travellers narration quiz

TRAVELLERS NARRATION QUIZ :

1.Your uncle is back from a world tour and tells you about some of the unique hospitality , customs and etiquettes that he got to see. You have to tell which countries he would have visited if he saw the following

1. Bread and Salt Ceremony

2. Tea ceremony(chanoyo)

3. Hongi (greeting by rubbing of noses)

4. Monkey Buffet.

A. SOUTH AFRICA , CHINA , KENYA, EGYPT

B. RUSSIA, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND, THAILAND

C. GERMANY, CHINA, KENYA, EGYPT

D. ENGLAND, USA, CHILE, ARGENTINA

2.WHEN GREETING YOUR UNCLE THE YOUNGER MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS COUNTRY TOOK HIS RIGHT HAND GENTLY AND PRESSED IT ON THEIR FOREHEAD .THIS GESTURE IS CALLED MANO AND USED TO SHOW RESPECT. WHICH COUNTRY HE WOULD HAVE VISITED?

A. FRANCE

B. VIETNAM

C. PHILIPINES

D. IRAN

3. WHEN YOUR UNCLE VISITED THIS COUNTRY THE PEOPLE GREETED HIM SAYING SAWUBONA WHICH IS A ZULU WORD WHICH MEANS WE SEE YOU. CAN YOU NAME THE COUNTRY?

A. KENYA

B. ALGERIA

C. CAMEROON

D. SOUTH AFRICA

4.IN WHICH COUNTRY DID THE PEOPLE WISH YOUR UNCLE SALAMAT PAGI ( GOOD MORNING ) SALAMAT MALAM ( GOOD NIGHT ) AND SALAMAT JALAN ( SAFE JOURNEY)?

A. OMAN

B. INDONESIA

C. MOROCCO

D. TURKNEMISTAN

5.Mingalaba( auspiciousness to you) which is a corruption of mangalam and ayubuvan are greeting of two neighbouring countries can you name them?

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