Bangladesh for Kids Trivia Quiz

Answer: Dhaka

Along with being the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka is also the largest city in the country. It is located near the center of Bangladesh on the banks of the Buriganga River.

Answer: India and Myanmar

Bangladesh is bordered by India to the west, north, and east. It is also bordered by Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) to the southeast. Bangladesh is part of South Asia.

Answer: Bay of Bengal

The Bay of Bengal is a part of the Indian Ocean. It is the largest bay in the world.

Bengal is the name of a region in South Asia that comprises Bangladesh and part of India.

Answer: Bengali

The Bengali language is spoken in Bangladesh and in parts of India. Most people in Bangladesh speak Bengali and many people speak English as a second language. There are also many indigenous languages spoken there.

Answer: Yes

Yes, Bangladesh has many islands in the Bay of Bengal and the mouths of some rivers. The country's largest island is Bhola Island, which is 556 square miles.

Answer: Water lily

The emblem of Bangladesh is white and gold. It has a water lily floating on water in the middle with rice sheaves on each side and four stars and jute leaves on the top. The emblem was adopted in 1971.

The Nymphaea nouchali species of the water lily is the country's national flower.

Answer: Sixty Dome Mosque

The Sixty Dome Mosque was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. It is located in the Bagerhat district of Bangladesh. It was built between 1442 and 1459.

Answer: Tiger

Bengal tigers only live in the wild in a few countries in Asia, including Bangladesh. The tiger can be found in the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest. More than half of this forest is located in Bangladesh. The forest is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Other endangered animals that live in Bangladesh include Asian elephants, dholes, fishing cats, Irrawaddy dolphins, and South Asian river dolphins. There are many wildlife sanctuaries in Bangladesh.

Answer: Taka

The Bangladeshi taka became the country's currency in 1972. Before then, the Pakistan rupee was used. The word "taka" comes from a Sanskrit word for ancient silver coins.

Answer: Circle

The flag of Bangladesh is dark green with a red circle just off center. The green represents the lushness of the land, and the red circle stands for the sun rising over Bengal and for the blood of those who died for the country's independence. The flag was adopted in 1972.