List of tourist attractions in Kochi - Quiz
List of tourist attractions in Kochi
  • 1. In which district is Athirappilly Falls located?
A) Ernakulam district
B) Idukki district
C) Wayanad district
D) Thrissur district
  • 2. What is the approximate distance from Kochi to Athirappilly Falls?
A) 30 km
B) 50 km
C) 42 km
D) 60 km
  • 3. What is the length of the Chalakudy River?
A) 50 kilometres
B) 145 kilometres
C) 200 kilometres
D) 100 kilometres
  • 4. Where does the Chalakudy River originate?
A) Anamudi mountains
B) Palani hills
C) Nilgiri hills
D) Cardamom hills
  • 5. Which of the following animals is found in the Vazhachal Forest according to the text?
A) Snow leopard
B) Lion-tailed macaque
C) Bengal tiger shark
D) Red panda
  • 6. What types of plantations are found in the area around the Chalakudy River?
A) Teak, bamboo, and eucalyptus
B) Coconut, banana, and pepper
C) Pine, oak, and maple
D) Rubber, tea, and coffee
  • 7. How many separate plumes does water cascade down in at Athirappilly Falls?
A) Three
B) Four
C) Five
D) Two
  • 8. What is the destination point where the river remains turbulent below Athirappilly Falls before calming?
A) Kannamkuzhi
B) Imburmuzhi
C) Vazhachal
D) Malipuram
  • 9. Where does the Chalakudy River reach a dam after flowing smoothly past Kannamkuzhi?
A) Njarakkal
B) Imburmuzhi
C) Idamalayar
D) Pindimana
  • 10. How far is Cherai Beach from Kochi?
A) 42 km
B) 60 km
C) 30 km
D) 50 km
  • 11. What is the length of Cherai Beach?
A) 25 km
B) 20 km
C) 10 km
D) 15 km
  • 12. Cherai village is a part of which island?
A) Willingdon Island
B) Munroe Island
C) Vallarpadam Island
D) Vypin Island
  • 13. Why is Kalady a popular pilgrim center?
A) Birthplace of St. Thomas
B) Location of Paliam Palace
C) Site of Kadamattathu Kattanar's tomb
D) Birthplace of Sri Adi Sankara
  • 14. What philosophy did Sri Adi Sankara preach?
A) Advaita or monastic philosophy
B) Buddhism
C) Dvaita philosophy
D) Visishtadvaita philosophy
  • 15. In which village is Bhoothathankettu situated?
A) Cherai
B) Chendamangalam
C) Malipuram
D) Pindimana
  • 16. What is the approximate distance from Kochi to Bhoothathankettu?
A) 60 km
B) 42 km
C) 30 km
D) 50 km
  • 17. Bhoothathankettu is connected to which bird sanctuary?
A) Salim Ali/Thattekad Bird Sanctuary
B) Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary
C) Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary
D) Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary
  • 18. What is the distance of the Idamalayar reservoir from Bhoothathankettu?
A) About 12 km
B) About 60 km
C) About 50 km
D) About 30 km
  • 19. Which deity is worshipped at Chottanikkara Temple?
A) Hindu mother goddess Bhagawati
B) Lord Ganesha
C) Lord Murugan
D) Lord Shiva
  • 20. In what form is Bhagawati worshipped in the morning at Chottanikkara Temple?
A) Bhadrakali draped in crimson
B) Lakshmi draped in gold
C) Durga decked in blue
D) Saraswati draped in white
  • 21. In what form is Bhagawati worshipped at noon at Chottanikkara Temple?
A) Bhadrakali draped in crimson
B) Kali draped in black
C) Saraswati draped in white
D) Durga decked in blue
  • 22. In what form is Bhagawati worshipped in the evening at Chottanikkara Temple?
A) Bhadrakali draped in crimson
B) Saraswati draped in white
C) Parvati draped in green
D) Durga decked in blue
  • 23. What is the famous religious festival at Chottanikkara Temple?
A) Chottanikara Magam
B) Thrissur Pooram
C) Makaravilakku
D) Attukal Pongala
  • 24. Where is Paliam Palace located?
