Cambodia Trivia

1. Phnom Aural is the highest peak in Cambodia. What mountain range is it in?

From Quiz Geography of Cambodia

Answer: Cardamom Mountains

The Cardamom Mountains are in both Cambodia and Eastern Thailand. This mountain range also includes the second-highest mountain in Cambodia, Phnom Samkos.

From Quiz Cambodia - The Land of Khmers

Answer: Gulf of Thailand

Cambodia borders Thailand to the west and the Gulf of Thailand to the north. The Gulf of Thailand is also known as the Gulf of Siam. The Southeast Asia region is divided into mainland Southeast Asia (Indochina) and maritime Southeast Asia (Nusantara). The former consists of Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Peninsular Malaysia, whereas the latter consists of Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Brunei, East Malaysia, and East Timor (Timor-Leste).

From Quiz Cambodia, Cambodia

Answer: The Kingdom of Cambodia

Cambodia has had a number of different names since independence from France. In the Khmer langauge the name of the country is Kampuchea. Cambodia is simply the anglicized version of the French translation of this (Cambodge). However, because of the Khmer Rouge's insistence on the use of Kampuchea in international circles during their brief and brutal regime, the term Cambodia is once again the preferred usage outside of Cambodia itself. The people of Cambodia refer to themselves as Khmer rather than Cambodians.

From Quiz Geography of Cambodia

Answer: Sangkae

Battambang is a very popular tourist destination, largely due to the many nearby ancient temples. The Wat Baydamram temple is home to many fruit bats, who are taken care of by the monks that live there.

From Quiz Cambodian Adventures

Answer: Angkor Wat Temple

The Angkor Wat Temple is one of the largest temple complexes in the world and accounts for a significant number of international tourists every year.

From Quiz Cambodia, Cambodia

Answer: Norodom Sihamoni

Norodom Sihanouk has had an eventful career. He was twice king of Cambodia as well as serving as prime minister and being exiled and imprisoned by various regimes. He returned to Cambodia in 1993 and served as king until his abdication in 2004. He was succeded by his youngest son, Norodom Sihamoni, who was chosen by a succession council.

From Quiz Dreaming of Cambodia

Answer: Theravada Buddhism

Cambodians, for the most part, are practitioners of Theravada Buddhism. This practice was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge era as they were anti-religion, like other Communist regimes.

From Quiz Cambodian Adventures

Answer: Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh is by far the largest city in Cambodia. The city is located in the south-central region of the country near the confluence of three rivers (Bassac, Mekong, and Tonle Sap).

From Quiz Dreaming of Cambodia

Answer: 9th November

Cambodians celebrate their Independence Day on the 9th of November. 10th of October is the Chinese national day, while the 4th of July is America's Independence Day. 31st December is, of course, New Year's Eve.

From Quiz Geography of Cambodia

Answer: Dângrêk Mountains

The Dângrêk Range forms a natural border between Cambodia and Thailand. Preah Vihear Temple was the subject of a bitter dispute between Thailand and Cambodia. It was ruled that the temple was in Cambodia's territory, much to the anger of Thailand.

From Quiz Cambodian Adventures

Answer: Tuk-Tuk

A tuk-tuk in Cambodia refers to a motorbike that has a cabin attached to its rear. Sometimes Cambodian tuk-tuks are one-piece vehicles but more commonly they are in the style of a motorcycle and a trailer.

From Quiz Cambodian Adventures

Answer: Hinduism & Buddhism

The Angkor Wat location is oriented to represent Mount Meru, home of the devas in Hindu mythology. The Hindu emphasis is evident with a large number of the wall carvings and bas-reliefs. One of the most famous is the bas-relief, "Churning of the Sea of Milk," that shows 92 asuras and 88 devas using the serpent Vasuki to churn the sea under the direction of the god Vishnu. There is also a very heavy buddhist influence in form and structure. The official religion of Cambodia is Theravada Buddhism, practiced by over 90% of the nation's population.

From Quiz Cambodia, Cambodia

Answer: France

The French made Cambodia a protectorate in 1863, incorporating it with Vietnam and Laos in their colony of Indochina. Independence from France was achieved in 1953.

From Quiz Geography of Cambodia

Answer: Ratanakiri

Yeak Laom is located five kilometres south of Banlung. The shore of Yeak Laom Lake forms a near perfect circle; the lake is about 157 feet deep.

From Quiz Cambodia, Cambodia

Answer: Its flow reverses

The river is really an extension of the Tonlé Sap lake, connecting the lake to the Mekong river. When the monsoon rains arrive the deluge of water coursing down the Mekong forces the Tonle Sap river to reverse its flow, filling the lake.

From Quiz Dreaming of Cambodia

Answer: Red

They use red coloured thread, which is often soaked in holy water. Red is the colour of happiness in many Asian cultures. A Buddhist priest would preside over the ceremony and a candle would be passed around by married guests as a way of blessing the newly wed couple.

