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