A) Malayattoor
B) Chendamangalam
C) Pindimana
D) Piravom
  • 25. What is the approximate distance from Kochi to Paliam Palace?
A) 30 km
B) 60 km
C) 42 km
D) 50 km
  • 26. Who were the residents of Paliam Palace?
A) British viceroys
B) Maharajas of Kochi
C) Portuguese governors
D) Paliath Achans
  • 27. What role did the Paliath Achans hold?
A) Foreign trade ministers
B) Commanders of the Travancore army
C) Chief Priests of Chottanikkara Temple
D) Hereditary Prime Ministers to the former Maharajas of Kochi
  • 28. How old is Paliam Palace approximately?
A) Over 100 years old
B) Over 1000 years old
C) Over 200 years old
D) Over 450 years old
  • 29. In which district is Malayattoor located?
A) Kottayam district
B) Thrissur district
C) Idukki district
D) Ernakulam district
  • 30. When is St. Thomas believed to have landed in Kerala at Kodungallur?
A) AD 500
B) AD 100
C) AD 300
D) AD 52
  • 31. What did St. Thomas leave on one of the rocks during prayer on the Malayattor hilltop?
A) His footprints
B) Historic documents
C) A golden relic
D) An ancient Persian Cross
  • 32. What substance is said to have poured from the rock when St. Thomas touched it during prayer?
A) Water
B) Oil
C) Blood
D) Wine
  • 33. Around which century was Kadamattom Church built?
A) 15th century AD
B) 18th century AD
C) 5th century AD
D) 10th century AD
  • 34. What architectural style was used to build Kadamattom Church?
A) Indo-Persian architecture
B) Gothic architecture
C) Dravidian architecture
D) Baroque architecture
  • 35. What was the name of the famous priest known for his supernatural powers at Kadamattom Church?
A) Kadamattathu kattanar
B) Sri Adi Sankara
C) Marthoma IV
D) Paliath Achan
  • 36. What ancient artifact is possessed in one of the Madbaha walls of Kadamattom Church?
A) An ancient Persian Cross
B) A royal historic document
C) A stone footprint
D) A wooden idol
  • 37. Which well and chapel is another tourist attraction near Kadamattom Church?
A) Imburmuzhi Well and chapel
B) Poyedam Well and chapel
C) Kannamkuzhi Well and chapel
D) Malipuram Well and chapel
  • 38. Under which diocese is Kadamattom Church administered?
A) Kandanad Diocese of Jacobite Orthodox Church
B) Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
C) Latin Archdiocese of Verapoly
D) CSI Madhya Kerala Diocese
  • 39. What is noted as the oldest church in the suburbs of Kochi?
A) St. Thomas Church
B) Kadamattom Church
C) Kandanad St. Mary's Orthodox Church
D) Malayatoor Church
  • 40. Whose tomb is located inside Kandanad St. Mary's Orthodox Church?
A) Kadamattathu kattanar
B) Sri Adi Sankara
C) Marthoma IV
D) St. Thomas the Apostle
  • 41. In which locations are the fish farms and aqua tourism centre situated in Vypin?
A) Pindimana and Piravom
B) Malipuram and Njarakkal
C) Cherai and Chendamangalam
D) Malayattoor and Kalady
  • 42. What is Kochi formerly known as?
A) Trivandrum
B) Quilon
C) Calicut
D) Cochin
  • 43. In which Indian state is Kochi located?
A) Goa
B) Karnataka
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Kerala
  • 44. What does the Malayalam word Kochazhi mean?
A) Island group
B) Big harbor
C) Spice market
D) Small lagoon
  • 45. How many domestic tourists visited Kochi in 2017 according to Kerala's Tourism Department?
A) More than 23 million
B) More than 5 million
C) More than 10 million
D) More than 50 million
  • 46. What is the stretch of backwaters from Kochi Azhi to Munambam Azhi known as?
A) Vembanad Kayal
B) Kadamakudy
C) Veeranpuzha
D) Cochin Backwaters
E) Malabar Coast
  • 47. How many islands make up the hidden set of islands called Kadamakudy in the Kochi backwaters?
