveler as a mark of gratitude. The invitation was
politely refused.
Name this mythical mountain and the traveler

X – Mount Mainaka(Y – Vayu)
Traveller - Hanuman

2
This was the title of his travelogue about his visit to US.
He later used the same title for a screenplay he wrote for
an IV Sasi movie released in 1984 starring Mammootty
and Seema with Mohanlal coming in a supporting role.
Name the title

3
In one of their adventures, Asterix and Obelix travel to a
country in search of a flower which is scientifically called
Leontopodium alpinum.
This flower is also present in the tourism logo of this country.
What is the common name?

4
The structure was built under the guidance of Paul-Helge
Mortensen, while working for Engineering Construction
Corporation Ltd.
The remnants of the structure and the location still attracts
some tourists to this place and the Government has started to
rebuilt the structure.
The original one was actually made of steel and clad in wood
and was meant to be destroyed. Which structure?

5
Babu Varghese, managing partner of Tour India was arrested
for the murder of his business partner and Vythiri Jungle Park
resort owner A M Abdul Karim.
Babu Varghese has also been a member of Tourism advisory
committee for the Govt of kerala.
What innovation of Babu Varghese is now a big Businees in
Kerala?

He was the first to launch house boat in Kerala.
He was also the first to built tree houses in the shape of
erumadam for tourists in Kerala.

6
Once when he was getting treated for a broken toe at
Taunton's Musgrove Park Hospital, this cricketer happened to
be at the children’s ward and after learning about some
terminally ill cases, he started out on a charity walk.
He has raised about 12 million pounds as a result and has
done about 12 such walks from 1985. He first walk was about
900 miles.
His nickname might remind you of a very contentious issue in
India though people in Kerala may not have arguments. Id the
player

7
The Central Railway earns a good portion of revenue from a particular
purpose that they have decided to construct a dedicated railway
station at Wadi Bunder for this.
Wadi Bunder has a stock of coaches from 50's and 60's and even old
locomotives.
As of now Apta railway station is the major one used for this use and
had earned about 32 lakh in FY 15-16. For what purpose is the new
station being built and what event in the 90's catapulted Aptas
reputation for such purpose?

Movie shootings, Climax
of DDLJ

8
Harman Singh Sidhu was supposed to move to Canada in few days
when he met with an accident that confined him in a wheelchair. He
later found an NGO, whose actions are in the news for last few
weeks. What?

Ban of shops selling alcohol near highways

9
Iratta Mukhamulla Nagaram (ഇരട്ട മുഖമുള്ള
നഗരം ) is a travelogue by Benyamin on the days
he spent at a city while attending the Literary
festival there.
The name of the city is also shared by a famous
establishment in Hyderabad established by
Khanchand Ramnani. Name the city

10
The following pictures are from Tehran.
Why are they doing these.

Blocking number plates from security
camera and helping the drivers break
the odd-even rule

11
Launched in 1890 by Charles Connell and Company, she was
delivered to the German company based in Hamburg and was
registered under the name SS Stubbenhuk. Subsequently, it
got acquired by the Hamburg America Line of Germany,
where she sailed as the SS Sicilia.
Her ownership changed hands again and she was renamed as
X Y. Later the ownership again was transferred and she was
renamed as Heian Y. She got wrecked in 1926 near Cape
Soyedomari. Id X Y

12
These are road signs that appear in certain places in the US.
What are these called or against what does it specifically warn
against?

Immigration Sign.
Watchout for immigrants crossing

13
Voted the second greatest Briton of all time in a 2002 BBC poll
(after Winston Churchill), he is best known for the creation of the
Great Western Railway, a series of famous steamships, and
numerous important bridges.
Though his projects were not always successful, they often
contained innovative solutions to long-standing engineering
problems. During his short career, he achieved many engineering
“firsts”, including the building of the first tunnel under a navigable
river and development of the first propeller-driven steamship,
which was at the time also the largest ship ever built.Who is he?

