Saarang Travel and Living Quiz 2016 - Finals

Saarang 2016
Travel and Living Quiz
The Finals
Shankar and Vishal
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Congratulations to the ﬁnalists!
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The Quiz
• Special Round
• 15 bounce/pounce
• Special Round
• 15 bounce/pounce
• Special Round
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Saarang 2016
Theme Round - City Skylines
6x +5/0

• Exchange sheets
• Answers follow

Bounce Pounce 1
15x +10/-10 +10/0

1. Which fruit?
• The name for this fruit derives from the Malay-Indonesian
word for spike.
• It has a distinct odour, that some find pleasing, but others
find quite revolting. It is the only fruit that is banned from
airline cabins, hotels and public transportation.
• Alfred Russell Wallace described its flesh as ‘a rich
custard highly flavoured with almonds’.
• It has also been described as the ‘king of fruits’.
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2. X?
• London is home to the Magniﬁcent Seven Xs. These were
constructed to alleviate overcrowding in existing parish
grounds.
• Architects just as Sir Christopher Wren and Sir John
Vanbrugh deplored this overcrowding and wished to see
suburban Xs established.
• These were established in the 19th century, when the
population of London more than doubled. Overcrowding
Xs lead indirectly to many epidemics and deﬁling of the
contents by sewer rats.
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3. What is X, or which memorial?
• The image shows a statue in Washington DC. It is said to
be inspired by Goddess of Democracy, erected in 1989.
The memorial is dedicated to more than one hundred
million victims of X.
• The purpose of this is to ensure "that the history of X
tyranny will be taught to future generations."
• On the rear side, it reads out “To the freedom and
independence of all captive nations and peoples”.
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3.
• Victims of Communism Memorial
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4.
• This traditional Russian dress was made trapezoidal by joining
two pieces of fabric with wide inlays on the sides, which
produced a simple shape, and created the impression that
the woman was ﬂoating rather than walking.
• A red cloth was used for a wedding dress.
• This dress was originally worn by men and began to be used
by women in the 17th century. The popularity of this dress is
waning, the modern sweaters in Russia are a modiﬁcation of
this traditional costume.
• What dress?
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5. X?
• A word X describing a certain set of people, it comes
from the French Acadian. French settlers were dispersed
and exiled by the English; they then made their way to
New Orleans and the rest of Louisiana.
• X music has been quite inﬂuential, and it gained national
attention (in the US) in 2007, when a new Grammy
category for Best Zydeco Album or Best X Album was
created.
• *play music*
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6.
• This word literally means “Place of the dead”, essentially
a vast cemetery, which is far removed from cities. In
these sites, all bodies aren’t buried underneath the
ground.  
These were common in the Etruscan civilization.
• The most famous of these sites are the Pyramids of Giza.
The Romans also buried their dead in these special sites,
not within cities or homes, as was the practice before.
• What word?
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7.
• Surrounded on three sides by the Kannur district and one
the other by Kozhikode district, X completes the list of
Puducherry, Karaikal and Yanam, and is the smallest of
the four.
• The name X derives from the name given to the local river
and region in Malayalam - Mayyazhi. The belief that X is
named after a certain Frenchman is incorrect.
• Id X.
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8.
• There are two possible etymologies of this word
• From Hur-Mogh, meaning date palm
• From a deity whose name is derived from Ahura Mazda
• The location described is of prime strategic importance to
companies worldwide. Due to tensions with a country
which has threatened to bar the choke point, other
countries are looking for different routes.
• What?
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9.
• The photo shows a certain man going about his
profession, around the time of the Industrial Revolution in
England.
• The job was generally performed by elderly women or
men, but was also part of some constables’ repertoire to
supplement income.
• This job is redundant now, due to the advent of reliable
instruments that are common in homes.
• What is this profession?
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9.
• Human alarm clocks
• These people, called knock-uppers, would go around
houses and wake their clients up by various means.
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10.
• The Inca empire was one of the most prosperous in history.
Yet, there was no usage of the vast amount of gold and silver
buried underneath, they were merely used for worship. Also,
there was no barter system in the Inca empire.
• People couldn’t trade their produce.
• There wasn’t a single shop or market in the Inca empire for
people to purchase their requirements. Yet, the most
impressive roads and palaces built during the Inca empire
survive to this day.
• Put funda. What was their system for survival?
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10.
• People were made by the state to provide labor in return
for daily sustenance.
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11.
• X is a historical region in modern-day Romania. It is
known for the scenic beauty of its Carpathian landscape
and its rich history.
• It’s name originates from medieval Latin, ultra silvam,
meaning ‘beyond the forest’.
• However, we also (and primarily) know the region due to
its usual association with vampires.
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12.
• What is the signiﬁcance of these broken sticks in medieval
Europe?
• They came to prominence due to the illiteracy of the
masses, and the fact that 2 broken pieces of these sticks
form a unique join, which won’t form with a different
broken piece.
• Replacing any of the pieces could lead to prosecution.
• Either give the funda or they were the ancient form of
what which almost all of us use periodically.
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12.
• These are tally sticks, speciﬁcally those that are used to
track debts. One would be kept with the lender and the
other with the lending party.
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13. What is this Australian dessert?
• Xs are an Australian dessert, named after a local Lord,
who served as Governor of Queensland for a while. One
account states that it resembles the homburg hats that
the Lord favoured.
• It consists of squares of sponge cake coated with
chocolate sauce and desiccated coconut. They are
sometimes served with a layer of cream or strawberry jam
between two halves.
• If it helps, there is a similar desert enjoyed by the Balkans
called Čupavaci.
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14.
• X is a traditional dance form of Odisha, and is the
precursor to Odissi. It has been performed for many
centuries by young boys dressed as women, singing the
praises of Krishna.
• In Odia, X means ‘single boy’. The dance is executed by
a group of boys who perform acrobatic ﬁgures inspired
by the life of Radha and Krishna.
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15.
• This food item X, despite its name, does not contain Y.
Rather, it is given the name because, like Y, it is curative
or restorative.
• The original variety is produced by a reduction of cooked
white Trebbiano grape juice, and is used as a condiment.
• The original artisan X is described as Aceto _________
Tradizionale. This original bears a Protected Geographical
Status label, similar to the GI tag in India. It is also
protected by the Denominazione di origine protetta.
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Saarang 2016
Written Round

