Mishmash I - Pt 1 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Italy

In that year, Italy was ranked fourth in the world for having the most elephants in captivity. The number of elephants were 74.

The country that had the most was USA with 622. The US figure was a combination of: zoos - 340, circuses - 241 and 41 in private collections. Michael Jackson had three elephants at his residence, "Neverland".
Source Absolut Elephant

Answer: Indonesia

In Indonesia, "Coca-Cola" has 90.5% of the total market and is ranked second worldwide. Morocco is the number one country worldwide for Coca-Cola's market share.
Source: Euromonitor

Answer: Yes

Both Hebrew and Arabic are official languages of Israel. Arabs constitute approximately 11% of the total population. The local names for Israel are Yisra'el (Hebrew) and Isra'il (Arabic).

Answer: India

Kathak dancing originated in northern India and is performed by both men and women. This dance is complex as the footwork is fast, much spinning is involved and it is set to a complex rhythm. Bells are placed on the dancer's feet and the dancer has to move different parts of their feet to make the desired sounds that accompanies the orchestra, which is made up of percussion instruments.

Answer: Isle of Man

The population of Douglas in 2001 was 25,347 - which is approximately one-third of the total population of Isle of Man. Douglas is located on the east side of this island.

The other main towns on Isle of Man are Onchan (8,803); Ramsey (7,322) and Peel (3,785).

Answer: Isle of Man

The Manx pound is Isle of Man's monetary unit and is at par with the British pound (GBP).

Answer: Isle of Man

These trams are cars 1 and 2, owned by the Manx Electric Railway, and they have been in service from 1893. They travel on the 28.5 km or 17.75 mile track between Douglas and Ramsey.

Answer: Indonesia

(a) In 1945 President Sukarno declared independence, thus Dutch or Netherlands East Indies then became known as the Republic of the United States of Indonesia. In 1950, the country's title again changed to its current national name - Republic of Indonesia.

(b) The age breakdown statistics for 2000 were:
Under 15: 30.4%
15 to 29: 29.3%
30 to 44: 21.8%
45 to 59: 11.3%
60 to 74: 5.8%
75 and over: 1.4%

(c) Apart from Japan, the other major countries that were also export destinations were UK, UAE, Italy, South Korea, US, Singapore and Netherlands.

(d) Indonesia's flag has two colours, which are red and white.
(Israel flag is blue and white - Italy's flag is green, white and red - India's flag is yellow, white, green and blue.
Source: Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2005

Answer: Israel

By percentage of population, there are more scientists and technicians in Israeli's workforce than any other country. Additionally, more scientific papers per capita are produced and more patents are filed than in any other nation.

Answer: India

Red is considered a colour of joy and thus brides in Asian countries (especially India and China) often dress in it.

Rain on the wedding day in India is regarded as a good luck omen as it means that they sky is bursting with happiness.

Answer: Italy

The theatre is the Teatro Olimpico, located at Vicenza in Italy. Andrea di Pietro designed it. The building of this structure began only three months before his death but it was completed in 1583. It still stands and it has not had any changes made to it from its original construction.

Answer: Italy

Victor Emmanuel III was born in Naples in 1869. His father was King Humbert I who was assassinated in 1900. Over his life span he had various titles, being; King of Italy (1900-1946), Emperor of Ethiopia (1936-1944) and King of Albania (1939-1944).

Victor Emmanuel III allowed Benito Mussolini, leader of the fascist regime, to control Italy in 1922 and from that time his authority was nominal. Due to many pressures from different authorities, he abdicated his throne to his son (Humbert II) in 1946, who then only served as king for a month. Victor Emmanuel then lived in exile in Egypt and Portugal until he died in 1947.

Answer: True

Indonesia reportedly had 147 different mammal species that was regarded at serious risk. India was the second highest country with a total 86 species.

The animals were classified into three sectors: (1) Vulnerable (high risk) - (2) Endangered (very high risk) - (3) Critically Endangered (extremely high risk).
Source: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2003)

Answer: Israel

Israel was ranked eighth in the world in 2001. Greece was the top consumer of vegetables with a figure of 271.9 kg or 599 lb 6 oz. The average worldwide consumption was 111.6 kg.
Source: Euromonitor

Answer: India

(A) January in Northern India a cold spell, which lasted over two weeks, reportedly killed over 200 people. Officials of this area reported that the majority of deaths were among the homeless.

(B) 27th February an express train collided with a truck at a rail crossing in the West Bengal state. The 30 people who were killed were in the truck and they were travelling to a wedding.

(C) On 7th June a train was derailed due to fallen rocks on the tracks due to monsoon rains.