Wildlife travel quiz 2019 by Ritabrata Sikder

Geo-Travel Wildlife Quiz
Conducted by
Ritabrata Sikder

Total 30 Questions.
Each question carries 10
points./part point
available

1.
Centrally located on Indonesia’s largest island of
Java, Mount Kemukus or X mountain,might be
considered small at 824 metres. Conservative
Muslim groups have threatened to shut down the
site in the past, but police arrived to prevent it.In
November 2014, the governor of the province of
Central Java, reacted to a film by an Australian
journalist, which had been broadcast by SBS One,
that portrayed Mount Kumukus as ‘X Mountain' and
scandalized the local ritual practices.
• Id X ?

2.
This is the picture of
Highland park hotel of
Gulmarg.A particular
suite of this hotel
became famous in 1973
after the song X from
movie Y was shot in this
suite.
After that this Suite is
called Y suite or Y hut.
Id X and Y

Answer
X= “hum tum ek kamre main band ho”
Y= Bobby Hut

3.
There are photos of three
beetels scientifically known
as Gymnetis drogoni,
Gymnetis
rhaegali and Gymnetis
viserioni. Recently those
beetles are named so
because of their fiery orange
coloring and Y like
characteristics.
Who/what are the inspiration
behind their naming?

Answer
• Daenerys Targaryen’s dragons—Drogon,
Rhaegal and Viserion—provided the
inspiration for these three beetles’ new names

4.
• Makalu-X Valley is a Himalayan glacier valley
situated at the base of Makalu in the
Sankhuwasabha district of Nepal. This valley lies
entirely inside the Makalu X National Park.
• X Valley provides stunning contrasts, where high
waterfalls cascade into deep gorges, craggy rocks
rise from lush green forests, and colorful flowers
bloom beneath white snow peaks. This unique
landscape shelters some of the last pristine
mountain ecosystems on Earth.
• Id X or name the valley?

5.About what type of tourism is
discussing here?
“But, that frightening dream may become a
tourist attraction in Kerala soon, if everything
goes as planned. The state X department is
actively considering a proposal to open
portals of one of its central X for common
people to spend a day and night there to get
the 'feel' of X life by charging a fee. The 'pay
and stay' initiative is planned as part of a
unique X museum coming up in the premises
of Viyyur X in Thrissur district.”

6.
• The X also called the Indian
bison, is the native
to South and Southeast
Asia and has been listed
as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red
List since 1986. The global
population has been
estimated at maximum 21,000
mature individuals by 2016. It
declined by more than 70%
during the last three
generations, and is extinct in
Sri Lanka and probably also in
Bangladesh.
• What is X or by which
common name do we know it
better?

7.Id the place/monument
1.Jahangir ordered that two sons of Abdul Rahim Khan-
I-Khana, one of the Navratnas, be executed at X.
2. Aurangzeb defeated his elder brother Dara Shikoh in
the struggle for the throne and had his head
displayed at X.
3. X is first found by name in literature after three
princes of the Mughal dynasty - Bahadur Shah Zafar's
sons Mirza Mughal and Mirza Khiz Sultan and
grandson Mirza Abu Bakht, were shot by a British
officer, Major William Hodson and their bodies were
put up for public display for three days.

8.
X is an English island lying in
the Bristol Channel. The island
covers 48.87 acres (19.78 ha) at
high tide, expanding to 63.26
acres at mean low water.At its
highest point it is 78 metres
(256 ft) above mean sea level.
The Carboniferous
Limestone island serves as a wind
and wave break, sheltering the
upper reaches of the Bristol
Channel. The island is now
uninhabited. It is protected as
a nature reserve.
Name this Island and tell me it’s
bollywood connection?

Answer
• Steep Holm
• Movie- Shaan

9.
• X peta/pheta,Originally worn by
the kings of X during formal
meeting in durbar and in
ceremonial processions during
festivals, and meeting with foreign
dignitaries. The X peta has come
to signify the cultural tradition of
the X city and Kodagu
district.The X University replaced
the conventional mortarboard
used in graduation ceremonies
with the traditional peta.A famous
person Y used to wear it all of his
life.
• Id X only ?

10.
• Originating on the continent
of Africa,X dogs are depicted in
drawings and models dating back to
the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt. Dogs of
this type were originally kept for
hunting small game by tracking and
driving the game into nets.
• Europeans first described the type of
dog the X breed derives from in
1895—in the Congo. These local
dogs, which Europeans identified as a
unique breed and called X, were
prized by locals for their intelligence,
courage, speed, and silence.
• Id this dog breed?

