Held on 8th July 2017 at O&G Academic Hall, GMCH

2. Special Thanks
• Amitabh Sharma

3. • 30 Questions
• Each question has one point
• Part points applicable

4. 1.
Chosen as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1986 for its extensive
cultural and monumental heritage and historical co-existence of
Christian, Muslim and Jewish cultures, it is called Europe's "Imperial
City". Also the subject of this painting by El Greco, what is this place?

5. Answer:
Toledo

6. 2.
• This “roadside attraction” in Amarillo, Texas created by
Chip Lord, Hudson Marquez and Doug Michels who were part
of the art group Ant Farm represents the evolution of a
company from 1949 to 1963, most notably the birth and death
of the tailfin in its products. What is it called?
• The objects have been buried at an angle that corresponds to
that of a monument built that was the tallest man-made
structure in the world for more than 3,800 years. Which
monument?

8. Answer:
Cadillac Ranch;
The Great Pyramid of Giza

9. 3.
• The ____ Utsav Festival is an annual attraction taking place
over a period of three months that provides array of activities
during the desert festival, folk dances, cultural programs, hot
air ballooning, camping, camel safari etc. Where does this
festival take place, a place famous for its full moon nights?

11. Answer:
Rann of Kutch

12. 4.
• The name of this place in the Viswema dialect of the Angamis
means “soulless and dull” referring to when some ancestors of
Viswema who due to the unfavorable weather conditions were
unable to harvest crops which led them to say that the place is
“very beautiful but dull and soulless”. A common
misconception is that the word derives its meaning from the
Angami word which translates to “cold water”.
• Identify the place, which is anything but soulless and dull,
especially in winter and spring.

13. Answer:
Dzukou Valley

14. 5.
• One of the several legends behind this tourist attraction,
often told to tourists, is that of a wealthy merchant who, during
a visit to the city with his family, had his beloved young son
go missing. The merchant hastily formed a search party that
scoured all corners of the city until the boy was found happily
doing something in a small garden. The merchant, as a gift of
gratitude to the locals who helped out during the search, had it
built.
• What are we talking about, and which city is it in?

15. Answer:
Manneken Pis; Brussels

16. 6.
• This part of the _______’s body is cooked in several Asian,
East European and Latin American countries. After an outer
layer of thin skin is removed, most of the edible tissue consists
of skin and tendons, with no muscle. This gives the it a distinct
texture different from the rest of the _______'s meat. Being
mostly skin, it is very gelatinous. The dish shown in the next
slide is an Indonesian crispy snack known as kripik ceker
made from the same. What are we talking about?

18. Answer:
Chicken’s feet

19. 7.
• This particular product of the Hormel Food Corporation has
been the subject of urban legends about mystery meat and
other appearances in pop culture. Most notable was a Monty
Python sketch portraying it as tasting horrible and being
ubiquitous and inescapable, characteristics which led to its
name being borrowed for something in the world of
technology. What are we talking about?

20. Answer:
Spam

21. 8. Which culinary ingredient is
the subject of these posts?

22. Answer:
Bay leaf

23. 9.
• This is a salad dish in Indian cuisine consisting of fresh chopped
tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, and sometimes, chili peppers. The
dressing may be based on vinegar or curd. What is the dish called, a
word that has found its way into regular Hindi?

24. Answer:
Kachumber

25. 10.
• This word is derived from the portmanteau of two words:
____ meaning shine or luster given by the sugar content in the
sauce made traditionally by mixing and heating soy
sauce and sake (or mirin) and sugar (or honey), and
____ which refers to the cooking method of grilling or
broilling.
• Which word?

26. Answer:
Teriyaki

27. 11.
• Two bars, Matt’s Bar and the 5-8 Club, about three miles from each
other on Cedar Avenue in South Minneapolis both claim to have
invented this burger. Matt's credits the bar's former owner Matt
Bristol. Another version is that the burger was invented by a customer
in 1954 who remarked "Oooh, that's one _____ ____!" after biting
into it. The 5-8 Club does not provide a particular origin story.
• Both bars offer slightly different versions of the burger. One
difference is the spelling: Matt's removes the letter “i” in “_____”,
while the 5-8 Club utilizes the normal spelling. Shirts worn by staff at
the 5-8 Club have the motto “if it's spelled right, it's done right” while
advertising for Matt's Bar says “Remember, if it is spelled correctly,
you are eating a shameless rip-off!”
• In 2014, Barack Obama visited Matt's and had a burger, prompting the
5-8 Club to provide him one of theirs. Which burger?

