1. Cupping is a practice of observing the tastes and aromas of a specific type of beverage. A standard cupping procedure involves deeply sniffing the beverage, then loudly slurping it so it spreads to the back of the tongue. The cupper attempts to measure aspects of the taste of the beverage, specifically the body, sweetness, acidity, flavor, and aftertaste. What is the beverage?

2. Nineteen of these structures were built in rural Iowa in the 19th century. Six remain today, and their names are Cedar, Cutler-Donahoe, Hogback, Holliwell, Imes, and Roseman. They became famous as the setting for a best-selling novel published in 1992. What is the name of the novel?

3. The town of Ramanagara in Karnataka is located 50 km southwest of Bangalore. Prior to independence, it was known as Closepet, after a British East India Company official. With its hilly landscape, the town served as the setting for two famous films. One of them is David Lean’s 1984 film A Passage to India, which was nominated for eleven Academy Awards and won two. Name the other film.

4. This religion founded in the nineteenth century emphasizes the spiritual unity of humankind. The religion has three main teachings: unity of god, unity of religion, and unity of humankind. It was established by a man born as Mirza Husayn Ali Nuri, and its holy places of pilgrimage are in Israel. Name the religion.

5. His full name is rendered as “father of Qasim, [given name], son of Abdullah, grandson of Muttalib, great grandson of Hashim.” French writer Alphonse de Lamartine wrote about him: “If greatness of purpose, smallness of means and outstanding results are the three criteria of human genius, who could dare compare any great man in modern history with [him].” Who is he?

6. The grape variety Syrah (also known as Shiraz) is one of the most-cultivated grapes in the world, and is used to produce a varietal of red wine. The grape is grown in large quantities in Australia, Argentina, France, South Africa, and the United States. In which country did this grape variety originate?

7. The picture below shows a plant native to Mediterranean region (let us call it A). In 1766, Frederick the Great banned the importation into Prussia of another agricultural product (let us call it B). A gained prominence as a substitute for B. It is still used as a cheap additive to B in several parts of the world, including India, Southeast Asia, South Africa, and New Orleans, Louisiana. A is also effective at treating intestinal worms in farm animals and people. What are A and B?

8. What part of plant A pictured above is used to produce the substitute / additive for B?

9. The British Empire fought two wars with Qing China between 1839 and 1860. Both wars were over the ability of the British East India Company to sell a product to Chinese merchants that it produced at its factories in Patna and Varanasi. By the end of the second war, Britain was selling 5,000 tons of the product to China a year – about the same amount as the estimated global production of the product in the year 2000. What is the product?

10. The name of this city means “ruler of the East.” It is located in an area that was inhabited by the Manchu people, and they called the area Hǎishēnwǎi (“sea cucumber cliffs”). In 1860, Qing China ceded control of the area to a European power, which established the current city. The city is the terminus of the world’s longest railway line. Name the city.

1. Coffee

9. Opium

10. Trans Siberian railway? Vladivostok. (See movie starring Ben Kingsley, Trans-Siberian)

4. Baha'ai
5. Saladdin

2. I'll let Maria answer this one.

7. B is Indigo?

A clarification on question 3: the town of Ramanagara is not mentioned in the films, so "setting" is the wrong word. Two famous films, set in other places, were actually filmed in Ramanagara.

1. Tea
3. The man who would be king
4. Bahai
5. Khayyaam
6. Iran
9. Opium
10. Vladivostak

1. Wine
2 & 3. ??
4. Ahmedia
5.??
6. Iran
7 & 8. ??
9. Indigo
10. Shanghai.

Seva Lamberdar wrote:1. Tea

Is it really tea? Can you squish around hot tea in the mouth and feel the flavor at the back of the mouth? I don't know.

indophile wrote:

Seva Lamberdar wrote:1. Tea

Is it really tea? Can you squish around hot tea in the mouth and feel the flavor at the back of the mouth? I don't know.

During tea tasting, tea is not hot enough to burn the tongue or mouth of the taster.

3. Sholay

Hellsangel wrote:1. Coffee

Correct.

