Monster Quiz 8 - Multiple Choice Quiz - 31 questions
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Q 1) Athens is not a major port city. What neighbouring city services the Athens cruise industry? A) Aegina B) Mykonos C) Piraeus |
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Option C:- Piraeus. |
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Q 2:- Etosha National Park in Africa. is so large a salt pan that it can be seen from space. What country is home to Etosha A) Namibia B) Botswana C) Zimbabwe |
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Option A:- Namibia |
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Q 3:- You are shopping in La Rambla. What city are you in? A) Barcelona B) Madrid C) Valencia |
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Option A:- Barcelona |
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Q 4:- What are Rub' Al Khali, Dasht-e-Margo and Atacama? A) Rivers that flow East to West B) Deserts C) Mountains |
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Option B:- Deserts |
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Q 5:- What art gallery is home to the Mona Lisa A) Groeninge Museum, Bruges. B) Musée D'Orsay, Paris. C) Louvre, Paris |
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Option C:- Louvre, Paris |
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Q 6:- The flag of this country features a map above two olive branches A) Brunei B) Ecuador C) Cyprus |
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Option C:- Cyprus Since August 1960, Cyprus has used a national flag which features the map of the island with two olive branches underneath. The olive branches as well as the purely white background symbolize peace and the orange color of the map represents its large deposits of copper ore. |
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Q 7:- Four USA presidents are featured on the Mount Rushmore sculpture. George Washington; Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. Who is the fourth president? A) James Monroe B) Thomas Jefferson C) Calvin Coolidge |
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Option B:- Thomas Jefferson |
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Q 8:- Bran Castle, Commonly known as “Dracula’s Castle“ is in what country? A) Hungary B) Romania C) Bulgaria |
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Option B:- Romania Bram Stoker’s character, Dracula, is a Transylvanian Count with a castle located high above a valley perched on a rock with a flowing river below in the Principality of Transylvania. |
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Q9:- Bryce Canyon does not look like a typical canyon because it’s filled with hoodoos, or pillars of rock. In what state of the USA is Bryce Canyon. A) Utah B) Nevada C) Arizonna |
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Option A:- Utah |
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Q 10:- The promo reads:- "The Dalí Theatre-Museum is the largest surrealistic object in the world. It is located in the the former Municipal Theatre, a 19th century construction destroyed at the end of the Spanish Civil War. On its ruins, Dalí decided to create his museum" In what town/city is the museum?. A) Barcelona B) Gerona C) Figueres |
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Option C:- Figueres |
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Q 11:- After being close to bankruptcy, In 1856, Charles III granted a concession to Napoleon Langlois and Albert Aubert to establish a sea-bathing facility for the treatment of various diseases, and to build a German-style casino. The initial casino was opened in La Condamine in 1862, but was not a success; its present location is in the area called "Les Spélugues". A) Madrid B) Monte Carlo C) Macau |
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Option B:- Monte Carlo |
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Q 12:- In which New Zealand city can you visit Te Puia, renowned for Pohutu geyser, boiling mud pools and Maori cultural performances? . A) Rotorua B) Waitomo C) Wellington |
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Option A:- Rotorua . |
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Q13:- Who, What or Where is Seminyak
A) A meat dish made from Yak meat, boiled in a spicy mixture B) A beach in Bali c) A cocktail made from rice wine. |
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Option B:- A beach in Bali An extension to the north of the surf, sand and sunsets of Kuta and Legian. |
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Q14:- What is the name of the limestone formations found in the Namburg National Park? A):- Balancing Rock, Canada B):- The Pinnacles, Western Australia C):- Arbol de Piedra, Bolivia |
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Option B):- The Pinnacles |
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Q15:- The Malecon is an 8 km seawall, which you can walk along enjoying the views over the sea and city. In what city is the Malecon? A):- Miami, USA B):- Montevideo, Uruguay C):- Havana, Cuba |
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Option C):- Havana . |
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Q16:- There have been two commercial passenger supersonic aircraft. The Tupolev Tu-144. What was the other?. A):- Ilyushin Il-114 B):- AirBus SST-190 C):- Concorde |
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Option C): Concorde It was a French-British turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner that was operated from 1976 until 2003. It had a maximum speed over twice the speed of sound at Mach 2.04 with seating for 92 to 128 passengers. |
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Q17:- Your aeroplane has recently landed. You have had some lunch with the locals at Bughis Junction and you are now strolling along Clarke Quay. What airport code would be showing on your suitcases. A):- SIA B):- BBC C):-: SIN |
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Option C):- SIN Changi Airport Singapore |
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Q 18:- Your self-drive travel guide tells you that you are driving along the "Romantic Road". In what country are you? A)- Germany B)- Switzerland C)- Italy |