2.
• In November 2015, artist Jean Jullien created a variation
of the normal peace symbol, combining it with something
iconic. From an interview,
• How much time transpired between when you heard
about the _______ and when you set about creating
the image? 
A minute, maybe. It was done on my lap, on a very
loose sketchbook, with a brush and ink.
• What did he use on his symbol?

3.
• The Teal Pumpkin Project is a project launched by a US
agency called FARE targeted towards certain people who
are unable to enjoy Halloween to its fullest.
• What does FARE cater to? What group of people is the
Teal Pumpkin project targeted towards?

4.
• What is the name given
to the highlighted portion
of the Sahara desert?
• It is the region of transition
between the Sahara and the
Sudanian Savana. In Arabic,
this word literally means
shore, or coast. Due to
erosion and deforestation,
this region is expanding
southwards and hence the
Sahara too.

5.
• Who is depicted, and which city too?

6.
• Which structure is shown in this commemorative coin?

7.
• What is being commemorated?

8.
• Which monument, and which city?

• Exchange sheets, answers follow

• Non-food items for trick-or-treaters

Bounce Pounce 2
15x +10/-10 +10/0

16.
• The DOT Xs are a set of ﬁfty Xs that were created by the
United States and are now available in the public domain.
Created to unify the variety of Xs across public spaces
and tourist attractions, and to be of help to travellers
unfamiliar with local language, the unambiguity of these
Xs has given them the description the “helvetica” of Xs.
• The character portrayed in the DOT Xs is called the
Helvetica man, due to both its global proliferation and no-
frills appearance. From an article on the internet, ‘his
posture as he sits in the waiting room was of concern’.
What are these Xs?
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17.
• For most travelers, seeing Africa’s big ﬁve - elephant, rhino,
cape buffalo, lion and leopard - is a must. Costa Rica, on the
other hand, can be said to have a ‘little ﬁve’ - consisting of the
jaguar, sea turtles, X, Y and the Baird’s Tapir.
• X is one of the world’s strongest birds of prey and was named
by Linnaeus after a Greek creature with the face of a human,
albeit having the body of a certain bird.
• Y is the type of bird, the actual bird in Costa Rica is the
resplendent Y. It was worshipped by the Aztecs and Mayas as
a God, and its name Y derives from ‘stand up’, referring to its
upstanding plume of feathers.
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17.
• X - Harpy Eagle
• Y - Resplendent Quetzal
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18.
• This amputation is practiced by a certain tribe. What/
why? Give funda.
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18.
• This is the Dhani Tribe in Indonesia, members of which
amputate ﬁngers as a way of grieving.
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19. X?
• Osvaldo Menegazzi of Milan is a master of making Xs. On
the next slide you will see a picture of his workplace.
• The history of Xs involves items that came into Italy and the
rest of Europe from the Islamic world in the 14th century.
• In the early 15th century, Milan’s reclusive Duke Filippo
Maria Visconti asked the artist Michelino da Besozzo to
make him a version of the above items that included trionﬁ.
• These new elements, such as the trionﬁ, gave rise to the
modern Xs.
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20.
• There was once a Nawab who really loved to have kababs,
but as age caught up with him, he lost his teeth and was
unable to enjoy them. He apparently setup a contest that
whoever created the softest and most succulent kababs
would enjoy royal patronage henceforth.
• The secret recipe was created by Haji Murad Ali, who
apparently had only one hand. In India, a person with a leg
disability is called Langdey, while a person with a hand
disability is called ______, hence the name _______ Kabab.
• Name this iconic dish of Lucknow, which is said to use 162
spices in preparation.
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21.
• The construction of X is said to have cost roughly 500
Chinese and Pakistani workers their lives. Despite being
called a ‘symbol of Pakistan-Chinese friendship’, its
obvious military value was what prompted this to be built.
• It is considered one of the most incredible engineering
projects of the 20th century, and hence dubbed by some
as the eighth wonder of the world. At its highest point, it
passes the Khunjerab pass, at a height of 4,693m.
Amazingly, Khunjerab is where six countries meet - China,
