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1. Identify the narratorSouth Pacific is a 6 part BBC
documentary series that explored the South Pacific and the
wonderful wildlife that lives there.
Benedict Cumberbatch
2. Whats the significance of this title?Hawaii Five-O is an
American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions
and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for
12 seasons from 1968 to 1980.The phrase "Five-O" (or any variation,
such as "5-0", "5-o", and "five O", all usually pronounced "five
oh") has come from this TV series which refers to the police in the
United States.In 2010, the remake of this series was done under the
name Hawaii Five-0(The title of the new show uses a zero instead of
the letter "O" in the original title)
Hawaii - 50th State of USAThe Five-O in the series' title
pertains to Hawaii's rank as being the 50th state to enter the
union (August 21, 1959).
3.This Museum in Tahiti consists of paintings of a famous artist
who was responsible for catapulting the Tahitis fame and nature
through his paintings. Also a cruise ship which travels to Tahiti
is named in his honour.Who?
4. Identify the island from this famous coast Ahu Tongariki in
1914 (Ahu is a stone platform)
Easter Islands
Its moai were toppled during the island's civil wars and
substantially restored in the 1990s.
5. a) Identify the animal b) What did they inspire
a) Iguana b) Zilla Godzilla (1998)
6. Identify the song ?San Pedro is an island town in Belize
which was famously referred in a song by Madonna.Later the song
title become the nickname of this town.The lyrics of the song tell
about abeautiful islandand was a tribute to the beauty of the Latin
people according to Madonna.It is the first Madonna song to have a
Latino influence in it, with arrangements of Cuban drums and
Spanish guitar, maracas, harmonicas and a mix of synthesized and
real drumming.
La Isla Bonita
7. Identify the place (Y) and French explorer (X)In 1972, famed
Frenchmen X descended to the very bottom in his research vessel,
The Calypso, shedding light and fame on the deepest mysteries of
the Y. He declared it one of the top ten scuba diving sites in the
world. There have been rumors that he used dynamite to blast
through part of the coral around the Y in order to navigate his
boat, but these are fairly unsubstantiated, although X has admitted
to employing explosives in other areas of Belize.In the years
following Xs exploration, the Belizean government established the
site as a National Monument and UNESCO designated it a World
Heritage Site, ensuring its preservation for generations to come.
In 2012, Discovery Channel ranked the Y as number one on its list
of "The 10 Most Amazing Places on Earth"
X - Jacques CousteauY - Great Blue Hole
The Sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder
forever. - JacquesYves Cousteau
8. Identify this cocktail ? This cocktail drink, a mix of coke,
lime and rum is supposed to have invented during the War of
Independence in X(country) and was named after the battle cry that
inspired the soldiers. In some parts of X, it is otherwise known as
Mentirita meaning little lie declaring that there is no freedom for
X when it is under control of the dictator.
9.Known previously as Boscobel Aerodrome, a limited service
airport facility was upgraded into 3rd International Airport of
Jamaica in 2011.What is the new name given to the airport which
created controversy among locals ?
10.In Haiti, majority of the people follow a religion in which
they worship not a particular God but spirits and mysterious forces
in return for "health, protection and favour."What term related to
"black magic" and "rituals involving spirits" comes from the name
of this official religion of Haiti ?
Voodoo from Haitian Vodou
11. Why flight timings are displayed in a beach resort ?Maho
Beach is famous beach on the Dutch side (St. Maarten) of the
Caribbean islands, St. Martin.In most bars and restaurants on the
beach the daily arrival and departure timetables of airlines are
displayed on board.The Sunset Bar and Grill has a speaker on its
outside deck that broadcasts the radio transmissions between pilots
and the airport's control tower.Why did they display such
information's or what is the famous activity (dangerous) which
attracts people here ?
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Known for all the low-flying airliners, which fly so closely
above the beach that people can actually be blown into the water
because of the jet blast
12. Identify the music style
