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Monster Quiz 5
Q 1) You have spent the whole day exploring the Smithsonian Institution. What city are you in? A) Chicago B) London C) Washington |
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Option C:- Washington That was easy. Tthey get much harder. |
Q 2:- You are visiting the Tokugawa Art Museum. What city or country are you in? A) Japan B) Korea C) Sri Lanka |
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Option A:- Nagoya, Japan |
Q 3:- The Butchart Gardens, vision of Jenny Butchart, wife of a cement magnate Robert, are found in what state of what country A) British Columbia, Canada B) Seattle, Washington C) Western Australia, Australia |
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Option A:- British Columbia, Canada |
Q 4:- This Italian city, centered on Piazza della Cisterna, is noted for its many towers built by the early residents as a show of wealth? A) Lucca B) San Gimignano C) Bologna |
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Option B:- San Gimignano |
Q 5:- These South American birds have larger bills, in comparison to the size of their body, than any other bird in the world. The large bill helps them keep cool in the hot environment in which they live. A) Amazon Kingfisher B) Plumbeous Ibis C) Toucan |
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Option C:- Toucan Toucan. This adaptation is one of the best heat regulating systems in the entire animal kingdom. Arteries in their bills expand when the bird gets hot; and release heat. Their bill is made of a spongy substance called keratin. , |
Q 6:- Two countries have actual buildings shown on their national flag. The one country is Afganistan but what is the other country? A) Estonia B) Slovakia C) Cambodia |
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Q 7:- This country had a name change 1989 when the military junta renamed the country. The capital city became known as Yangon. What is the current name of the country A) Dahomey B) Myanmar C) Kampuchea |
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Option B:- Myanmar |
Q 8:- When it opened in 2004, Taipei 101 was notes as being What? A) The only building designed with a 10 degree angle from vertical B) The world’s tallest building. C) The most levels below ground |
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Option B:- The world’s tallest building. Dubai’s Burj Khalifa stole the title in 2009. Thanks to Popular Mechanics it is also the "World's Toughest Building." |
Q9:- Saloth Sar, touted as one of the world’s most infamous dictators, was appointed as the party’s secretary and leader in 1963. By what name was he generally known? A) Pol Pot - Cambodia. B) Saddam Hussain - Iraq. C) Ho Chi Minh. - Northern Vietnam. |
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Option A:- Pol Pot |
Q 10:- When residents hear Beethoven’s “Für Elise” playing in the streets of Taipei, the whole neighborhood rushes outside. Why A) Mobile ice cream vendor nearby. B) Emergency signal. C) To get rid of garbage. |
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Option C:- To get rid of garbage Taiwanese citizens must deliver their rubbish straight to the back of the truck five nights a week in government-sanctioned blue bags. This eliminates the accumulation of garbage in bins that can attract cockroaches and rats. |
Q 11:- At more than 7,000 feet above sea level, this site is a symbol of the empire and built around 1450 AD, and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 and was named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in 2007. What is its name A) Sigiriya or Sinhagiri in Sri Lanka B) Paro Taktsang in Bhutan C) Machu Picchu in Peru |
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Option C:- Machu Picchu in Peru Machu Picchu is an Incan citadel set high in the Andes Mountains in Peru, above the Urubamba River valley. Built in the 15th century and later abandoned, it’s renowned for its sophisticated dry-stone walls that fuse huge blocks without the use of mortar, intriguing buildings that play on astronomical alignments and panoramic views. Its exact former use remains a mystery. |
Q 12:- This city is located just 80 miles north of Africa, and is the southernmost large city in Europe, as well as being one of the world's oldest cities. What is its name?. A) Malaga, Spain B) Lisbon, Portugal C) Palermo, Sicily |
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Option A:- Malaga, Spain The history of Malaga shaped by the city's location in the south of Spain on the western shore of the Mediterranean Sea, spans about 2,800 years. |
Q13:- Dom Tower stands at 112.32 meters tall and is over 600 years old. In which European city is Dom Tower A) Brugge, Brussels B) Uitrecht, The Netherlands c) Lucca, Italy |
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Option B:- Uitrecht, The Netherlands It is the tallest church tower in the Netherlands. The tower was part of the St. Martin's Cathedral, also known as Dom Church, and was built between 1321 and 1382. |
Q14:- A Buddhist monastery called Taung Kalat sits atop a volcanic plug rising 170m (558ft) above the slope of Mount Popa. In what country is Taung Kalat A):- Taiwan B):- Myanmar C):- Sri Lanka |
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Option B):- Myanmar Mount Kilimanjaro or just Kilimanjaro with its three volcanic cones, "Kibo", "Mawenzi", and "Shira", is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It is the highest mountain in Africa, with its summit about 4,900 metres (16,100 ft) from its base, and 5,895 metres (19,341 ft) above sea level. |
Q15:- In this town the famous Talmud expert Rabbi Meir ben Baruch von Rothenburg taught for over forty years. He founded a Yeshiva on Kapellenplatz, a school of Talmudic studies that attracted scholars from all over Europe. A bronze plaque at Kapellenplatz No. 5 commemorates Meir von Rothenburg. Where is Kapellenplatz No. 5 A):- Vilnius, Lithuania B):- Malaga, Spain C):- Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany |
