CURIOUSITY QUIZ : FAMOUS MUSEUMS AROUND THE WORLD

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Test Your knowledge on 'Famous Museums Around the World ' devised on the upcoming occasion of International Museum Day on 18th May, 2023. Attempt all the questions by clicking on the right option. Submit the completed Form by clicking the 'Submit' button at the end of the Form. Get your score and the correct answer by clicking the 'View score' button. Good Luck! You can also write your comments on the quiz in the Comment space given at the end of this Page or send your comments and questions related to this quiz for answer directly to the email account given below:

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A museum is an institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these items available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. The largest museums are located in major cities around the world, while thousands of local museums exist in smaller cities, towns, and rural areas. Museums have varying aims, ranging from the conservation and documentation of their collection, serving researchers and specialists to catering to the general public. The goal of serving researchers is not only scientific, but intended to serve the general public. There are many types of museums, including art museums, natural history museums, science museums, war museums, and children's museums. According to the International Council of Museums (ICOM), there are more than 55,000 museums in 202 countries. Now-a-days , museums have come of age and regarded not just as a building of artifact collections, but are important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among people around the globe. Each year since 1977, ICOM has organized International Museum Day, which represents a unique moment for the international museum community. International Museum Day provides the opportunity for museum professionals to meet the public and alert them as to the challenges that museums face, and raise public awareness on the role museums play in the development of society.

The caption photograph depicts Birla Industrial and Technological Museum, Kolkata , one of the oldest science museums of the world.

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This is the largest and most visited museum of the world. A large glass pyramid situated at its entrance is its prime attraction. Can you name the museum ?

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National Museum of China, Beijing, China

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, United States

State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Musée du Louvre, Paris, France

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This is the largest and oldest museum in India. An Egyptian gallery with a 4000 years old mummy is the prime attraction here. Can you name the museum ?

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Prince of Wales Museum, Mumbai

National Museum, Delhi

Indian Museum, Kolkata

Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad

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This is the oldest science museum in India. (Its building is displayed in the title photo of this page.) An underground coal mine and an early steam engine are some of its precious exhibits and collections. Can you name it ?

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Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala, Punjab

National Science Centre, Delhi

Visveswaraya Industrial & Technological Museum, Bengaluru

Birla Industrial & Technological Museum, Kolkata

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Shankar's International Dolls Museum is a large collection of dolls founded by Shri K. Shankar Pillai, a famous political cartoonist. You can also visit the Children's Book Trust ( CBT) just adjacent to it for shopping of children's books of various interest. Where is this museum situated?

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New Delhi

Mumbai

Kolkata

Chennai

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Nizam's Museum is a museum located in a Haveli, a palace of the erstwhile Nizams. This museum showcases the gifts that the last Nizam Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII received on his silver jubilee celebrations. Where is this museum located?

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Calicut

Hyderabad

Aurangabad

Srinagar

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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Museum is a museum that traces the history and growth of police forces in India. In addition to arms and ammunition of the 18th and 19th centuries, including bullets, guns, machines, and a diversity of other weapons, the museum houses information charts on DNA tests, human bones, fingerprints, snapshots of police dogs and a variety of medals awarded to policemen of different ranks. A concrete statue of Vallabhbhai Patel, weighing 1.1 tons and sculpted by a police constable is a special attraction. Where is it located?

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Patna, Bihar

Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Nasik, Maharashtra

Kollam, Kerala

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The Prince of Wales Museum of Bombay was built in order to honour and commemorate the visit of King George V to India. Although the idea for a museum was initiated in 1904, the foundation stone was laid down by the Prince of Wales in 1905. This museum now houses a large statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji. This museum is now renamed as :

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Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Manav Sangrahalaya,

Bombay Natural History Society

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Calico Museum of Textiles is dedicated to the display of textiles of various times. The textiles on display include court textiles used by the Mughal and provincial rulers of 15th to 19th centuries and regional embroideries of the 19th century amongst other things. The interesting Pichhwais and Bronze textiles are the most beautiful and intricate creativity you can encounter here. Where is this museum located ?

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Ludhiana

Gwalior

Ahmedabad

Kanpur

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This famous museum focuses on the rail heritage of India. It has the specimens of different evolution phases from the Indian Rail history. Be it the Fairy Queen Engine or Fire Engine, you will get a fair look and understanding of all the specimens here. Children can also enjoy the toy train ride here. Where is the rail museum situated ?

