1. The document is a travel quiz with 25 multiple choice questions and their answers about various tourist destinations, attractions, and trivia from around the world. 2. Some of the locations and topics covered in the quiz include Walt Disney World and its mosquito control system, the Schengen Agreement and visa, the Sydney Opera House air conditioning system, the Bolivian Salt Flats hotel construction, and the Shikara boat race in Dal Lake. 3. The quiz questions require identifying places, events, and other details based on clues and contexts about transportation routes, infrastructure, cultural practices, historical facts, and more related to the tourism industry.

1. Vernian Venture: The
Travel Quiz - Answers
By: Rithwik Rao

2. 1
Where is this restaurant, holding a certain
global record, located?

3. Burj Khalifa

4. 2
Despite its location in a marshy area, this 100 sq km tourist attraction quite
magically does not face a commonly associated issue. This is because of the
efficient surveillance system in regards to this issue.
The surveillance system mainly consists of carbon dioxide traps to make it seem
like humans breathing. Another aspect of this system is distribution of sentinel
chicken coops distributed along the borders of the area. The blood of the sentinel
chickens are analyzed now and then for certain antibodies and in case of
discovery of these antibodies, it also localizes to where the issue is arising from.
Which tourist attraction? What issue is excellently controlled here?

5. Walt Disney World, Florida
Mosquitoes

6. 3
This particular province of
Luxembourg share its borders with
France and Germany. The tripoint of
the countries is also located here.
A pan-European agreement was signed
in this area in the mid 1980s which
resulted in the province lending its
name to whatever came out of this
agreement.
What is the name of this province/
What came out of this agreement?

7. Schengen/ Schengen Visa

8. 4
A particular Danish engineering firm had to shift some of their resources to a
location overseas to be mechanical consultants for a particular construction
project. However, their most famous contribution in this project turned out to be
an efficient seawater air conditioning system.
This was a result of the orthodox cooling chimney tower idea being ruled out as it
would have been bad for the aesthetics due to their cuboidal shape. The source
for the seawater comes from a harbour in the vicinity. The air conditioning
system had to be as efficient as possible due to perfectionist demands. One of
these demands was that the hall that served the main purpose of the structure
had to be maintained at 22.5 ºC so that the tunes do not go off track.
What was this air conditioning system designed for?

9. Sydney Opera House

10. 5
This particular hotel was initially established in the mid 1990s and was the first of
its kind. The stunning hotel was built to accommodate tourists who visited an
enchanting and enormous tourist destination in the vicinity, prior to which, there
were no hotels for long distances.
Because of scarcity of traditional construction materials in the area, the hotel
used this destination to its own advantage. However, the hotel manager Dario
mentions a few drawbacks with construction material being replaced after every
rainy season and a common issue of corrosion of electrical wires and sockets.
Which material was used for construction of the hotel? What is this tourist
destination in question?

11. 5

12. Salt
Bolivian Salt Flats/ Salar De Uyuni

13. 6
To travel from Beijing to Moscow by train, the faster way is to travel to
Vladivostok and then take the Trans-Siberian railway. There is another
prominent option to travel through an express train which directly connects
Beijing to Moscow and has stops en route for sightseeing.
The name of this express train does not allude to the end points of the express
train but rather to the majority of the course of the journey the train takes.
What name is fabricated to this express train?

14. Silk Road/ Silk Route Express

15. 7
Every year, the Indian army organizes a certain competition at a tourist hotspot
for the local men and women in the vicinity. The contest is held every spring and
makes use of certain entities that are abundantly found here with their main
purpose being to navigate tourists to their residences at this place.
The main purpose of the contest is to encourage tourism in this region which has
taken a blow of late. Sufi music is commonly played while the contest goes on.
What is this contest? Where is it held?

16. Shikara race
Dal Lake

17. 8
This particular image of a famous tourist
destination became the face of climate
change globally in late 2019. The locals are
shocked by the silence and absence of mist
at the place and are urging their countries’
governments to take environmental
measures. The image was popularly used
as a reference when the government
officials from the countries denied any
impact of climate change.
Which royal tourist destination is this?