Hellsangel wrote:9. Opium

Correct.

Hellsangel wrote:10. Trans Siberian railway? Vladivostok. (See movie starring Ben Kingsley, Trans-Siberian)

Correct. Yes, I saw the movie.

Muezzin-Bar'chu wrote:4. Baha'ai

Correct.

Muezzin-Bar'chu wrote:5. Saladdin

No.

Hellsangel wrote:7. B is Indigo?

No.

Seva Lamberdar wrote:1. Tea

No.

Seva Lamberdar wrote:3. The man who would be king

No.

Seva Lamberdar wrote:4. Bahai

Correct.

Seva Lamberdar wrote:5. Khayyaam

No.

Seva Lamberdar wrote:6. Iran

This is a popular belief, but not the correct answer. The original wine of Shiraz, Iran is supposed to be white wine. DNA analysis indicates that Syrah/Shiraz is from another country.

Seva Lamberdar wrote:9. Opium

Correct.

Seva Lamberdar wrote:10. Vladivostak

Correct.

indophile wrote:1. Wine

No, the answer is coffee.

indophile wrote:4. Ahmedia

No, the answer is Baha'i.

indophile wrote:6. Iran

No. This is a popular belief, but not the correct answer. The original wine of Shiraz, Iran is supposed to be white wine. DNA analysis indicates that Syrah/Shiraz is from another country.

indophile wrote:9. Indigo

No, the answer is opium.

indophile wrote:10. Shanghai.

No, the answer is Vladivostok.

nevada wrote:3. Sholay

Correct!

Here is an update with hints.

2. Nineteen of these structures were built in rural Iowa in the 19th century. Six remain today, and their names are Cedar, Cutler-Donahoe, Hogback, Holliwell, Imes, and Roseman. They became famous as the setting for a best-selling novel published in 1992. What is the name of the novel?

Hint: HA is on to something.

5. His full name is rendered as “father of Qasim, [given name], son of Abdullah, grandson of Muttalib, great grandson of Hashim.” French writer Alphonse de Lamartine wrote about him: “If greatness of purpose, smallness of means and outstanding results are the three criteria of human genius, who could dare compare any great man in modern history with [him].” Who is he?

Hint: The clan of the royal family of Jordan (and of the pre-Ba'athist kingdom of Iraq) traces its ancestry to this man, and is known by the name of his great-grandfather.

6. The grape variety Syrah (also known as Shiraz) is one of the most-cultivated grapes in the world, and is used to produce a varietal of red wine. The grape is grown in large quantities in Australia, Argentina, France, South Africa, and the United States. In which country did this grape variety originate?

Hint: The country is listed in the question above.

7. The picture below shows a plant native to Mediterranean region (let us call it A). In 1766, Frederick the Great banned the importation into Prussia of another agricultural product (let us call it B). A gained prominence as a substitute for B. It is still used as a cheap additive to B in several parts of the world, including India, Southeast Asia, South Africa, and New Orleans, Louisiana. A is also effective at treating intestinal worms in farm animals and people. What are A and B?

8. What part of plant A pictured above is used to produce the substitute / additive for B?

Hint for 7 and 8: In India and some other places, adding A to B has become standard practice, and the product with the additive, not unadulterated B, is considered the "authentic" product.

[quote="Idéfix"]1. Cupping is a practice of observing the tastes and aromas of a specific type of beverage.
>>>>Wine

2. Nineteen of these structures were built in rural Iowa in the 19th century. Six remain today, and their names are Cedar, Cutler-Donahoe, Hogback, Holliwell, Imes, and Roseman. They became famous as the setting for a best-selling novel published in 1992. What is the name of the novel?

>>>>Field of Dreams?

3. The town of Ramanagara in Karnataka is located 50 km southwest of Bangalore. Prior to independence, it was known as Closepet, after a British East India Company official. With its hilly landscape, the town served as the setting for two famous films. One of them is David Lean’s 1984 film A Passage to India, which was nominated for eleven Academy Awards and won two. Name the other film.