14
"A musafir is one who has Allah's sympathy, and
Allah's power guides him throughout his journeys.
Killing a musafir or even thinking of harming him
is a sin in Islam," says one of the bulletins that
was broadcast recently by AIR.
Why is the AIR doing this and where did they air
it?

Kulbhushan Jadhav was a traveler(musafir) in Iran
This was aired in Pakistan

15
This is the new brand identity of West Bengal Tourism.
What is blanked out?

Christmas Island Crab Migration

17
In the 1860’s George Pullman formed a partnership with his
close friend, Benjamin Field and developed comfortable train
car accommodations. Pullman built two train cars, the
“Springfield” and the “Pioneer.”
He loaned one of his sleeper cars for a purpose.
Journalists caught wind of this, and the public was quickly
educated about the comfortable design of Pullman’s cars. Every
train on the tracks included the luxurious cars after that.

Abraham Lincoln’s body was transported through
dozens of northern cities and along the way, the train
encountered all sorts of mourners along the tracks.
This was too emotional for Mrs. Lincoln to handle.
By the time the train arrived at Chicago, she had
practically collapsed. Pullman hoped that its
comfortable design would cheer her up for the
remainder of the journey

Travelogue
Written round of 6 Questions on
Stamps issued by India Post
+10 for each correct.
+5 bonus in case you get all correct

1
Issued in 2013 December, You can see
Qutub Minar and one other structure in
the background.
This was released to commemorate a visit
from the country where the structure is
present.
Name the structure

2
Shown below is the stamp issued in honor of V.O Chidambaram,
disciple of Bal Gangadar Tilak.
By what name was he popularly known, which was also the title of the
movie based on his life directed by BR Panthulu

3
3 Stamps were issued on a particular series of which one is shown
below. What was the series called?

4
Issued under the series Landmark Bridges Of India, which bridge is
shown here

5
Last month India Post released a series of
commemorative stamps under the title ‘Means of
Transport through ages’. A set of 4 stamps were
released under 5 different ages.
What mode of transport was listed under a
particular age with 4 types namely Long, Meeana,
Boutcha and Chowpaul

6
The following First day cover and stamp has been
issued in 1985 to commemorate the 25th year of
an organization . The Stamp features the logo of
the organization

1
Issued in 2013 December, You can see Qutub Minar and one other
structure on the background. This was released to commemorate a
visit from the country where the structure is present. Name the
structure

Tokyo Tower
Visit of Emperor and Empress of Japan

5
Last month India Post released a series of commemorative stamps
under the title ‘Means of Transport through ages’. A set of 4
stamps were released under 5 different ages.
What mode of transport was listed under a particular age with 4
types namely Long, Meeana, Boutcha and Chowpaul

6
The following First day cover and stamp has been issued in 1985 to
commemorate the 25th year of an organization . The Stamp
features the logo of the organization

Dry 2
Infinite bounce
+10 for each correct answer
Pounce will attract -5 for a wrong answer

18
In US, a network of concrete arrows are often found in
remote locations or areas difficult to access.
These were used to guide Aero planes. The early iterations
of the system used approximately 1,500 beacons, each
constructed roughly between 3 and 5 miles apart.
Which organization developed this system?

US Post for their Airmail service

19
'Beyond the Last Blue Mountain' by RM Lala
is the biography of which eminent Indian
who was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in
1955 and the Bharat Ratna in the 90’s

20
What is the title of this
Amar Chitra Katha edition?

21
To whom is this
monument dedicated?

22
________ Raje Bhonsale was nominated to Rajya
Sabha last year. He is also a descendant of Rajarshi
Shahu Chhatrapati Maharaj of Kolhapur who had
funded the movement led by B R Ambedkar for
justice to the depressed classes.
There is one other ‘qualification’ that has led the
Maharashtra government appoint him as the brand
ambassador of Maharashtra Tourism. What?