From Quiz Geography of Cambodia

Answer: Siem Reap

Angkor Wat sprawls over 400 acres. It has been used both for Buddhism and Hinduism, and is featured on the flag of Cambodia.

From Quiz Cambodian Adventures

Answer: Riel

Between 1975 and 1980, the country did not have any formal monetary system. Most Cambodians preferred to use gold or foregin currency in transactions. Following the United Nations occupation of 1993, a very large quantity of U.S. dollars was injected into the economy. As a consequence, the U.S. dollar is the country's most common currency. Riel small denomination notes are used for fractional dollar amounts instead of using coins.

From Quiz Cambodia, Cambodia

Answer: School

The school was transformed into Security Prison 21 (or S-21). Classrooms became prison cells and children were often used as guards. About 15,000 enemies of the Khmer Rouge were imprisoned here, all but a few dying, either here or at the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek. Today Tuol Sleng is a museum - a particularly grim museum - and memorial to its victims.

From Quiz Dreaming of Cambodia

Answer: Tonle Sap

Tonle Sap is Cambodia's largest lake, its name meaning "Great Lake" in Khmer. It is also Southeast Asia's largest freshwater lake and one of the most fish abundant in the world. Thousands of Cambodians make the lake their home, many of them living on boats and who fish for a living. Every year, the lake will reverse direction during the rainy season. This reversal is celebrated in a three-day festival in either October or November known as the Water Festival.

From Quiz Geography of Cambodia

Answer: Kep

Kep is one of the newest Cambodian provinces, being created in 2008. Kep is almost completely surrounded by the Kampot province.

From Quiz Cambodia, Cambodia

Answer: Pol Pot

Pol Pot, sometimes known as Brother Number One, was born Saloth Sar in 1925. He achieved international notoriety as the head of the Khmer Rouge which overthrew the dictatorship of General Lon Nol and instituted a Maoist agrarian revolution which was far more brutal and repressive than the regimes of either Lon Nol or King Norodom Sihanouk. Anyone considered an enemy of the revolution could be imprisoned, tortured and killed - often clubbed to death to save on bullets. All intellectuals (and simply wearing glasses could be enough to brand you an intellectual) were considered enemies of the revolution. Estimates as to the number of Cambodians murdered during the Khmer Rouge regime vary but most agree that it was over a million people. Pol Pot and his government were overthrown by the invading Vietnamese in 1979 and fled into the mountainous jungles near the Thai border. Fighting would continue until 1993. Pol Pot himself died in 1998, never having been truly brought to justice.

From Quiz Dreaming of Cambodia

Answer: Kompong Saom

Kompong Saom is the other name that the city of Sihanoukville is known by. Constructed in the 1950s, it has since become a beach town which attracts a number of tourists every year. Siem Reap is the city closest to the highly popular Angkor Wat temple, Tonle Bati is a city about 30km south of Phnom Penh and Banteay Srei is the name of a thousand year old temple located north of Angkor Wat.

From Quiz Cambodian Adventures

Answer: France

The French influence is still be seen in the architecture, language, commerce, and culture of present-day Cambodia. The country gained its independence from France in 1953.

From Quiz Cambodia, Cambodia

Answer: Buddhism

Around 95% of Khmers are Buddhist.

From Quiz Dreaming of Cambodia

Answer: Riel

The riel is the currency of Cambodia. Baht is found in Thailand, dong is the currency of Vietnam and you'd be expected to pay in won in South Korea.

From Quiz Geography of Cambodia

Answer: Ratanakiri

They are the two easternmost provinces of Cambodia.

From Quiz Cambodia - The Land of Khmers

Answer: Island

Koh Rong is Cambodia's second largest island, after Koh Kong. The 31st and 32nd seasons of "Survivor", entitled "Survivor: Cambodia - Second Chance" and "Survivor: Kaoh Rong", respectively, were filmed in the island of Koh Rong between March and July 2015.

From Quiz Cambodia, Cambodia

Answer: Siem Reap

Angkor was the capital of the Khmer Empire which was one of the dominant powers in south-east Asia from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries CE, ruling over an area that included not only modern day Cambodia but much of Laos and Thailand as well as parts of Vietnam and Burma at its height. The most famous building at Angkor is Angkor Wat which appears on the Cambodian flag and is a source of pride to most Cambodians. Today Angkor is an important source of revenue for the Cambodian economy with thousands of foreign tourists visiting every year.

From Quiz Dreaming of Cambodia

Answer: Phnom Penh

The Killing Fields of Choeung Ek are located 15km southwest of Phnom Penh. It is estimated that around 17,000 people were killed here and over 8,000 skulls are on display at the Memorial Stupa built there in 1988. Most of the victims were detained at the Tuol Svay Prey High School prior to their execution. The Tuol Sleng museum is dedicated to the memory of these victims and to the crimes of the Khmer Rouge era.

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