>>>>sholay

4. This religion founded in the nineteenth century emphasizes the spiritual unity of humankind. The religion has three main teachings: unity of god, unity of religion, and unity of humankind. It was established by a man born as Mirza Husayn Ali Nuri, and its holy places of pilgrimage are in Israel. Name the religion.
>>>Ba'hai

5. His full name is rendered as “father of Qasim, [given name], son of Abdullah, grandson of Muttalib, great grandson of Hashim.” French writer Alphonse de Lamartine wrote about him: “If greatness of purpose, smallness of means and outstanding results are the three criteria of human genius, who could dare compare any great man in modern history with [him].” Who is he?

>>>>Anwar Sadat

6. The grape variety Syrah (also known as Shiraz) is one of the most-cultivated grapes in the world, and is used to produce a varietal of red wine. The grape is grown in large quantities in Australia, Argentina, France, South Africa, and the United States. In which country did this grape variety originate?
>>>Iran



9. The British Empire fought two wars with Qing China between 1839 and 1860. Both wars were over the ability of the British East India Company to sell a product to Chinese merchants that it produced at its factories in Patna and Varanasi. By the end of the second war, Britain was selling 5,000 tons of the product to China a year – about the same amount as the estimated global production of the product in the year 2000. What is the product?
>>>>Opium

10. The name of this city means “ruler of the East.” It is located in an area that was inhabited by the Manchu people, and they called the area Hǎishēnwǎi (“sea cucumber cliffs”). In 1860, Qing China ceded control of the area to a European power, which established the current city. The city is the terminus of the world’s longest railway line. Name the city.

>>>>Shanghai

5. His full name is rendered as “father of Qasim, [given name], son of Abdullah, grandson of Muttalib, great grandson of Hashim.” French writer Alphonse de Lamartine wrote about him: “If greatness of purpose, smallness of means and outstanding results are the three criteria of human genius, who could dare compare any great man in modern history with [him].” Who is he?

>>>>King Hussein of Jordan

Hint: The clan of the royal family of Jordan (and of the pre-Ba'athist kingdom of Iraq) traces its ancestry to this man, and is known by the name of his great-grandfather.
>>>Muhammad and the Hashemite dynasty

6. The grape variety Syrah (also known as Shiraz) is one of the most-cultivated grapes in the world, and is used to produce a varietal of red wine. The grape is grown in large quantities in Australia, Argentina, France, South Africa, and the United States. In which country did this grape variety originate?

Hint: The country is listed in the question above.
>>>Jordan

Kris wrote:5. His full name is rendered as “father of Qasim, [given name], son of Abdullah, grandson of Muttalib, great grandson of Hashim.” French writer Alphonse de Lamartine wrote about him: “If greatness of purpose, smallness of means and outstanding results are the three criteria of human genius, who could dare compare any great man in modern history with [him].” Who is he?

>>>>King Hussein of Jordan

Hint: The clan of the royal family of Jordan (and of the pre-Ba'athist kingdom of Iraq) traces its ancestry to this man, and is known by the name of his great-grandfather.
>>>Muhammad and the Hashemite dynasty

Mohammad is the correct answer. The king of Jordan is from the Banu Hashim (clan/tribe of Hashim that claims descent from Mohammad's great-grandfather).

Kris wrote:6. The grape variety Syrah (also known as Shiraz) is one of the most-cultivated grapes in the world, and is used to produce a varietal of red wine. The grape is grown in large quantities in Australia, Argentina, France, South Africa, and the United States. In which country did this grape variety originate?

Hint: The country is listed in the question above.
>>>Jordan

I guess my hint was unclear. I meant that the country of origin is one of the countries where it is grown in large quantities, listed in the original question.

Kris wrote:1. Wine

No, it is coffee.

Kris wrote:2. Field of Dreams?

No.

Kris wrote:3. sholay

Correct.

Kris wrote:4. Ba'hai

Correct.

Kris wrote:5. Anwar Sadat

No, you guessed it right later -- Mohammad.

Kris wrote:6. Iran

No.

Kris wrote:9. Opium

Correct.

Kris wrote:10. Shanghai

No, it is Vladivostok, Russia.

