MonumentsPlacesStructures &Things (of importance)Quiz

24th Jan 2017

By Vrushabh Gudade

INDIA Round

Q1

Q2

Which structure was built by Mohammed Quli Qutab Shah in 1591 to commemorate the end of Plague?

Q3According to historical point of view, this color has its own history. In 1876, the Prince of Wales and Queen Victoria visited India on a tour. Since this colour denotes the color of hospitality, Maharaja Ram Singh painted the whole city in this color to welcome the guests. Lord Albert gave the name by which we popularly know this place. Everything in the central place of this city is in terracotta shade of this colour. What are we talking about?

Q4 (Abhimanyu Push-ups)

The Dhaka-Kolkata express international passenger train connecting the state capital of West Bengal with the capital of Bangladesh. It is the only passenger rail service between the two nations and was revived in 2008 after being closed for 43 years. What is the name given to this express?

Q5In 1952 the Indian government set up a memorial to the X martyrs near the Budge Budge in West Bengal. It was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. The monument is locally known as the Punjabi Monument and is modelled as a kirpan (dagger) rising up toward the skyName this incident.

Q6X is a town in the Koderma District of Jharkhand, India. It is situated in the Damodar Valley. It was known for the production of mica and now the sweet named Kalakand from this region is famous. At that time, large number of song requests were received from the city. Due to this, the name became famous and people across the country started thinking it as an imaginary name.Name the place.

Q7In India, there are only two airports named after females (the one being Indira Gandhi International, Delhi). After whom is the airport situated in Indore is named after?

Q8Shown in the pictures are the Gomateshwara temple at Karnataka and another statue at Kumbhoj, Kolhapur. Whom are these statues depicting?

He is the son of Rishabhanatha, the first Tirthankara of Jainism. He is said to have meditated motionless for one year in a standing posture and that during this time, climbing plants grew around his legs.

Q9Kumbhalgarh Fort, located on the westerly range of Aravalli Hills near Udaipur, Rajasthan is the second largest fort in the state after Chittorgarh Fort. Apart from this, the fort is also second in terms of something in its external feature.What is this distinction?

Q10This architectural wonder dates back to the 18th century, built by Nawab Asaf Ud Daulah. The central arched hall is 50 metres long and about three stories high, hanging without the support of any pillars or beams. The main hall consists of 1000 narrow staircases and the palace houses lush gardens, a mosque and a baoli (stepwell).What is being described here?

NON- INDIA Round

Q11State Route 375 is a state highway in Nevada in the United States and is near the Aera51. It was commonly used as a gathering place for UFO seekers.By what name is SR375 commonly known as?

Q12Doune Castle is a medieval stronghold near the village of Doune, in the Stirling district of central Scotland.

Whose home does this place serve (in fiction)?

Q13

This is at the Kings Cross Station in London. What has been blacked out?

Q14This building is a triangular 22-story steel-framed landmarked building located at 175 Fifth Avenue in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, and is considered to be a groundbreaking skyscraper.It name derives from resemblance to a cast-iron clothes iron.Name the building.

Q15What are these monolithic human figures, carved by the Rapa Nui people on Easter Island in eastern Polynesia between the years 1250 and 1500 A.D. called?With name similar (a homophone to the above) to the demigod and a primary character in the film Moana, voiced by Dwayne Johnson.

Q16This is the Genbaku Dome, only surviving structure after this incident and is intact ever since.Which memorial is this in Japan?

Q17Originally called - The Poet by Auguste Rodin completed in the early 20th century. It is a part of The Gates Of Hell by Rodin himself which depicts a scene from "The Inferno", the first section of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy.

What is the most famous excerpt from The Gates Of Hell? Others being - The Three Shades and The Kiss.

Q18 Identify

Q19This is a closed casino inaugurated in 1990 in Atlantic City, New Jersey owned by Donald Trump.

What is the theme of this casino?

Q20 (InFest Rocks)

Q21This statue in Volgograd, Russia commemorates the Battle of Stalingrad.It is known for its characteristic posture with a sword raised high in the right hand and the left hand extended in a calling gesture. The 200 steps, symbolizing the 200 days of the Battle of Stalingrad lead from the bottom of the hill to the monument.

Identify the famous statue.

Q22Name this famous street in London named after a River flowing through the city.Popular for the printing and publishing that started at the beginning of the 16th century.Most of the British national newspapers are operated from this street.

Q23This is A.P. Srinivasan who was employed as a night watchman in the Madras School of Arts and Crafts. On the right is Ramu, then a student, who later became well known for his illustrations in Tamil magazines. They both obliged when the principal Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhry sought their assistance for a certain project.

What Project?

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This is a statue at the Mariana Beach in Chennai, erected at the northern end of the beach at the Anna Square opposite University Of Madras.

It also resembles WWII photograph of the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima by the American Marines photographed by Joe Rosenthal on 23rd Feb, 1945. (shown on right)

Q24

Not everyone, however, seems to be aware of its origin: a motivational poster produced by the British government in 1939, meant to buoy civilian morale amidst devastating German air raids on London (it was never actually distributed, however, until being rediscovered in 2000).

The design, which consists of these words in a sans-serif column beneath a crown, typically on a monochrome background or before a Union Jack, has become a ubiquitous fixture in hipper scenes.

What is described here?

Safety Slide

1. Charminar 2. Zero Mile 3. Jaipur 4. Maitree Express 5. Komagata Maru 6. Jhumri Telaiya 7. Devi Ahilyabai Holkar 8. Bahubali 9. 2nd longest wall in the world10. Bada Imambara, Lucknow

11. Extraterrestrial Highway12. The Starks13. Platform 9 ¾14. Flatiron Building15. Maui/Moai16. Hiroshima Memorial17. The Thinker18. Lahore Fort19. Taj Mahal20. Things or places named after Queen Victoria21. The Motherland Calls22. Fleet Street23. Triumph of Labour Statue (img in next slide)24. Keep Calm & Carry On poster

Answers

Triumph of Labour statue

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