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Chennai

Bengaluru

Mumbai

New Delhi

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This is the largest science museum of India presenting science in a stimulating manner. A Dynamotion Hall, Earth Exploration Hall, Space Odyssey and a Butterfly corner are the special attraction. Can you name it ?

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Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala, Punjab

National Science Centre, Delhi

Science City, Kolkata

Gujarat Science City, Ahmedabad

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Where is the world famous football museum located ?

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Milan, Italy

Birmingham, England

Manchester ,England

Paris, France

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This famous cricket ground has one of the oldest cricket museums of the world that has a comprehensive display of cricket memorabilia. All aspects of the games development over the centuries is covered for all the Test playing nations of the world. Can you name the cricket museum?

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The MCC cricket museum at Lords, London

The Bradman Museum of Cricket, Australia

New Zealand Cricket Museum, Wellington, New Zealand

Melbourne Cricket Club Museum, Melbourne, Australia

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Where is the world famous Pen Museum located ?

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Glasgow, Britain

Manchester , England

Birmingham, England

Berlin, Italy

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Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum is the world's largest museum of aviation and space artifacts . Where is it located?

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Montreal

Berlin

London

Washington DC

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St. Francis Xavier (1506- 1552) was one of the most prolific missionaries of Roman Catholic faith who widely travelled to India and the Far east to establish Christianity. When he died of fever on 3 December 1552 (at the age of 46), his disciples preserved his body by putting it in a glass container encased in a silver casket. His preserved body is now put on display for public in a Church in the state of :

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Kerala

Karnataka

Tamilnadu

Goa

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The National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC) has a rich collection of exhibits that traces the history of Indian cinema from the silent era to the modern period through artefacts, kiosks, interactive digital screens, information based screen interfaces, etc. Where is it located?

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New Delhi

Kolkata

Chennai

Mumbai

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This museum is dedicated to the history of sanitation and toilets used at various places and times around the world. Can you name the museum?

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The Sulabh International Museum of Toilets in Mumbai

The Sulabh International Museum of Toilets in Delhi

The Sulabh International Museum of Toilets in Chennai

The Sulabh International Museum of Toilets in Kolkata

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This health museum show-cases many aspects of the human body, its wellness and disorders and the various medical treatment techniques. Where is it located ?

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Pune

Hyderabad

Coimbatore

Patna

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The Odisha Maritime museum, built near the bank of the river Mahanadi, offers a glimpse of the ancient voyages of Orissan traders from the coasts of Odisha to Far-east islands like Java, Sumatra, Bali etc. Where is it located ?

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Bhubaneswar

Cuttack

Puri

Paradip

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A museum dedicated to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is built at his birth place that preserves most of his personal items including letters and memorabilia. It is located at :

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Bhubaneswar

Cuttack

Puri

Balasore

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Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, a national level anthropology museum (Museum of Man) that presents an integrated story of the evolution of man and culture with special reference to India is located at :

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Nasik

Nagpur

Indore

Bhopal

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Dedicated to a famous Queen of England, this monument was constructed between 1906 and 1921 by the then Prince of Wales (who went on to become King George V). Today, it has been converted into a museum that has 25 galleries housing paintings from the British Raj, along with memorabilia and manuscripts and the colonial arms and armory. Can you name the museum ?

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Salar Jung museum, Hyderabad

Prince of Wales Museum, Mumbai

Victoria Memorial, Kolkata

National Museum, delhi

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This museum has a unique collection of historic and fascinating dog collars of different times and is now the largest of its kind on public display in the world. Where is it located ?

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Manchester, England

Leeds Castle, Kent, England

Birmingham, England

Bristol, England

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This museum has been built by the Archeological Survey of India over an excavated Buddhist site in Odisha. The collections include small votive stupas, sculptures in stone, bronze, ivory, copper and stone inscriptions, inscribed pot sherds, terracotta seals and sealings and other Buddhist period antiquities. Can you name the place where is it located ?

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Dhauli

Khandagiri

Sishupalagarh

Ratnagiri

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This is a kite museum that depicts origin of kites, development in the makings and different techniques of kite flying. A 16 feet long kite with depicts of Garba dance is a special attraction of this museum. Where is this kite museum located ?