Idéfix wrote:

7. The picture below shows a plant native to Mediterranean region (let us call it A). In 1766, Frederick the Great banned the importation into Prussia of another agricultural product (let us call it B). A gained prominence as a substitute for B. It is still used as a cheap additive to B in several parts of the world, including India, Southeast Asia, South Africa, and New Orleans, Louisiana. A is also effective at treating intestinal worms in farm animals and people. What are A and B?

8. What part of plant A pictured above is used to produce the substitute / additive for B?

Hint for 7 and 8: In India and some other places, adding A to B has become standard practice, and the product with the additive, not unadulterated B, is considered the "authentic" product.

7. chicory and coffee?

bw wrote:7. chicory and coffee?

Correct. Chicory was "developed" as a coffee substitute in Prussia because of Frederick's ban on coffee imports.

7. A = Chicory B = Coffee

8. Chicory's root

goodcitizn wrote:7. A = Chicory B = Coffee

8. Chicory's root

Correct!

Two questions remain unanswered. Here is another update with more hints.

2. Nineteen of these structures were built in rural Iowa in the 19th century. Six remain today, and their names are Cedar, Cutler-Donahoe, Hogback, Holliwell, Imes, and Roseman. They became famous as the setting for a best-selling novel published in 1992. What is the name of the novel?

Hint: The novel was made into a successful movie made by a production company started by Steven Spielberg. Spielberg did not direct the movie. The picture below shows one of the six structures that remain today.


6. The grape variety Syrah (also known as Shiraz) is one of the most-cultivated grapes in the world, and is used to produce a varietal of red wine. The grape is grown in large quantities in Australia, Argentina, France, South Africa, and the United States. In which country did this grape variety originate?

Hint: The country of origin is one of the countries where this variety is grape is still produced in large quantities. The variety is called Syrah in its country of origin; Australian vintners later called it Shiraz resulting in the popular notion of an Iranian origin for the grape.

Idéfix wrote:Two questions remain unanswered. Here is another update with more hints.

2. Nineteen of these structures were built in rural Iowa in the 19th century. Six remain today, and their names are Cedar, Cutler-Donahoe, Hogback, Holliwell, Imes, and Roseman. They became famous as the setting for a best-selling novel published in 1992. What is the name of the novel?

Hint: The novel was made into a successful movie made by a production company started by Steven Spielberg. Spielberg did not direct the movie. The picture below shows one of the six structures that remain today.

...the 4 day fling that lasts forever.

Idéfix wrote:

6. The grape variety Syrah (also known as Shiraz) is one of the most-cultivated grapes in the world, and is used to produce a varietal of red wine. The grape is grown in large quantities in Australia, Argentina, France, South Africa, and the United States. In which country did this grape variety originate?

Hint: The country of origin is one of the countries where this variety is grape is still produced in large quantities. The variety is called Syrah in its country of origin; Australian vintners later called it Shiraz resulting in the popular notion of an Iranian origin for the grape.

france?

bw wrote:

...the 4 day fling that lasts forever.[/quote]

I thought someone already had answered Bridges of Madison County. Clint Eastwood continues to impress me as a wonderful director.

goodcitizn wrote:

bw wrote:...the 4 day fling that lasts forever.

I thought someone already had answered Bridges of Madison County. Clint Eastwood continues to impress me as a wonderful director.

Yes, that is the correct answer.

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:

Idéfix wrote:

6. The grape variety Syrah (also known as Shiraz) is one of the most-cultivated grapes in the world, and is used to produce a varietal of red wine. The grape is grown in large quantities in Australia, Argentina, France, South Africa, and the United States. In which country did this grape variety originate?

Hint: The country of origin is one of the countries where this variety is grape is still produced in large quantities. The variety is called Syrah in its country of origin; Australian vintners later called it Shiraz resulting in the popular notion of an Iranian origin for the grape.

france?

Correct.

I can post qns next week. I have questions form World Quizzing Championship.

Appalamma wrote:I can post qns next week. I have questions form World Quizzing Championship.

Great, thanks!