Travel Quiz 2010

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This historic city famous for its rock cut architecture and water conduitsystem was established in the 6 th century BC, as capital of the

Nabateans. Today it‟s not only a symbol of its country but also its mostvisited tourist attraction. The site remained unknown to western worlduntil 1812, when it was discovered by Swiss explorer Johann LudwigBurckhardt . The impressive eastern entrance leads steeply downthrough a dark, narrow gorge (in places only 3 –4 m (9.8 –13 ft) wide)called the Siq ("the shaft"), a natural geological feature formed from adeep split in the sandstone rocks and serving as a waterway. At the endof the narrow gorge stands it's most elaborate ruin, Al

Khazneh (popularly known as "the Treasury"), hewn into the sandstonecliff. (This picture). Plac e was chosen by BBC as one of “ the 40 placesyou have to see before you die”. Unesco heritage site since 1985 thisplace is featured in many movies including Indiana Jones and the lastcrusade and Arabian nights.

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Overlooking the cidade marvilhosa or the marvelous city, this is 98 fttall statue, completed in 1931, almost at the same time as Empire State

building came up in big apple. Situated in national park, and weighing700 tonnes, it stands on 20 ft high pedestal. Statue’s ever welcoming

outstretched arms measure 30 meters from hand to hand. The peak

can be reached by a cog train and then there are 200 steps to the

statue. Named as new 7 wonders of the world in 2007, this statue was

shown to be destroyed in disaster movie 2012. Name the statue andthe city it is situated.



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Symbol of nation‟s ideals and aspirations, this shrine of democracycreated b sculptor Gutzon Borglum represents four of the greatestpresidents of the most powerful nation in the world. The four faceswhich epitomize courage, dreams, freedom and greatness, took 14 yearsto drill from the rock face of a mountain at a mere cost of $ 1 million.With each face standing 60 ft high this is world‟s largest sculpture.Though the initial concept called for each president to be depicted fromhead to waist, lack of funding forced construction to end in October1941.It attracts approximately two million people annually.Name the sculpture and the state in which it is situated along with namesof the four presidents.



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First established by Romans as thermal spa over 2000 years ago, thiscity later reinvented itself as a picture postcard Georgian summer retreatin 18 th century. Again Unesco world heritage site, this city is famous for

its hot springs, Roman baths and grand neoclassical Palladian buildingsthat still line its dainty streets. The most enduring image though is thatof the Royal Crescent (seen on the left side of picture) - semicircular rowof 30 buildings which includes a hotel and a museum. The city today hasthriving spa and restaurant culture. Which city are we talking about andwhich island country is it in?



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If you have „bean” there, done that, you woul d have certainly met this110 -tonne, three storey high, stainless steel sculpture – inspired byliquid mercury. (Looks like a giant drop of mercury). Designed by AnishKapoor, a British sculpture of Indian origin, this is newish addition tocity of Al Capone. This popular monument sits in a 24.5 – Acre Park noted as centre for art, music and architecture. It mirrors metropolis‟famous skyline, as well as billow clouds above, which in fact gives itone of the two names. Tourists delight in walking under the 12 ftconcave belly to see their distorted reflections. What is its official name?In which square it is placed and in which city?

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