18. 8

19. Victoria Falls

20. 9
One of the earliest references to it are from 9th century AD where a Baroda script
accounted that it was built at a hill at a place called Elapura by a certain king.
A certain Iraqi explorer in the 10th century accounted of it being a pilgrimage site
for multiple religions with some devotees residing in cells close to the places of
worship. Some of the European explorers in the medieval times mistakenly
interpreted that it had been the work of the ancient Chinese.
What am I talking about?

21. Ellora Caves

22. 10
Although these tours have been functioning since a long time, it was observed
that the tours saw an increase of tourists by 40 percent in May 2019.
The tourists on these tours are supposed to clothe their bodies as much as they
can and wearing casual wear is strictly prohibited. Accommodation is only
allowed for a maximum of one or two days and the hotel staff also work for
alternate periods of 15 days each. Minimal amount of food and water is advised to
be taken during the tour. Consuming food and smoking in the open air is strictly
prohibited.
Where are these tours taking place?

23. Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

24. 11*
The following images show an oriental
dessert which is made of seasonal and
regional items which are not well known
for their edibility and health benefits.
These desserts are in abundance in their
native region just after the spring
begins.
What items are used to make this
dessert?

25. Petals of cherry blossoms

26. 12*
In 2014, this resident of an island country started a tourism agency of his own.
One tour package that his agency offers is a nine day tour all around the country.
He is said to have been the guide for most of these tours.
This tour package is actually an allusion to a book written by his father that
accounted the father’s journey along the length of a whole continent. The tour
package has a capacity of only 20 people per batch due to the availability of only
about a dozen of certain entities, which in itself is the biggest allusion to the
book. The following slide has an image of the son being a guide on this tour.
Which country? Which book has inspired this tour package?

27. 12*

28. Cuba
Motorcycle Diaries by Che Guevara

29. 13*
A particular symbol from Islamic culture
consists of two overlapping squares and was
used as an important tool for the recitation of
Quran.
The image on the right shows how a
symmetrical half of something, that came into
being in the end of 20th century, evolved from
this particular symbol.
What was thus evolved?

30. Petronas Towers’ cross section

31. 14*
On Valentine’s Day last year, the Twitter handle of an organization dedicated to a
popular tourist landmark announced a contest for Twitterati to express their love
to their partners using a particular punny and apt hashtag (6,2,4) which was a pun
on what a lot of people say is the first step of their romances. The best tweets
featured on the landmark itself through a colourful projection system.
On the same day, the same Twitter account tweeted a “love letter” to another
popular landmark very close by with the punny caption “I ______ you to the
moon and back”
What was the hashtag? FITB.

32. #EiffelInLove
Louvre

33. 15*
It is believed to have been dedicated to Garuda and it is said that the erstwhile
king of this region built it to have his capital’s own version of a famous landmark
located on the east coast after being impressed seeing the beauty of this
landmark when he went there for fighting a war.
Although it is expected to show some movement, the locals in the region have a
superstition that the world will come to a halt on the day it moves. Hence, this is
one of the reasons for it being prohibited from touching it. A lateral clue involving
a popular dialogue from a famous Bollywood film is shown in the next slide to
help you with the answer.
What am I talking about?

34. 15*

35. Hampi Stone Chariot

36. 16*
These people are in charge of a tourism service in an equatorial region spread
across two countries that roughly translates to “where the land runs forever” in
the local language due to its plain nature extending to a large area.
They are generally referred to as “captain” and the job they do is generally a
combination of two passions of theirs. The two things that they request tourists
to bring to the journeys along with them are a pair of binoculars and a hat to
protect themselves from the radiant heat from above, irrespective of the weather.
What tourism service are they in charge of?

37. Hot air balloon safaris

38. 17*
“That Hug” (title translated) is a song by a certain Gilberto and was written at the
end of his term in a city’s prison to bidding adieu to this city. The song itself has
become an anthem of the city.
The song has numerous references to the people and culture of the city: the
crowded avenues in February and March, fans of a popular local football club (not
to be confused with a bird) and people from the slums being some of them.
Although the title refers to him hugging all the city’s residents as a sign of bidding
farewell, there is said to have been a hidden meaning behind the title relating it to
a particular aspect of the city’s highlight.
Which city is being paid tribute to in this song? What is said to have been the
hidden meaning behind the title of the song?

