Deck 1: Travel and Tourism Trivia: From Airline History to Passport Stamps

Question 1

When an employee is given a fully paid holiday it is called _______________

A)group tour
B)independent tour
C)inclusive tour
D)incentive tour

Answer 1

incentive tour

Question 2

The product Oriental Insurance Company introduced for their domestic tourists _______________

A)hotel voucher
B)credit card
C)travellers cheque
D)suhanasafar

Answer 2

suhanasafar

Question 3

The year TAAI was established _______________

A)1952
B)1950
C)1951
D)1953

Answer 3

1951

Question 4

The word tourist is derived from the Latin word _______________

A)tornus
B)tornis
C)torsin
D)torsin.

Question 5

A person who settles down in another country and acquires its citizenship is called _______________

A)immigrant
B)emigration
C)emigrant
D)immigration

Question 6

First organised rail transport began in the year _______________

A)5th July 1840
B)5th July 1841
C)5th July 1842
D)5th July 1843

Question 7

The other name for the bullet train in Japan_______________

A)Hikari
B)Chikari
C)Hitachi
D)Hikoro

Question 8

The first Metro Railway in India is at _______________

A)Delhi
B)Calcutta
C)Bombay
D)Bangalore

Question 9

The first train in India ran from Bombay to_______________

A)Kurla
B)Thane
C)Dadar
D)Vasai

Question 10

The first train travel in India was in the year _______________

A)1853
B)1854
C)1855
D)1856

Question 11

The first airline to introduce Boeing 707 _______________

A)United Airlines
B)East-West
C)Pan-America
D)Air France

Question 12

Jet Air travel was introduced in the year _______________

A)1955
B)1958
C)1956
D)1957

Question 13

The word used when information regarding carrier, type of service and cities is given is

A)sorting
B)carting
C)listing
D)routing

Question 14

The first six Freedom of Air was signed in the year _______________

A)1946
B)1945
C)1947
D)1948

Question 15

The water transport used for tourism is called _______________

A)yatch
B)cruise
C)boat
D)none

Question 16

When a person flies out of the country, the passport is stamped with _______________

A)entry
B)in
C)out
D)exit

Question 17

The walk-way to the flight is called _______________

A)rope-bridge
B)aero-bridge
C)fly-bridge
D)none

Question 18

A passenger collects his baggage at _______________

A)belt
B)carrousel
C)cruiser
D)none

Question 19

Jumbo- Jet was introduced in the year

A)1971
B)1975
C)1970
D)1972

Question 20

The first Boeing 707 flew between NewYork and _______________

A)London
B)Madrid
C)Paris
D)None

Question 21

A connecting flight should take place within ……hours

A)3
B)4
C)5
D)2

Question 22

The agency which controls air_______________traffic in India is called_______________

A)ABCD
B)DOT
C)DGCA
D)MOT

Question 23

Tickets should be written in _______________

A)small
B)running
C)block
D)none

Question 24

The oldest travel agency in North America is _______________

A)Thomas Cook
B)Brownell Travel
C)Cox & Kings
D)None

Question 25

Computerised Reservation System is also called _______________

A)GDS
B)GPS
C)GRS
D)None