11.Connect those songs(exact answer)
1. Narumugaye Narumugaye", a song from
the film Iruvar,
2. The song "Achi lagti ho" from Kuch Naa
Kaho
3. "Chalo Chala Mitwa" from movie Nayak
4. Song "Jiya jale“from movie dil se
5. The song "Oh kamini" and a scene
from Rang Rasiya

12.Story about which Rajbari?
• Now located in West Midnapur district of West Bengal X is
an ancient royal dynasty of Bengal. It is said that about 600
years ago, an ancestor, Uday Narayan went hunting in the
dense forest. There, he saw an unbelievable sight – a crane
was chasing a hawk and suddenly the entire place was lit
up. That very night Uday Narayan dreamt of an idol of Devi
Joy Durga made of gold lying inside the jungle. Next
morning, he went in search of the place he had dreamt of
and found the idol of Joy Durga surrounded by valuable
treasures. It was this idol which was brought and still
continues to be worshipped in the Joy Durga temple in X
thakurbari premises.
It is said that during his visit, Nobel Laureate poet
Rabindranath Tagore was so impressed by the design of the
Nat Mandir of this Rajbari that he followed the same
pattern for his prayer hall in Santiniketan.

13.
Ilha da Queimada Grande, also known as X Island,
is an island off the coast of Brazil in the Atlantic
Ocean. It is administered as part of the
municipality of Itanhaém in the State of São Paulo.
The island is small in size and has many different
types of terrain, ranging from bare rock to
rainforest, and a temperate climate. Queimada
Grande is closed to the public in order to protect
both people and the X population; access is only
available to the Brazilian Navy and selected
researchers.(pic nxt)

14.Samadhi of ?
It is situated in
the Aravalli hills in
the lake district
of Rajsamand, at the
village of Balicha. In
2003, the shrine was
declared
a Monument of
National
Importance in
Rajasthan by
the Archaeological
Survey of India.

15.
• The jungle babbler (Argya striata) is a member
of the family Leiothrichidae found in the Indian
subcontinent. They are gregarious birds that
forage in small groups of six to ten birds, a habit
that has given them the popular name of "Seven
Sisters" in urban Northern India, and Saath
bhai (seven brothers) in Bengali with cognates in
other regional languages which also mean
"seven brothers".
What are their most common name in bengal?

Answer
Bengali Name: ছাতারে

16.
This sauropod dinosaur, Barapasaurus
Y, is known from the Early Jurassic
Kota Formation of India. The taxon is
represented by 300 bones that were
found associated with large fossilized
tree trunks and were collected from
the interface of sandstone and
mudstone units.The collection
includes one partial skeleton; most
of the remainder of the bones were
disarticulated, disassociated and
dispersed, but taphonomic analysis
permits recognition of associated
elements comprising several
individuals.This species is name after
XY.
Id either XY or only Y ?

17.
X is a small town located in the state of Himachal
Pradesh in northern India. XY is a
popular destination located in Joginder Nagar
valley known for adventures sports such
as paragliding, treks and also as the town for
meditation. There is an influence of Tibetan
culture due to Tibetan community settlement in
this town.It is considered as one of the best spots
in the world for paragliding.The take-off site is
called Y and the landing site is X and the overall
altitude change is around 800m.
Id XY

18.Id the hill station/Area?
Place of interest
• Tiger's Leap: It is one of the most fascinating places in this
area. If someone carefully observes the valley from this
point, it will appear as if a tiger is leaping into the valley.
• Amrutanjan Point: Amrutanjan point is yet another point
located high up in X. It provides excellent view of the places
nearby.
• Duke's Nose: Duke's Nose, also known as 'Nagfani meaning
Cobra Head is named after Duke of Wellington, who had a
pointed nose resembling the cliff.
• Karla and Bhaja Cave: Karla and Bhaja Caves are historical
rock cut caves
• Bhushi Lake: Bhushi Lake situated in X is the ideal spot for
all those who wish to relax in the lap of Mother Nature.

19.
• In Assamese, X is known as meseka
• In Hindi, it is known as "khupya bagh".
• In Telugu, it is called "bavuru pilli"
• In Sinhala, the X is known as "handun diviya".
• In Thai, it is called "suea pla"
• In Myanmar language, it is called "Kyaung-
tanga“
In which name do we commonly know it in
Bengali?

In Bengali, the fishing cat is known as “baghrol”
or
"bagh-dasha".

20.
The two places may be 600 km apart, but Oscar-winning
Hollywood director Kathryn Bigelow has chosen X and its
surroundings to depict the Pakistani city of Abbottabad-
where Al Qaeda mentor Osama bin Laden was shot dead
by US special forces- for her new film.Her unit shot at a
dhaba and some shops in Mani Majra, an old suburb of X,
for the movie Zero Dark Thirty .
They had Wednesday shot some scenes in the city's busy
Sector 15 market which is frequented by youngsters owing
to its location in the education zone.To give the feel of a
Pakistani town, the shops have signboards written in Urdu,
the language commonly used in Pakistan, while three-
wheeler auto-rickshaws and other vehicles too have got a
brightly coloured layer of paint and Pakistani registration
numbers.
Id this Indian Town/id X?