39. Rio De Janeiro
Christ The Redeemer’s open arms posture

40. 18*
This group of professionals is 2000 strong and their task is one that is seasonal. A
lot of them get their highest incomes at about the beginning of every year.
However, the task that they complete is physically demanding due to the
fluctuating heights they are supposed to encounter along with bearing their
heavy loads in a short time and this takes a toll on their health eventually.
The most prevalent health problems they face are knee aches, joint aches and
spinal problems. Some have even had shoulder dislocations after long. One of
them named Sathyan says they all take painkillers after each trip and despite
their knowledge about it being bad for health, they all still want to do this task.
Who are these people?

41. Dolly carriers (or) palanquin bearers in Sabarimala

42. 19*
Snapshots from a vlog by a famous vlogger. What is the end result of whatever is
being done?

43. 19*

44. 19*

45. Madame Tussauds wax statues

46. 20*
There exists a web facility functioning since 2011 which has been providing a
virtual experience of being in a location. This location’s access to tourists and the
public has been denied since a little more than a century ago.
The web facility’s preface (shown in next slide) is an image of the place’s interiors
which links to five more images showing panoramic views of the city in the
vicinity from different points inside the location.
Which lit location does this web facility give a virtual feel of?

47. 20*

48. Torch of the Statue of Liberty

49. 21
A region-specific deity is worshipped by both Hindus and Muslims in a
particular region, with majority of the Hindus residing on the west of the
region and majority of Muslims residing on the east.
Most of the people who live here are honey collectors, fishermen and
woodcutters. They all offer their prayers to the deity before sailing across to
resume with their jobs. The prayers are to make her protect their lives from a
demon god who is said to encounter these people in a different form.
Which tourist-attracting region is this?

50. Sunderbans

51. 22
Located very close to the border with Cambodia, this unique Buddhist shrine in
Thailand was built to solve a huge problem in the countryside which Buddhist
monks were tired of back in the mid 1980s. The authority of the shrine then
started asking for donations of whatever caused the problem for the construction
of the temple from local businesses and citizens.
The cost for the construction of the shrine was much lesser than usual because
there was exemption of painting and tiling costs which in turn is because of its
nature of construction.
What is unique about the shrine’s construction?

52. 22

53. Constructed using beer bottles

54. 23
Capilla Sixtina en Mexico was a temporary structure that went on tour for
three years from 2016 to 2019, starting from Mexico City. This project is a life
sized replica of an extremely popular tourist destination across the Atlantic
and aims to provide the opportunity of experiencing the destination to those
who cannot afford this trip across the Atlantic.
To make this happen, 2.6 million photos of inch by inch size at the original
site had to be captured throughout 170 days after the approval of the
concerned authority. As a consequence of its public domain, one particular
prohibitory rule applied to the tourists in the premises of the original is
exempted in this replica.
What was this a life sized replica of? Which rule is being exempted in this
replica?

55. Sistine Chapel
Photography or videography of the frescoes is not allowed

56. 24
Certain two ports located about 200 kilometres apart is called by the title
“Marlboro territory” in the sailors’ lingo.
This is due to packs of Marlboro cigarettes being demanded as currency by
certain people at the ports so that the sailors do not face any issue to resume
their journey. The choice of currency is mainly because a pack of cigarettes is
very expensive in this region. It is said that sometime during April or May, dry
fruits are demanded more than Marlboro cigarettes by the same people.
Who are these ‘pirates’ who have been in the news sometime this year?

57. Suez Canal Authority officials

58. 25
This small aerodrome services only private chartered planes which are used for
tourists to look over a tourist site in the proximity and spot certain “flora and
fauna”. The airport is named after a German-born who was instrumental in their
discovery back in the mid 20th century.
The “flora and fauna” are said to have got their common distinct characteristics
due to the red pebbles, rich in iron oxide, removed to reveal the yellow-grey
subsoil beneath. Due to their habitat being dry and windless throughout the year,
they have not gone “extinct” for a long time.
What are these “flora and fauna” that I am talking about?

59. 25

60. Nazca Lines

61. Fin
Thank you!
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