India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and the former Soviet
republics of Tajikstan and Kyrgyzstan.
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22.
• IS (not to be confused with Islamic State) is a contact
variety of X used in a variety of different contexts.
• It is also known as Gestuno, which is derived from Italian
and roughly connotes oneness. (clue?)
• It is considered an analogue of something whose logo/
ﬂag is shown on the next slide.
• What is this Gestuno?
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24.
• International Sign Language
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24.
• This image shows a piece of an item. This item is used to
prevent unwanted mould growth, while also maintaining
the necessary required moisture content.
• Unlike the pure counterpart of this, this does not become
brittle. Also, once used, this can be simply peeled off and
reused.
• What is this item used for?
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24.
• Wax, for wrapping cheeses
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25.
• Literally meaning ‘bare sticks holiday’, X is an entertaining
festival widespread among the youth of this country.
• The date is the 11th of November, because it is claimed
that the number 1 resembles the theme of the festival/
day. Thus, the 2011 edition was the ‘X of the century’.
• Also, Alibaba has patented the term , ‘meaning
double 11’ under registration numbers 10136470 and
10136420.
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26.
• This district bordering the Arabian Sea is home to 6 out of
43 Bharat Ratna awardees. The Jaitapur Nuclear Power
Plant is also located here, and the fertile alluvial soil
produce rice, coconuts, cashew nuts, and other fruits.
The most famous and important export of the district,
however, are the alphonso mangoes that are sometimes
called ‘hapus’.
• An ancient town in Jajpur district in Odisha has the same
name, and was once the site of a mahavihara. Odisha
Tourism advertises this town as one to stand up even to
Bogh Gaya. Which town?
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27.
• X denotes a set of three different cultural festivals of
Assam. These are the most important festivals of the
Assamese, and are celebrated across the world.
• The festivals, like many other festivals in India, are
associated with farming. The three festivals are Bohag X,
Maagh X and Kaati X, each denoting the month in which
the festival is celebrated.
• Bohag X celebrates the new year (April 14-15), Kaati X
happens in October and Maagh happens in January.
Maagh X can be considered an analogue to Pongal. X?
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28.
• To celebrate the win of Austria over Turkey in 1683, the
Austrians came up with a delicacy. It would mean the
Austrians would regularly “eat up the Turks”, as it was
inspired by an element of the Turkish ﬂag.
• What are we talking about?
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29.
• If you have only one monument in Europe to see, then
according to Lonely Planet, you should go to X, Antoni
Gaudi’s lifelong obsession.
• Attracting 2.8 million tourists every year and with a
capacity of 17,000 people, this is truly a massive
structure, and its sheer verticality takes one aback.
• It was commissioned as atonement for the city’s sins of
modernity, and although incomplete, it is a UNESCO
World Heritage Site and was consecrated in 2010 as a
minor basilica. X?
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29.
• The Sagrada Familia, in Barcelona.
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30.
• X is a scenic area along the middle reaches of the
Yangtze. It has been classiﬁed as a AAAAA scenic area
(which is the highest level) by the China National Tourism
Administration.
• Which area is this?
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Saarang 2016
Special Round - Monuments
5x +5/0

1.
• Shown here is a UN
peace memorial in
South Korea. The
individual units
represent something,
and are inspired by
something. Give both.

2.
• Sticking to oriental culture,
what is the inspiration behind
the structure of the Taipei 101?

3.
• This is the Ofﬁce of
Municipal Affairs in Qatar.
• What is it inspired by?

4.
• Here is the inspiration for
“Jumeirah” and “Jebel Ali”.
What are they?

5.
• The building here is
inspired by X. It
illustrates a concept
that combats New
York’s problems of
food shortage. The
building itself is 600m
tall.
• X? 
What does it illustrate?

• Cells of the human body, and member nations of the UN

• The palm islands off Dubai

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