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Option C):- Rothenburg ob der Tauber . |
Q16:- Your aircraft is about to land at an airport DME. What currency should you have in your pocket after landing A):- Djibouti Frank B):- Danish Krone C):- Russian Rouble |
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Option C): DME = Domodedovo Airport, Moscow therefore Russian rouble |
Q17:- The Blue Balls Festival with music, and art occurs for nine days in July in what city? A):- Venice, Italy B):- Lucerne, Switzerland C):-: Pamplona, Spain |
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Option B):- Lucerne, Switzerland |
Q 18:- Luke Skywalker was born on the desert planet of Tatooine, in a galaxy far, far away… but the scenes were actually shot in which country somewhat closer to home. Where? A)- Angkor Wat, Cambodia B)- Gaborone, Botswana C)- Machu Picchu |
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Option A: Ta Prohm, Angkor Wat, Cambodia |
Q 19:- At which US festival is a large wooden effigy burnt on the Saturday of the week-long event? A)- Guy Fawks Festival, Detroit B)- FLAME Festival, Georgia C)- The Burning Man Festival in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada . |
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Option C: The Burning Man Festival in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada |
Q 20:- This Hollywood hotel has appeared in all the following films: Catch Me if you Can, Internal Affairs, Beverley Hills Cop II and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle? A)- The Hotel Hollywood B)- Hilton, Las Vegas C)- Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel |
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Option C):- Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Los Angeles |
Q 21:- Which American state has just one syllable? A)- No Clues |
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Maine |
Q 22:- In what country would you expect to hear the affectionate phrase that translates as: 'God bless you and may your moustache grow like brushwood'? A):- Afganistan B):- Myanmar C):- Mongolia |
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Option C:- Mongolia |
Q 23:- If you are paddling your canoe down the Ob River, in what country would you be A):- Canada B):- Russia C):- Norway |
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Option B:- Russia The Ob River, is a major river in western Siberia, Russia, and is the world's seventh-longest river. |
Q 24:- Which African country is home to the continent's most active volcano, Mount Nyiragongo? A):- The Democratic Republic of Congo B):- Kenya C):- Zimbabwe |
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Option A: The Democratic Republic of Congo |
Q 25:- in the movies, Octopussy's lair - a real-life palace - appears to float on the shimmering surface of which lake? A:- Lake Pichola, Udaipur B:- Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania, Burundi, Congo DR and Zambia. C:- Lake Baikal, Siberia |
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Option A: Lake Pichola, Udaipur, India It is an artificial fresh water lake, created in the year 1362 AD, named after the nearby Picholi village. |
Q:- 26) Which Indonesian island is home to 45 volcanoes, including Merapi? A):- Java B):- Sumatra C):- New Guinea |
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Option A: Java Mount Merapi, Gunung Merapi, literally Fire Mountain in the local dialect has erupted regularly since 1548 |
Q:- 27) You are walking past a street food vendor and you decide to sample some Balut. What country are you in A):- Japan B):- Philippines C):- Mexico |
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Option B: Philippines Balut is a developing bird embryo that is boiled and eaten from the shell. It originated from and is commonly sold as street food in the Philippines. Often served with beer, balut is popular in Southeast Asian countries, such as Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam. |
Q:- 28) What is the main ingredient of the delicacy Muktuk? A):- Shark B):- Whale C):- Seal |
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Option B: Philippines Muktuk is the traditional Inuit and Chukchi meal of frozen whale skin and blubber. Muktuk is most often made from the skin and blubber of the bowhead whale, although the beluga and the narwhal are also used. Usually eaten raw, it is today occasionally finely diced, breaded, deep fried, and served with soy sauce. |
Q:- 29) What does the popular Portuguese idiom "Quem não tem cão caça com gato" mean A):- It is raining dogs and cats B):- When the dog is away, the cat can play C):- He who doesn’t have a dog hunts with a cat |
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Option C: “He who doesn’t have a dog hunts with a cat.” What it means: “You make the most of what you’ve got.” Basically, you do what you need to do, with what the resources you have. |
Q:- 30) What country had a flag og just one single colour? A):- Naru B):- Libiya C):- Tuvalu |
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Option B: Libiya
The flag of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya was adopted on 11 November 1977 and consisted of a green field. It was the only national flag in the world with just one colour and no design, insignia, or other details. It was chosen by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to symbolise his political philosophy (after his Green Book). It was changed again in 2011.. |
Q:- 31) The Netherlands is historically famous for a 'bubble'. What bubble A):- Tulip Mania B):- Boerenkaas Burst C):- The Great Bubble Barrier |
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