Look at the image on the next slide and tell us what the building is popularly
called by foreigners and Chinese alike on the basis of a resemblance.
Hint: If it helps, metal replicas of the building that function as actual ______
______(s) are sold as souvenirs in the tower’s gift shop.
Answer follows
The Bottle Opener
3
Jasmine and white roses were used, ironically, to recreate which
famous Baha’i place of worship at the Lal Bagh a few years back?
Answer follows
The Lotus Temple
4
This company was founded by Sandy Lerner and her then husband
Leonard Bosack, who used to both work at Stanford University.
They paid tribute to the city in which the company was founded in two
ways. For full points, also mention the two ways in which the company has
paid tribute to the city of its origin.
Answer follows
Cisco for San Francisco
• The name is a reduction of San Francisco
• Its logo represents the city’s iconic Golden Gate bridge
5
_____ ___ _______ was first used to describe the Wicklow Mountains in
Ireland which share their boundary with Dublin and Carlow. It has since been
used also to describe Australia, Canada, and famously, New Zealand after
Thomas Bracken wrote a poem with that title. The phrase rings well with
creationists and is reserved for lands people have considered to have
favourable climate, geography, and so on.
We, however, have heard of this phrase when being applied to a different
place. In this usage, one could say it is very well a misnomer.
On the following slides are two images. Identify the city for each image.
Answer follows
Rio de Janerio
Answer follows
New York
8
Regarded as the last real scholar of the ancient world, he was the
archbishop of Seville for over 3 decades. What he was widely revered
for was his extensive knowledge about just about everything under the
sun. People would often come to him with their questions, and he
would invariably answer them all. In fact, he compiled one of the first
encylopedias of the world – called Etymologiae.
For 10 points, either tell me his name or tell me what he is the patron
saint of (quite aptly).
Answer follows
Saint Isidore, the Patron Saint of the Internet
Alternatively, name the cities whose iconic buildings have been shown
on the following slide in a meme that’s actually a slice from the
person’s life.
Expectation Reality
Answer follows
Amritsar and Lahore, Sardar Tara Singh from Gadar
Manx cat / Mayor Manx Feral cat / Ulysses Feral Calico cat / Callie Briggs
12
What is done with your contribution is seldom on your mind as you partake
in a tradition that dates at least as far back as the 18th century (though made
popular by a 1954 romantic comedy).
In which country does one find these attractions? What is this trail
about?
Answer follows
Switzerland, DDLJ Trail
14
Cleverly punning on the location and the format/type of enterprise it is,
________ is located in the capital of Moldova, Chișinău.
It has various brands such as UCB, Guess, Mango, Levi’s, and Pierre
Cardin for shopping and also boasts of beauty shops such as Yves
Rocher and Inglot. When hunger pangs trouble you, you can walk over
to any of the varied restaurants or drink coffee at Tucano. Needless to
say, bowling and movies are other options to spend your time here.
A railway official said Railway Board has sanctioned the work to convert 18-
km Dabhoi-Chandod narrow gauge into broad gauge and extension from
Chandod to Kevadia Colony by constructing a new 32-km line.
What has prompted this development? Or simply, what is the town’s claim-
to-fame?
Answer follows
Statue of Unity
17
The following are two places which are more famously known by their
French exonyms. (So, obviously, they are not located in France.)
18
The French exonym for this four-lettered
city is also famous for the product it
gives its name to, originally produced
and sold by the brand that you see
below.
Answer follows
Cologne from Köln
19
This city is known for its long history associated with a certain sport
and the building shown below.
Answer follows
Munich from München
20
Whereas shinkashens or bullet trains run on electricity, this system of train
transportation uses two sets of magnet, one set to repel and push the train
off the track, then another set to move the floating train ahead at great
speed taking advantage of the lack of friction.
The first word refers to the technology used and second refers to something
that happens to the train as a result.
Answer follows
Maglev from Magnetic Levitation
21
Identify, very relevant to the theme of the quiz.
Answer follows
Atlas
22
The most familiar and common type of these is always slightly
inaccurate because of the difference in that which it measures and that
which one desires to gauge using it. Depending on one’s location, this
difference varies. Further, one of the above two is constantly changing
and hence, maps with latest declination information denoting this
difference should be used.
However, they were let off without much hassle. Name any one of the
three, who had been allowed such an exception.
Answer follows
Neil Armstrong / Buzz Aldrin / Michael Collins
Finals shortly…