FUNDAMENTALS
So you know your Chardonnay from Sauvignon Blanc, take this quiz. to test your knowledge of wines.
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WORLD OF WINES
1. If champagne is served in a flute glass, which wine is traditionally served in a copita, a special aroma enhancing tulip shaped glass?
2. Napa Valley in California is one of the most famous wine growing regions. Why did millions of people across the world see a photograph of a picturesque Napa Valley with its rolling green hills against a blue sky?
3. Narayangaon is home to the vineyard and winery owned by Chateau Indage known for its range of Chantili wines. This place is also famous as the birthplace of a historical Indian personality. Who?
4. The Judgement of Paris that took place on
24th May, 1976 was an important landmark in wine history. What exactly is the Judgement of Paris?
5. Which popular red wine grape is believed to derived its name comes from old French for young blackbird?
6. What is the essential difference between aroma and bouquet of a wine?
7. Copiapó Valley, Huasco Valley Elqui Valley, Limarí Valley, Maipo valley, Curico Valley, Valley of Casablanca are all wine producing regions from which country?
8. Wine producers are always known to account for the Angels’ share. What is Angels’ share?
9. What is the difference between these two wines Blanc de Blancs and Blanc de Noirs?
10. Why would the French wine industry be forever grateful to a horticulturist from Texas named Thomas Munson?
ANYTHING GOES
1. Some animals have a ‘’prehensile tail’’. what does prehensile mean in this case? (Rajeev Lochan, Kolkata)
2. In 1931, what was Mahatma Gandhi’s epic reply when asked how he could meet the ruler of England, King George V, wearing just a dhoti and home-made sandals? (Philip Joshua, Secunderabad)
3. She made her debut in a Hollywood movie called ‘Tarzan goes to India’ at the age of 15. She later went on to a have a successful career in Hindi movies and won the Filmfare Award for best supporting actress for ‘Do Badan’ and for ‘Saathi’. Identify her? (BK Harinath, Mysuru)
4. Which city would you go to if you had to visit the Flavian amphitheatre? (P. Sudershan Subhash, Secunderabad)
5. The longest unbroken spell in Test cricket was bowled against England in 1990 at The Oval in London. The bowler delivered 59 overs or 354 balls without a breakin the fourth and the final innings. Name the bowler? (A. Ashwitha, Secunderabad)
6. his significant thing named ‘Eyerovtuna’ was launched on 14th sept,
2018. It will be used to get the details of all the underwater structure along with the ship in order to maintain and repair them. What is the special thing i’m talking about? (Arnab Ghosal, Secunderabad)
7. No Indian women has scored a double century in a ODI. However, who is the first Indian Woman Cricketer to score a double hundred in a one day domestic game? (U.N.Murthy, Secunderabad)
8. India’s first crowd funded movie was made way back in 1976 before crowd funding even entered people’s imagination. Name the movie? (Dee Surendranath, Hyderabad)