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Varanasi

Paldi, Ahmedabad

Hyderabad

Kanpur

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Which is the oldest natural history museum of India ?

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Don Bosco Museum of Indigenous Culture, Shillong

National Museum of Natural History, Delhi

Regional Museum Natural History, Bhubaneswar

Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Mumbai

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The National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum commonly known as National Crafts Museum is one of the largest crafts museums in India. The museum also houses a village complex spread over 5-acre of land representing village dwellings, courtyards and shrines from different states of India, with items of day-to-day life displayed. Where is it situated ?

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Chennai

New Delhi

Hyderabad

Mumbai

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This is a bamboo museum with artifacts comprising a wide variety of bamboo products. The entire museum complex is built with bamboo structure. Where is this bamboo museum located?

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Guwahati, Assam

Palampur, Himachal Pradesh

Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh

Kohima, Nagaland

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This museum , originally designed as a natural history museum , stands in a park named after a very famous armed revolutionary of India ( Chandra Shekhar Azad) show-casing the pistol used by him during his freedom struggle. The museum has separate galleries for Gandhi and Nehru. The original Ford company vehicle used to carry Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes in 1947 is also displayed in the museum. Where is this museum situated ?

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Jaipur, Rajasthan

Bhopal, MP

Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Allahabad, UP

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This famous museums in India has an extensive collection of fossils and skeletons of prehistoric animals. These animals were mostly native to Shivaliks and surrounding geological formations. You will find life-size models of various extinct mammals and other animals made of resins and fiberglass. Can you name it ?

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Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhopal

Shivalik Fossil Park Museum In Sirmour, Himachal Pradesh

Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Mumbai

Allahabad Museum, UP

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This famous museum in India is dedicated to children and the toys they love. It has traditional dolls and toys from different states all over India which are dressed in cultural outfits. A puppet of Lord Ganesha is the special attraction. What is the name of this toy museum ?

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Jawahar Toy Museum, Patiala

Jawahar Toy Museum, Lucknow

Jawahar Toy Museum, Pondicherry

Jawahar Toy Museum,Delhi

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it is India’s first wax museum. It contains wax statues of well known personalities and celebrities such as Mahatma Gandhi, Jackie Chan, Shahrukh Khan, and even Rajnikanth ! Can you name the museum ?

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Baywatch Wax Museum, Kanyakumari

Kerala Wax Museum, Calicut

Madras Museum, Chennai

Jaipur Wax Museum, Rajasthan

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This museum showcases 'crazy cars' which resemble everyday objects. The museum was built by a man who started creating these cars as a hobby during his school years as a result of his childhood fascination with automobiles. It also features the world’s smallest double-decker bus that can accommodate ten passengers. A car that looks exactly like a Digital SLR camera is a special attraction. Can you name the museum ?

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Vintage Cars Museum, Darjeeling

Vintage Cars Museum, Shillong

Sudha Cars Museum ,Hyderabad

Tata cars Museum, Ranchi

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Situated on the southern banks of Musi River, this museum has a unique distinction as the third largest museum in India and has a worldwide fame for its biggest one-man collections of antiques. Inaugurated by the first prime minister of India, Pt Jawaharlal Nehru in 1951, the museum showcases a large collection of artifacts curated by Mir Yousuf Ali Khan and his descendants. It also boasts 38 galleries on two floors which is why architectural enthusiasts often visit this museum. The museum has a popular Quran collection written in gold and silver. Can you name the museum ?

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Archival Museum, Hyderabad

Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad

Nizam Museum, Hyderabad

Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad

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Acclaimed as one the finest museum in Asia on the promotion of indigenous and tribal cultures, this museum is a major tourists' attraction that provides a glimpse of the rich and multi-cultural lifestyles, history and traditions of the indigenous peoples of North East India. What is the name of the museum?

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Kohima Museum, Nagaland

Capt. Williamson Sangma State Museum, Shillong

Brahmaputra River Heritage Centre, Guwahati

Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures (DBCIC)

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This is the only interactive music museum in India where you can discover various genres, explore the stories about iconic songs and music makers, marvel at the beautiful musical instruments and artefacts on display, and create your own music. What is the name of the museum?

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The Indian Music Experience Museum (IME), Bengaluru

The Indian Music Experience Museum (IME), Chennai

The Indian Music Experience Museum (IME), Thiruanantpuram

Music Museum , Kolkata

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