China - TeamBonding by SingExperience

Welcome to your China / India

Enter Your Team Name!

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This is a friendly reminder that you have a time limit of 20 minutes for two
locations!

Keep note of this! The time can be seen at the top of your browser or to the right of your screen.

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Beijing Zoo Station, line 4, Beijing. The station is unusually empty for this city of 7M inhabitants!

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Welcome to Beijing. You are in the subway.
On one of the poles, you notice a small ad. As you get closer, you read "student offers his services as a tour guide to discover a different side of China - contact: 15892147526.QQ.cn ».

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Many apps (WhatsApp, Facebook or Twitter) are blocked in China The Chinese have their own social networks, one of them is QQ, represented by a small animal! Which one?

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You create an account in a hurry to contact the mysterious 15892147526. "Sign In" to continue.

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"Hello, I'm Cheng. Congratulations, you've decoded a Chinese address. By the way, do you know why the URL of Chinese websites are composed of numbers, not letters?"

Select the right answer from the list.

All of the answers are right

Numbers are known better than the latin alphabet

URL don't accept chinese characters

Special plug-ins to read mandarin

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Cheng continues and tells you about Chinese numerology.
Each number has its own signification.

How would you say "I want to be rich" with numbers ?
3 points if you answer correctly

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As incredible as it might seem, Cheng confirms that he met Valentina during her exploration of the Forbidden City. It is said to contain 9999 rooms! But how many rooms do you think the imperial palace actually contains? Type the answer below!
2 points

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Cheng wants to know you and trust that as Valentina's friend you must have large erudition. Let see how well you know Chinese culture and history. China has had many great thinkers and philosophers.
Who wrote the Art of War?
Select the answer from the list.

Laozi

Confucius

Sun Tzu

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342 BC - The crossbow is first used in China

105 AD: Paper is invented

When was the Umbrella invented?

2 points

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Sheng HANGS out with Valentina a lot when she is in China.
By the way, among the 5 dynasties proposed, which is the oldest?

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Cheng hands you a piece of paper, showing some Chinese characters.

He tells you about the time he and Valentina were walking through a street in China and she saw a character written on a lantern. It was the character for "Love".
Which one is it?

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Cheng sends you a photo of himself. He enjoyed meeting with you. He started studying to become guide and share his passion for travels with people from all around the world.

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He has to log out. A few weeks ago, Valentina felt threatened and left him an Asian lucky charm. He has a hunch that he has to break it.

Write down the portion of the coordinates as you will need it to find Valentina's exact location:

Latitude _ _° _ _ ‘ _ _ . _ _ _ N or S
Longitude _ _° _ _ ‘ _ _ . _ _ _ E or W

Note the fragment of the coordinate to be ready to assemble them at the end of the activity. Do not forget the details, the letters and the " . " It will be needed to identify where to position this fragment or others.

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Next, your search of Valentina brings you to India. In the heart of Delhi, you instantly dive into the bustle of a market: lively, colourful, noisy…: There are few words to describe this chaotic but well-functioning organization.

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Suddenly, you make eye contact with the powerful gaze of a woman behind a spice stall. A rough life seems to have branded her face. You need to speak with this woman, that's for sure.

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Her name is Latika. By the way, in a famous movie, Latika was also the name of an orphan from Mumbai who won 20M rupees on a TV game. What is the name of this movie?

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Spices in India are incredible, there is such a diversity. People eat spicy, they drink spicy, they smoke spicy, even wear spicy perfumes.

She has a challenge for you.

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Latika knows the secrets of each spice and their medicinal virtue. What does she recommend if you get tooth pain?

3 points

Nutmeg

Tumeric

Cloves

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She notices you have pain. You tell her it is in both left and right wrists, hands, and knees.
No worries she has what you need.
What is it?
3 points

Ginger

Star Anise

Coriander

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Unlike the names of some Indian cities (Dehli used to be Indaprastha, Mumbay was Bombay, etc.), the names of dishes don't change. Let's start with Tandoori chicken! Select the number associated with the square with its photo.

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Which dish is Chapati?
Select the number associated with the square with its photo.

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And finally, every culture tries to make them theirs but they're Indian: Samosas!

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She tells you that "salt has been produced in India for over 5000 years. During the time of the Spice Route many Roman soldiers were paid their salaries in Salt! This gave birth to the term ‘salary"’.
Amazing!
Interesting lady dont you think?

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She gives you a ticket that contains part of the coordinates…

Write down the portion of the coordinates as you will need it to find Valentina's exact location:

Latitude _ _° _ _ ‘ _ _ . _ _ _ N or S
Longitude _ _° _ _ ‘ _ _ . _ _ _ E or W

Note the fragment of the coordinate to be ready to assemble them at the end of the activity. Do not forget the details, the letters and the " . " It will be needed to identify where to position this fragment or others.