A) 21
B) 14
C) 49
D) 7
  • 48. What is India's longest lake, which is also the northern extension of Kochi's backwaters?
A) Vellayani Lake
B) Sasthamkotta Lake
C) Vembanad Lake
D) Ashtamudi Lake
  • 49. Where is the Hill Palace, the largest archaeological museum in Kerala, located?
A) On Willingdon Island
B) Near Thrippunithura
C) In Mattancherry
D) At Fort Kochi
  • 50. In what year was the Hill Palace built?
A) 1503
B) 1996
C) 1744
D) 1865
  • 51. How many buildings does the Hill Palace complex consist of?
A) 7
B) 49
C) 14
D) 4
  • 52. What is another name for the Mattancherry Palace?
A) Dutch Palace
B) Hill Palace
C) Paradesi Palace
D) Bolgatty Palace
  • 53. Who built the Mattancherry Palace and presented it to the Raja of Kochi in 1555 AD?
A) The French
B) The Portuguese
C) The Dutch
D) The British
  • 54. Which goddess has a small temple dedicated to her in the courtyard of Mattancherry Palace?
A) Lakshmi
B) Pazhayannur Bhagavati
C) Kali
D) Durga
  • 55. What is the local name for the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi?
A) Kaloor International Stadium
B) Nehru Arena
C) Kerala Sports Complex
D) Cochin Stadium
  • 56. In what year was the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium built?
A) 1744
B) 1865
C) 1568
D) 1996
  • 57. What is another name for the Jewish Synagogue in Kochi?
A) Cochin Cathedral
B) Paradesi Synagogue
C) Jew Town Basilica
D) Malabar Temple
  • 58. In which year was the Paradesi Synagogue built?
A) 1661
B) 1503
C) 1568
D) 1887
  • 59. In which quarter of Old Cochin is the Jewish Synagogue located?
A) Fort Kochi
B) Willingdon Island
C) Mattancherry
D) Jew Town
  • 60. Who proclaimed Santa Cruz a Basilica in 1984?
A) Pope John Paul II
B) Pope Pius XII
C) Pope Paul IV
D) Pope Leo XIII
  • 61. In what year was Bolgatty Palace built by Dutch traders?
A) 1744
B) 1909
C) 1865
D) 1568
  • 62. Who was the man-made island Willingdon Island named after?
A) Lord Willingdon
B) Veera Kerala Varma
C) RamaVarma
D) Dom Gomez Vereira
  • 63. Which important command is situated at Willingdon Island?
A) Southern Naval Command
B) Eastern Naval Command
C) Northern Naval Command
D) Western Naval Command
  • 64. Whose statue greets visitors outside the Museum of Kerala History?
A) Lord Shiva
B) Lord Krishna
C) Lord Willingdon
D) Parasurama
  • 65. Where is the Kerala Museum located?
A) Palace Road, Mattancherry
B) Bolgatty Island
C) NH Edappally
D) Fort Kochi Beach
  • 66. In what year was St. Francis Church originally built?
A) 1887
B) 1751
C) 1503
D) 1568
  • 67. In which year was the Koonankurishu Church consecrated?
A) 1744
B) 1751
C) 1996
D) 1503
  • 68. What is the oldest existing European fort in India?
A) Fort Emmanuel
B) Pallipuram Fort
C) Hill Palace
D) Mattancherry Palace
  • 69. In what year did the Dutch capture Pallipuram Fort from the Portuguese?
A) 1568
B) 1789
C) 1555
D) 1661
  • 70. Which international contemporary art exhibition is held in and around Fort Kochi?
A) Cochin Art Festival
B) MICE Tourism Expo
C) Malabar Biennale
D) Kochi-Muziris Biennale
  • 71. What water theme park is mentioned as a main aspect for attracting domestic tourists to Kochi?
A) Wonderla
B) Veeranpuzha
C) LuLu
D) Tropiq
  • 72. What mall is mentioned alongside Wonderla and MICE tourism as a major domestic tourist attraction in Kochi?
A) LuLu Mall
B) Marine Drive Mall
C) Palace Mall
D) Cochin Galleria
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