28. Answer:
Jucy Lucy

29. 12.
• The traditional cocktail known as a XY, which first appeared
in 1949, becomes a ZY with the addition of cream. Neither
drink is Y in origin, but both are so named due to _____ being
the primary ingredient. It is unclear which drink preceded the
other. Give XY and ZY. (0.25+0.25)
• A variant of ZY made with skimmed milk is known by the
name of a sportsperson as it is a “skinny, low-fat” ZY. Identify
the sportsperson. (0.5)

30. Answer:
Black Russian; White Russian; Anna Kournikova

31. 13. Which place has been blanked out in red?

32. Answer:
Mawsynram (wettest places by continent)

33. 14.
• This phenomenon is caused when estuarine, marine, or fresh
water algae accumulate rapidly in the water column in some
coastal areas. It is a special kind of algal bloom (large
concentrations of aquatic microorganisms when it is caused by
some certain species of dinoflagellates. It kills many manatees
every year.
• What is this phenomenon, usually associated with Florida?

34. Answer:
Red tide

35. 15.
• What tongue-in-cheek portmanteau was coined by British
newspapers in the mid 1990s, to refer to the Italian region of
Tuscany, after it was observed that there was a growing influx
of British upper-class citizens to the area, in search of a
summer retreat or a vacation place?
• The two words forming the portmanteau respectively refer to a
famous alcoholic drink produced in this region and a particular
kind of administrative territorial entity in the UK, made
famous by LOTR.

36. Answer:
Chiantishire

37. • The three-word title of this book is
basically a famous, slightly archaic
phrase used to refer to unchartered
or unexplored territories.
• The phrase originates from a
strange but common 14th century
practice of marking unexplored
areas on a world map or a globe by
adding certain specific images to
those areas, to indicate that
unknown dangers lurked in those
regions.
• What phrase? Or what images were
added?
16.

38. Answer:
Here Be Dragons

39. 17.
• The main creator deity in Inca
mythology is Viracocha, who is held
responsible for creating everything
from the sun and moon to the Pacific
Ocean.
• According to popular legend, the
appearance of white, bearded Spanish
conquistadors quite resembled that of
Viracocha, and as a result they were
supposedly welcomed as gods.
• How do we better know this god in
the world of travel and exploration, as
well as that of social and scientific
research?

40. Answer:
Kon-tiki

41. 18.
Auguste Escoffier, a famous French chef and restaurateur, first
introduced the ‘Brigade de cuisine’ hierarchal system which is still
followed in restaurants in the west.
The system delegates responsibilities to different individuals who
specialize in certain tasks in the kitchen and accordingly we have
the saucier (the sauté chef), the rôtisseur (the roast specialist), the
grillardin (the grill chef) and the légumier (the vegetable cook),
among many other posts.
What specific part of cuisine (and in this case, also famously
introduced by the French and later adopted by other countries) does
the entremetier deal with?

42. The Entrée / Appetizer

43. 19.
In 2010, tourism chiefs from Argentina, Cuba and Bolivia came
together in an official collaboration to create the Caminos Trail,
after they realized that there was a sudden increase in number of
tourists, especially since 2004, in certain specific regions of Latin
America, including the Pampas, the Lago Nahuel Huapi lake
between Argentina and Chile, the Andes mountains and Machhu
Picchu.
What exactly was the reason behind this wonderful increase in
tourist potential?

44. The Motorcycle Diaries

45. 20.
What term, once more in the news due to the title of a slightly
unrelated movie directed by Konkona Sen Sharma, is used to describe
“leisurely, aimless amblings in the wide lanes and bylanes of
Lucknow”, and especially in a certain specific posh business locale in
Lucknow?