Sambhaji Raje Bhonsale is a
Descendant of Shivaji

23
Id the warrior.
Why is he in
this quiz?

24
The first ship manufactured by the Cochin
Shipyard was launched under the Chairmanship
of a person who is generally associated with
another mode of commutation. Who?
Also name this ship which is also the title of a
Malayalam movie whose theme will fit this quiz

25
A well known traveler, on one of his visits to the
US is seen in this visual paying tributes to a
certain group of people in the Arlington
Cemetery. Whom?

26
This phrase was the title of a poem about New Zealand,
written by Thomas Bracken, published in 1893 in a book
entitled Lays and Lyrics: ____ ____ _____ and Other Poems.
This evocative phrase came to be used by New Zealanders to
describe their homeland’s beauty.
However, the phrase is best known to us today because it
has been used to brand something else. What?/ What
phrase?

27
Afanasy Nikitin was a Russian merchant and one of the first
Europeans to travel to and document his visit to India. He
described his trip in a narrative known as 'The Journey
Beyond Three Seas'.
In 1958, an Indo-Russian production on his life was made
into a movie starring Oleg Strizhenov as Afanasy Nikitin. The
movie also starred Nargis and Padmini.
What was the title of this movie in Hindi? The Malayalam
equivalent of the title was used for a Mohanlal movie which
won him a state award for best actor.

28
The name of the area originates from an actual structure that was
built in the 17th century by the Dutch, who were living in what was
then called New Amsterdam. The 12-foot structure was built to
protect the Dutch against attacks from pirates and various Native
American tribes, and to keep other potential dangers out of the
establishment.
The area near the structure came to be known as X. Later, in 1699, the
structure was dismantled by the British colonial government, but the
name stuck. Id X which is also the title of the 1987 Oliver Stone movie
which gave its lead actor his only Oscar

29
Both entities are known by the same name and one of them(X)
filed for a trademark and asked the other(Y) from stop using the
name. Y ignored this as they have been using the name at least 10
years earlier to X.
X is one of the very few entities in this business running on profit
while Y has been running on loss
For reasons unrelated, X(and also its parent), as its logo has a two
headed mythical bird Gandaberunda which is often depicted as
holding the animal used by the logo of Y(and also its parent) in its
beaks and talon.
What are X and Y(same name)

30
“Within hours of arriving I was already having the
quintessential San Francisco experience, working with two
budding entrepreneurs on their pitch deck. I even went with
them to the pitch event that evening to be introduced to the
audience !”,says Amol Surve about his experience of staying
with Brian and Joe while he was in San Francisco attending a
design conference.
Why is this of any significance or why was Amol who came to
attend a design conference attending a business pitch

31)What is special about this particular auto
rickshaw?

Official vehicle of Mexican ambassador to
India, Melba Pria

32
The upcoming biopic has been titled after a poem.
The title has been chosen as those words were
once famously uttered by the person on whom the
movie is based.
The other title that was considered was Salute. The
movie will star Aamir Khan and will be directed by
Mahesh Mathai.
On whose life is the movie based on?

33
This is a road of about 2 km in length and was laid by Sree
Subramanyam Trust with the profit it earned from a movie it
produced.
The movie was directed by P Subramaniam and among others,
fetched the state award for Best Child Artiste for Master Reghu.
The road,which is named after the movie recently got renovated and
was widened to 5 meters. Either name the road or the
movie(specific answer needed).

Swamy Ayyappan Road after Swami
Ayyappan movie

34
As per a comment posted by Hindu reporter P Venugopal in a
blog article in ‘My Travels My life’, the chief safety
commissioner - Suryanarayana called him for an inquiry
regarding a famous event that happened in Kerala in the 80’s.
Venugopal had an exclusive about a story of a man who
heard a whistling sound one day along with a slight drizzle.
Other reporters covering the story had missed this part. He
fears this report was used as an evidence for a particular
theory. What theory?

The final finding that Peruman tragedy was
a result of a tornado

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