21.
• X ( late 11th century - mid-
12th century) was
a Buddhist monastery and
seat of learning
in Varendra, a geographical
unit in present north
Bengal in Bangladesh.It was
founded by the later kings
of the Pāla dynasty,
probably Ramapala.

22.
• Greenpoint is the
northernmost neighborhood
in the New York City borough
of Brooklyn, in the U.S.
state of New York. It is
bordered on the southwest
by Williamsburg at Bushwick
Inlet Park and McCarren Park
and on the west by the East
River. The neighborhood has a
large X immigrant and X-
American community,
containing many X
restaurants, markets, and
businesses, and it has often
been referred to as Little X.

Answer
X= poland
Little Poland

23.
• The X falls is a waterfall cascade of
seven steps of Switzerland. Out of
many waterfalls in the Bernese
Oberland, X Falls seems to have
made the greatest impression on Y ,
who was shown them on a Swiss
holiday by his host Sir Henry Lunn,
the founder of LunnPoly. Sir Henry's
grandson, Peter Lunn, recalled, "My
grandfather said that X was so
impressed that he decided to let
something to happen here.
• Id the falls and what happened here
?

Reichenbach Falls
Death Of Sherlock Holmes

24.
The banded krait (Bungarus
fasciatus) is
a species of elapid snake
found on the Indian
Subcontinent and in
Southeast Asia.It is one of
the largest kraits, with a
maximum length up to
2.1 m (6 ft 11 in).The
scientific name of the genus
is derived from the Telugu
word bangarum meaning
"gold", referring to the
yellow rings around its
body.
By which common name it is
known to bengal people?

Answer
শাাঁখামুটি/ শঙ্খিনী

25.
• Godavari is a small village situated at
the foot of Phulchoki, at an altitude of
approximately 5000 feet above sea
level, and 14 km southeast of
Kathmandu. Godavari is famous for its
picnic spots and the Royal Botanical
Garden.The garden is landscaped over
72 hectares of land. Over 500 species
of plants can be found in the various.
The coming of spring is indicated by
the bloom of Rhododendron
arboretum, the national flower of
Nepal, and the dramatic appearance
of a number of colorful flowers.A
famous song from a 1970’s action
crime bollywood movie was shot here
• Just id the song ?

Answer
The song "Pal Bhar Ke Liye" was picturized at
the Godawari garden near Kathmandu

The main types of caviar are Beluga, Sterlet, Kaluga
hybrid, American osetra, Siberian sturgeon and Sevruga
fish.
Caviar

27.
• X is a small mid-
altitude lake (1,775 m above
sea level) near the village of
Tota Rani in Kangra
district (Himachal Pradesh) in
northern India. The name ‘X'
is taken from another famous
lake in India.The lake is
surrounded by deodar trees
and is considered to be a
sacred spot as there is
small Shiva mandir (shrine) on
its bank. There are different
kinds of fish that live in this
lake. The lake has greenish
water.
• Just name it?

28.
• A X is the common name
of Agapornis a
small genus of parrot. Eight species
are native to the African continent,
with the grey-headed X being native
to Madagascar.
• Social and affectionate, the name
comes from the parrots'
strong, monogamous pair bonding
and the long periods which paired
birds spend sitting together. X live in
small flocks and eat fruit,
vegetables, grasses, and seeds.
Id X ?

29.
• Kasol is a hamlet in the district Kullu of
the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.It is
situated in Parvati Valley, on the banks of
the Parvati River, on the way
between Bhuntar and Manikaran. It is located
30 km from Bhuntar and 3.5 km from Manikaran.
Kasol is the Himalayan hotspot for backpackers
and known as trekkers paradise and acts as a
base for nearby treks to Malana and Kheerganga.
It is called Mini X of India due to a high
percentage of X tourists here.
• Id X ?

30.
• X is a small atoll of
the Tuamotu group in French
Polynesia. Geographically X Atoll is
part of the East-central subgroup of
the Tuamotus, which
includes Ahunui, Amanu, Fangatau,
Hao and Nukutavake. The
Englishman Samuel Wallis was the
first recorded European to visit X
Atoll on June 6, 1767 while
searching for the "Southern
Continent".Wallis named the atoll
"Whitsunday". Frederick
Beechey found X uninhabited in
1826, but he observed that there
were huts on the island.
• Just name this atoll ?

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