46. Ganjing
(from Hazrat Gunj)

47. 21.
• This is a traditional Swedish layer cake or torte consisting of
alternating layers of airy sponge cake, pastry cream, and a
thick-domed layer of whipped cream. This is topped
by marzipan, giving the cake a smooth rounded top. The
marzipan overlay is usually green, sprinkled with powdered
sugar, and often decorated with a pink marzipan rose.
• The cake gets its name from the fact that the daughters of the
Duke of Vastergotland were especially fond of it, whose
teacher Jenny Akerstrom first published the recipe. What is it
called?

49. Answer:
Princess cake

50. 22.
• The Pot and How to Use It is a
cookbook written by Pulitzer Prize
winner X, who was also an admitted
"competent cook," and longtime
electric rice cooker enthusiast.
Originating from a blog entry on X's
popular website, the book contains
varied recipes for electric rice cookers
also includes readers' comments and
recipes alongside X's own discerning
insights and observations on why and
how we cook.
• Identify X, who is better known for
his writings on a different field.

51. Answer:
Roger Ebert

52. 23.
• Shown in the next slide is a real-life realization of the _______
sandwich concept, which is a tall, multi-layered sandwich
made with a variety of meats, cheeses and condiments. It is
named after a comic strip character who is frequently
illustrated making enormous sandwiches. FITB.

54. Answer:
Dagwood

55. 24.
• Derived from a Russian word meaning “quickly”, a ______, in
its original Parisian incarnation, is a small restaurant, serving
moderately priced simple meals in a modest setting. They are
defined mostly by the foods they serve. French home-style
cooking, and slow-cooked foods like cassoulet, a bean stew,
are typical.
• Also the subject of this painting by Jean Beraud, what are
these establishments called?

57. Answer:
Bistro

58. 25.
• In 1996 when the Olympics were held in Atlanta, some locals
took offense to the fact that the international media portrayed
them as a “bunch of ________ holding a sporting event.” As a
result they ended up doing just that, and this particular event
was started by the general manager of the local radio station. It
was held annually in East Dublin, Georgia from 1996 until
2012. Some of the events include toilet seat throwing, hubcap
hurling, Mud Pit Belly Flop, Bobbin' for Pig's Feet and the
armpit serenade. What is the name of this event?

59. Answer:
Redneck Games

60. 26.
• This 13th-century structure situated in the Hauz Khas area in
New Delhi gets its name from the fact that it was used to
display the severed heads of certain convicted criminals on
spear through its 225 holes to act as a deterrent.
• Name the structure, whose name differs from the that of
another Indian monument by just one letter.

62. Answer:
Chor Minar

63. 27.
• One of the most notable architectural references in cinema, the
Vandamm House in North by Northwest is modelled after the
Prairie school of architecture, specifically the works of X, who
was a pioneer of organic architecture. ID X.
• One of X’s most famous designs was for a house designed as
weekend home for Liliane and Edgar Kaufmann. Name the
building.

65. Answer:
Frank Lloyd Wright; Fallingwater

66. 28.
• The oldest of their kind are believed to have originated from
the Russian Mountains, which were specially-constructed
hills of ice, located in an area that would later become St.
Petersburg. Built in the 17th century, they were built to a
height of between 21 and 24 m, consisted of a 50-degree drop,
and were reinforced by wooden supports. Later, in 1784, the
Empress Catherine the Great is said to have constructed a
sledding hill in the gardens of her palace at Oranienbaum in St.
Petersburg.
• The Russian Mountains were a precursor to which modern-day
attraction?

67. Answer:
Roller Coasters

68. 29.
• The …X… is a former international railway service in western
and central Europe that was founded in 1957 and ceased in
1995. At the height of its operations, in 1974, the network
comprised 45 trains, connecting 130 different cities, from
Spain in the west to Austria in the east, and from Denmark to
Southern Italy.
• It has lent its name to the highly acclaimed sixth studio album
by the musical group Y, released in 1977, as it is a classic
representation of both the recurring themes in the band’s work
– travel and technology.
• Give X and Y.

70. Answer:
Trans-Europe Express; Kraftwerk

71. 30.
• Which word, much in-news recently, and relating to the Bos
indicus species, literally means “package of coins”, the
retrieval of which is the ultimate goal of the participants?

72. Answer:
Jallikattu