The Written Quiz held during Reverberate 2017. The quiz was won by a team of Chandrakant Nair , Gokul S and Preetham Upadhya with 34 points.

2. • 30 questions
• 42 points to be scored
• Teams of 3
• Please switch off your mobile phones

3. Q1
• On 5 July 1841, He escorted around 500 people,
who paid one shilling each for a train journey, on his
first excursion. During the following three summers
he planned and conducted outings for local
temperance societies and Sunday school children.
In 1851 he arranged for 150,000 people to travel to
the Great Exhibition in London.
• Who?

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5. Thomas Cook

6. Q2
• Pictured is a structure called ‘Smith’s Folly’.
• Where was it initially placed till the early 19th
century?

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8. On top of the Qutb Minar.

9. Q3
• ________ _______ is the name given to the overland
journey taken by members of a certain subculture and
others from the mid-1950s to the late 1970s between
Europe and South Asia, mainly Pakistan, India and
Nepal.
• This was a form of alternative tourism, and one of the
key elements was travelling as cheaply as possible,
mainly to extend the length of time away from home.
• FITB.

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11. Hippie trail

12. • Q4.Pictured is Dataran Helang (Eagle Square).
• The place where its situated supposedly got its
name from a fictional Mythical Kingdom.
• Where can you see this sculpture?

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14. Langkawi

15. Q5
• One leading supporter of the project was former Egyptian
President Hosni Mubarak; UNESCO was also quick to
embrace the concept of endowing the Mediterranean region
with a center of cultural and scientific excellence. An
architectural design competition was organized by UNESCO in
1988 to choose a design worthy of the site and its heritage.
The competition was won by Snøhetta, a Norwegian
architectural office, from among more than 1,400 entries. The
first pledges were made for funding the project at a
conference held in 1990 in Aswan: USD $65 million, mostly
from the Arab states.
• What project?

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17. Bibliotheca Alexandrina
(The New Library of Alexandria)

18. Q6
• What Indian structure connects the following?
• Wat Chet Yot, Chiang Mai, Thailand

19. • Zhenjue Temple, Beijing

20. • Shwegugyi Temple

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22. The architecture was inspired by
Mahabodhi Temple.

23. Q7
• This was a 7-part BBC television travel series first broadcast
on BBC1 in 1989. It was presented by a famous actor.
• The programme was a critical and commercial success,
winning strong ratings in the UK and selling well abroad.
• The actor was trying to recreate a journey which took place in
the previous century.
• Name the series/Or what was he trying to recreate. (1 point)
• Name the actor. (1 point)

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25. Around the World in 80 Days
Michael Palin

26. Q8
• Talesh Mahalleh district is the most radioactive
inhabited area known on Earth, due to nearby hot
springs and building materials originating from
them.A combined population of 2,000 residents from
this district and other high radiation neighbourhoods
receive an average radiation dose of 10 mGy per year,
ten times more than the ICRP recommended limit for
exposure to the public from artificial sources.
• Name the city where this district is situated.
• This city is known to us because of an event that took
place there in 1971.

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28. Ramsar

29. Q9.When Pope John Paul II made a
visit to USA in September 1987 a
certain change was made to an iconic
local landmark.
What was the change?

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31. Hollywood became Holywood.

32. Q10
• An extract from a famous Apocryphal story.
• W.A. Chambers wanted to build it facing in the other
direction than it is today. Chambers created the blueprints
and went off on a trip to England. When he returned in 1903
he was shocked to find that the building frontage had been
made in the reverse direction. He was believed to be a
perfectionist and seeing the huge error in a construction he
was shattered completely. So much that a few days later he
walked over to the fifth floor of the building and jumped to
his death from a window.
• Which building?

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34. Taj Mahal Palace Hotel

35. Q11
• The recipients of this award receive US$100,000, a citation
certificate, and since 1987, a bronze medallion.
• The designs on the medal are inspired by the work of architect
Louis Sullivan, while the Latin inspired inscription on the
reverse of the medallion—firmitas, utilitas, venustas (English:
firmness, commodity and delight)—is from Ancient Roman
architect Vitruvius.
• Before 1987, a limited edition sculpture by X accompanied the
monetary prize.
• Name the award. (1 point)
• Name the architect whose sculptures were given along with the
award till 1987. (1 point)
• Next slide you can see a work by him.

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38. Pritzker Architecture Prize
Henry Moore

39. Q12
• He designed the main house using neoclassical
design principles described by Italian Renaissance
architect Andrea Palladio and reworking the
design to include design elements popular in late
18th-century Europe and integrating numerous of
his own design solutions.
• Name the landmark which literally means “Little
Mount” in Italian. (1 point)
• Name the architect. (1 point)

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41. Monticello
Thomas Jefferson

42. • Q13.Which city is home to this bronze statue by
Gerhard Marcks?

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44. Bremen
• Town Musicians of Bremen

45. Q14.
• The place was little known to outside world due to its
inaccessibility. In 1931, Frank S. Smythe, Eric Shipton
and R.L. Holdsworth, all British mountaineers, lost their
way while returning from a successful expedition to
Mt.Kamet and happened to reach there.
• They were attracted to the beauty of the area and
gave its present name." Frank Smythe later authored a
book of the same name.
• What place?

