Geography Quiz Mains 2014 NIT Jalandhar

Welcome
To The
Geography
Quiz by
QM – Sujit J Patil

Round : Infinite
Bounce
Rules
 10 questions
 +10 for right answer
 NO negatives

1.
 BirTawil is an area along the border between Egypt
and Sudan, the only current terra nullius outside of
Antarctica, present on Earth
 What does terra nullius mean ?

3.
 Motown is an American record company founded by
Berry Gordy. Motown played an important role in the
racial integration of popular music by achieving a
crossover success.
 Top artists on the Motown label during that period
included Diana Ross &The Supremes,The FourTops,
andThe Jackson 5, while StevieWonder, Marvin Gaye,
The Marvelettes.
 Where was it founded ?

DETROIT – theWorld'sTraditional Automotive Center.

4.
 Why the change ?
1991–
2004
2004–2008

5.
 In Dutch, its official name is Grote Beer, but often
called Steelpannetje , because of its resemblance to
the utensil.
 In both Ireland and the United Kingdom, it is known
as the Plough.
 In German it is called GroßerWagen (Great Cart).
 In Indonesia, it is known as Bintang Biduk ; biduk
refers to a small ship or canoe used to transport
objects.
 What is being talked about ?

6.
 Identify the highlighted region which also shares its
name with the name of a colour and a wine.

7.
 Chandragupta is said to have died here in 298 BC
after he became a monk and assumed an ascetic life
style.
 This city has two hills – Chandragiri andVindhyagiri.
Chandragiri hill has the Chandragupta basadi – one of
the smaller basadis (shrines) in the area.
 What is on theVindhyagiri hill ?

Gomateswara at Sravanabelagola
(World's largest monolithic stone statue)

9.
 William I, Prince of ________ also widely known as
William the Silent or more commonly known as
William of _________ was the main leader of the
Dutch revolt against the Spanish that set off the
EightyYears'War and resulted in the formal
independence of the Dutch Republic.
 What was his greatest contribution (other than the
independence) toThe Netherlands – which also fills
the above blanks.

ORANGE
(Netherland’s Favorite Color)

10.
 Djenné is a town and an urban commune in the Inland
Niger Delta region of central Mali. It was designated a
World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988.
 The town is famous for its distinctive adobe
architecture, most notably the Great Mosque which
was built in 1907 on the site of an earlier mosque.
 Why is the Great Mosque included in the Guinness
Book ofWorld Records ?
Image on the next slide :

World’s Largest MUD structure

Audience
Question
 Located at theYas island, Abu Dhabi,UAE; it is the
largest indoor amusement park in the world.
 It is also home to the world’s fastest roller coaster –
Formula Rossa with a top speed of 240 km/h.
 What is its name ?
Image on next slide :

Round : Theme
 Guess theTheme as earlier as possible
 Individual answers have +10 for right answer with NO
negatives for wrong answers
 Points for theTheme are mentioned in each slide at
the top right corner
 Individual Answer limit is ONE
 ThemeAnswer limit is one per slide

1.
Capital : Lusaka
Currency : Kwacha
+60/-30

2.
Capital : Banjul
Currency : Dalasi
+50/-25

3.
Capital : Amman
Currency : Dinar
+40/-20

4.
Capital : Montevideo
Currency : Peso
+30/-15

5.
Capital : Abuja
Currency : Naira
+20/-10

6.
Capital : New Delhi
Currency : Rupee
+10/0

All Countries named after Rivers :
Zambia : Zambezi River
Gambia : Gambia River
Jordan : Jordan River
Uruguay : Uruguay River
Nigeria : Niger River
India : Indus River

Audience
Question
 A ticker tape parade is a parade to honour individuals
by throwing large amount of shredded
papers, confetti, ribbons into the parading group.
 Many occasions like Lindbergh’s firstTrans-Atlantic
flight and the first Moon landing have been
celebrated this way.
 What was the occasion during the first ticker tape
parade ?

 Inauguration of the Statue of Liberty

1.
 Luke Howard, FRS was a British manufacturing
chemist and an amateur meteorologist with broad
interests in science.
 His lasting contribution to science is the
nomenclature system for __________.

2.
 It is an unincorporated territory of US located in the
Caribbean. It has been discussed as a potential 51st
state of the United States.
 In 2004, it became the first team to defeat the US in
an Olympic tournament since the integration of NBA
players.
 It is one of the vertex of the BermudaTriangle.
 Name this territory.

3.
 It is a triangular peninsula which works as a land-
bridge between the continents of Africa and Asia.
 It was occupied by Israel during the Suez crisis in
1956. But in 1982, after the Israel-Egypt PeaceTreaty
of 1979, Israel withdrew from it entirely.
 It is also home to Mt. Sinai where Moses is said to
have received theTen Commandments.
 What it is called ?
Image in next slide :

4.
 In 1896 the reference book : The International Cloud
Atlas was published following the International
MeteorologyConference held in Paris where the
standard for the classification for clouds was finalised.
 What common phrase traces its origin back to the
number given to the Cumulonimbus cloud in this
earlier classification of clouds ?

6.
 The Dymaxion map or Fuller map is a projection of a
world map onto the surface of an icosahedron, which
can be unfolded and flattened to two dimensions.
 Who developed this projection – who is known for
works in the field of architecture ?

7.
 It is the only country in Africa founded by United
States colonization while occupied by native Africans.
 Its capital city Monrovia is named after James
Monroe, and remains the only capital outside US to
be named after a US president.
 Its current president is Ellen Johnson Sirleaf – Nobel
Peace Prize winner in 2011.
 Which country ?

8.
 Its film industry Nollywood, churns out about 50 full-
length features a week, making it the world's second
most prolific film industry after India's Bollywood.
 Its team have also won the Men’s football gold medal
at the 1996 Summer Olympics beating Argentina.
 Which country is being talked about ?

9.
 Almost all of the countries of Africa were at some
point the colonies of a European power in the 19th
century.
 Only Liberia and Ethiopia were free in 1914 –
remaining Africa was colonised.
 Whose colony was the Congo region ?

10.
 News of an important event which occurred on 29th
May arrived in UK 3 days later due to lack of
appropriate technology at that time.
 The news of this event arrived on the morning of 2nd
June which was also the day of coronation of Queen
Elizabeth II.
 Hence the event was termed as the coronation gift to
the Queen.What event ?

Edmund Hillary andTenzin Norgay’s climb to the
Summit of Mt. Everest.

Question
 Benin
 Bolivia
 Chile
 Republic of China
 Côte d'Ivoire
 Georgia
 Honduras
 Montenegro
 Malaysia
 Palau
 South Africa
 Sri Lanka
 Swaziland
 Tanzania
Connect :

Toponyms
 + 10 for right answer
 NO negatives

China
(originally chinaware, as in “wares from China”)

Mexico
(fromChihuahua - state of Mexico)

Iceland
(from Geysir in Iceland)

France
(from French serge de Nîmes, or "serge of Nîmes",
where the cloth originated)

Czech Republic
(originally from the German taler, an abbreviation of
Joachimstaler ("gulden of Joachimstal"), a coin minted
from silver mined near Joachimsthal,Czech Republic)

Panama
(from Panama in Central America, where it was first
sold)

UK
(from Rugby School, in Rugby,Warwickshire, central
England)

Greece
(from Marathon, a Greek town)

USA
(afterTuxedo Park, NewYork)

UK
(from after Badminton in Gloucestershire, England)

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