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Option A: Germany. Southern Germany’s Romantic Road (Romantische Straße) is a picturesque 350km route through the forests and mountains of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. |
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Q 19:- In the Movie The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy said that "There is no place like home" What state was she referring to? A)- Idaho B)- Kentucky C)- Kansas . |
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Option C: Kansas |
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Q 20:- Based at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, which country is home to Cebu Pacific Air? A)- Papua New Guinea B)- Hawaii C)- The Philippines |
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Option C):- The Philippines Cebu Air, Inc., operating as Cebu Pacific and informally known as Cebu Pac, is a Philippine low-cost airline based on the grounds of Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Pasay City, Metro Manila, in the Philippines. It is Asia's oldest budget or low-cost carrier airline, founded in 1988. |
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Q 21:- To see the Taj Mahal, you need to travel to the city of .....? A)- Delhi B)- Agra C)- Jaipur |
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Option B:- Agra. The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. |
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Q 22:- The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle or Hurricane Alley, is a loosely-defined region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean, where a number of aircraft and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances. One corner is Florida USA. A second corner is Bermuda. What is the third point? A):- Cuba B):- Honduras C):- Puerto Rico |
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Option C:- Puerto Rico Most reputable sources dismiss the idea that there is any mystery. |
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Q 23:- The origin of rugby football is reputed to be an incident during a game of English school football at Rugby School in 1823, when William Webb Ellis is said to have picked up the ball and run with it, but never let the truth stand in the way of a good story - So where is Rugby School in the UK? A):- Sussex B):- Warwickshire C): Yorkshire |
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Option B:- Warwickshire The Greeks and Romans are known to have played many ball games, some of which involved the use of the feet. Probably the genesis of the game we now know as rugby |
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Q 24:- While on the topic of games, what country is home to the card game - bridge? A):- France B):- USA C):- England |
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Option C: England Bridge is derived from the 17th century card game whist, which was in vogue among the English nobility of the time. In whist, four players (who comprise two partnerships) are each dealt 13 cards from a 52-card deck, with a partnership's objective being to win as many 'tricks' as possible. |
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Q 25:- What does the Japanese word 'Karaoke' mean? A:- Empty orchestra B:- .Singing Solo C:- Beautiful voice |
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Option A: Empty Orchestra Kara means 'empty or void' and okesutora - short oke - means orchestra and is an English loan word in the Japanese language. So karaoke is a kind of double and reversed borrowed English-Japanese loan word, actually meaning 'empty orchestra'! |
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Q:- 26) The Italian lake district is a beautiful area. Which is the largest lake? A):- Garda B):- Maggiore C):- Como |
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Option A: Garda Lake Garda –(Lago di Garda in Italian) – has an area of 143 square miles, making it the country’s largest lake and also the third-largest in the Alps, surpassed only by Lake Constance and Lake Geneva. Its borders touch on the Italian regions of Lombardy, Veneto and Trentino-Alto Adige. Lake Maggiore is only 82 Square Miles |
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Q:- 27) What does the Tajik sport of buzkashi involve? A):- Polo style game using a potato. B):- Scoring a goal with a dead goat C):- Dog football |
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Option B: Scoring a goal with a dead goat Buzkashi is a Central Asian sport in which horse-mounted players attempt to place a goat or calf carcass in a goal. Similar games are known as kokpar, kupkari and ulak tartysh, in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan and as kökbörü and gökbörü in Turkey, |
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Q:- 28) What is the national dish of Portugal? A):- Pastel de nata (Portuguese custard tart) B):- Bacalhau (Salt cod) C):- Cozido a Portuguesa (Portuguese vegetable stew) |
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Option B: Bacalhau Bacalhau is salt cod, although the dish itself is not necessarily salty. Prior to cooking, a chef will soak the bacalhau in cold water for at least 48 hours to remove the salt from the fish. |
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Q:- 29) Which large landmark can you find in Ballina, Australia? A):- Giant Potato B):- Giant banana C):- A big prawn |
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Option C: “The big prawn |
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Q:- 30) This city hosts an iconic building, the main remainder of Expo 58: A):- The Hague B):- Brussels C):- Brugges |
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Option B: Brussels. The Atomium |
And one extra question for good luck.
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Q:- 31) Where is the oldest golf course in Europe? A):- Pau, South West France B):- Gibraltar C):- Marbella, Spain |
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Option A: Pau Founded in 1856. It was not until the late 19th century that Golf became more widely popular outside of its Scottish home. In the early 1770s, the first African golf course was built on Bunce Island, in Sierra Leone, by British slave traders. In 1903 a group of British expatriates established the first golf club in Japan, at Kobe. |