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47. Valley of Flowers

48. • Q15.British Railways poster celebrating the centenary of
which famous train? (1 point)
• Use the sportsperson as a clue and Identify him. (1 point)

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51. The Flying Scotsman
Graeme Obree

52. Q16
• It is generally assumed that it was built in the memory
of Bhima I by his widowed queen Udayamati and
probably completed by Udayamati and Karna after his
death.
• It was later flooded by the nearby Saraswati River and
silted over until the late 1980s. When it was excavated
by the Archaeological Survey of India, the carvings
were found in pristine condition.
• Identify the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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54. Rani Ki Vav

55. • Q17.Screenshots from an adventure game
released in 1992.
• Who is the protagonist of the game? (1 point)
• What is the mission all about? (1 point)

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58. Stanley: The Search for Dr. Livingston

59. Q18.
• Nandini: This is an old guest house where visitors from
India and abroad are accommodated.
• Vinoba Kutir: This cottage is named after Acharya
Vinoba Bhave who stayed here. Today It is also known
as Mira Kutir Mirabehn who later lived there.
• Upasana Mandir: This is an open -air prayer ground.
• Magan Niwas: This hut used to be the home of
a manager who worked there.
What connects?

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61. Sabarmati Ashram

62. Q19.
• The Museum is on the site of the first General Hospital
of a certain European city. King Philip II centralized all
the hospitals that were scattered throughout the court.
In the eighteenth century, King Ferdinand VI decided to
build a new hospital because the facilities at the time
were insufficient for the city.
• The central building of the museum was once an 18th-
century hospital. Highlights of the museum include
excellent collections of Spain's two greatest 20th-
century masters, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí.
• Which museum of wisdom?

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64. Reina Sofía/The Sofia

65. Q20.
• Brendan O'Regan was an Irish businessman
responsible for developing the Shannon Airport.
• He was ALSO deeply involved in promoting peace in
Northern Ireland and co-operation between the
Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. He has
been described as one of Ireland's most noted
peace ambassadors and initiators of commercial
and industrial projects.
• What concept was introduced by him in 1947 in the
Shannon Airport?

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67. Duty-free shop

68. • Q21.Race of Two Worlds, also known as the 500
Miles of ______, was an automobile race held at a
European city in 1957 and again in 1958. It was
intended as an exhibition event, allowing American
teams from the United States Auto Club (USAC)
National Championship to compete directly against
teams from the Formula One World Championship
based in Europe.
• The Race circuit was similar to that of an annual
American Race which resulted in a nickname for the
European event. Coincidentally this European city is
also twinned with the American city.
• Name the European city. (1 point)
• Name the American city. (1 point)

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70. Monza
Indianapolis
Nickname was Monzanapolis

71. • Q22
• Name this theatre (1 point)
• This is a part of which Iconic landmark? (1 point)

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73. The Colosseum at Caesars Palace

74. Q23
• La Trochita is a 750 mm narrow gauge railway in
Argentina using steam locomotives. The nickname La
Trochita means literally "little gauge“.
• Nowadays, with its original character largely
unchanged, it operates as a heritage railway and was
made internationally famous by the 1978 book which
described it as the railway almost at the end of the
world.
• Name the 1978 book/railway. (1 point)
• Name the author.(1 point)

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76. The Old Patagonian Express
Paul Theroux

77. Q24
• According to the singer,the song was banned in
Spain under Francisco Franco. The song is
about a conquistador who conquered Mexico for
Spain in the 16th century. The song also makes
reference to the Aztec ruler Moctezuma II and
other events that occurred in the Spanish
conquest of the New World.
• Name the song/subject.(1 point)
• Name the singer.(1 point)

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79. Cortez the Killer/Hernán Cortés
Neil Young

80. • Q25.It was the highest-
grossing film of 2012 in Norway
and the country's most expensive
production to date.
• The film was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Foreign
Language Film at the 85th
Academy Awards. It is the first
time a Norwegian film has been
nominated for both an Oscar and
a Golden Globe.
• Which film? (1 point)
• Who was the protagonist?
(1 point)

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82. Kon-Tiki
Thor Heyerdahl

83. Q26.
• Around Easter 1900, Captain Dimitrios Kondos and
his crew of sponge divers from Syme sailed through
the Aegean en route to fishing grounds off North
Africa. They stopped at a certain Greek island to
wait for favorable winds. During the layover, they
began diving off the island's coast wearing the
standard diving dresses — canvas suits and copper
helmets – of the time.
• What resulted?

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85. Antikythera mechanism was discovered

86. Q27.
• On July 18, 1588 , he was involved in a game at
Plymouth Hoe when he was notified that the
Spanish Armada were approaching. His
immortalised response was that “We still have time
to finish the game and to thrash the Spaniards,
too.” He then proceeded to finish his match and the
British Navy soundly defeated the Armada.
• Who was this person for whose life King Phillip II
offered 20,000 ducats? (1 point)
• What sport was he was playing? (1 point)

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88. Sir Francis Drake
Bowls

89. Q28
• In 1957, he unexpectedly won the competition to
design a world famous landmark.His submission was
one of 233 designs from 32 countries, many of them
from the most famous architects of the day.Although
he had won six other architectural competitions
previously, this was his first non-domestic project.
• The landmark was finally opened in 1973 and the
architect was not invited to the ceremony, nor was his
name even mentioned during any of the speeches.
• Name the architect. (1 point)
• Name the landmark. (1 point)

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91. Jørn Utzon
Sydney Opera House

92. • Q29.The name of the book is a pun on a
certain term derived from the German
mathematician on the right. Name the book.

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94. Moebiustrip from the Moebius strip

95. Q30.
• Following the Equator is a non-
fiction travelogue published by an
author who was practically
bankrupt in 1894 due to a failed
investment into a "revolutionary"
typesetting machine. In an
attempt to extricate himself from
debt of $100,000 he undertook a
tour of the British Empire in 1895,
a route chosen to provide
numerous opportunities for
lectures in English.
• Who was the author?

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97. Mark Twain

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