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Myanmar Trivia Quiz

Take a trip through the country of Myanmar. Good luck and be careful.

A multiple-choice quiz by pennie1478. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
pennie1478

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
191,686

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1015

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Question 1 of 10

1. Myanmar was part of this country's empire over a period of sixty years? Hint

Britain

China

India

Vietnam

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Question 2 of 10

2. What sea borders Myanmar? Hint

Atlantic

Andaman

Indian

Pacific

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the capital was moved to Naypyidaw? Hint

Bhamo

Akyab

Chauk

Yangon

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Question 4 of 10

4. What month do the Myanmar people celebrate their independence? Hint

December

March

January

July

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was Myanmar's former name?

Answer: (Five letter word starting with 'B')

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was once Myanmar's largest export? Hint

Beans

Beef

Wheat

Rice

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Question 7 of 10

7. What river flows through central Myanmar? Hint

Yellow

Yangtze

Ayeyarwady

China

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Question 8 of 10

8. The religion with the largest following in Myanmar is Buddhism.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. What currency does Myanmar have? Hint

Yen

Franc

Kyat

Dollar

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Question 10 of 10

10. Myanmar's highest point is Hkakabo Razi. What is this place? Hint

Mountain

Town

River

Volcano

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Myanmar was part of this country's empire over a period of sixty years?

Answer: Britain

Britain made Myanmar part of its empire. Myanmar was a province of India, and then a colony of its own, until 1948 when it became a self-governing country. General NE Win was the ruler of Myanmar until 1988. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was put under house arrest from 1989 to 1995.

2. What sea borders Myanmar?

Answer: Andaman

The Andaman sea borders Myanmar along with the Bay of Bengal. Myanmar is sandwiched between Thailand, China, Tibet and India. It is the size of France and has at least fifty million people living in it.

3. What was the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the capital was moved to Naypyidaw?

Answer: Yangon

Yangon is also known as Rangoon. On the hillside of Yangon there is a gold-plated Shwedagon Paya which is said to hold eight hairs that belonged to Buddha. There are fifty miles of Highway number one from Yangon to Pegu (aka Bago) that are called the point of no return because of the deaths that have occurred on the road. Yangon is the largest city in Myanmar.
The government moved capital to Nay Pyi Taw (aka Naypyidaw) in 2006.

4. What month do the Myanmar people celebrate their independence?

Answer: January

The Myanmar people celebrate their independence on January fourth. A seven day fair is held in Yangon to celebrate Independence Day.

5. What was Myanmar's former name?

Answer: Burma

Burma was officially named Myanmar in 1989 by military dictators who thought Myanmar was more suitable name, because of the diversity of the country.

6. What was once Myanmar's largest export?

Answer: Rice

Myanmar was once known as the rice basket of Asia because it exported millions of tons of rice a year. Now, Myanmar is no longer known as the rice basket of Asia, but as the opium bowl of the world.

7. What river flows through central Myanmar?

Answer: Ayeyarwady

Ayeyarwady River is a one-thousand mile long river that is made up of the Mali and NMai rivers from North Myanmar. The Ayeyarwady is one of the main river in Myanmar. Another spelling of the river is Irrawaddy.

8. The religion with the largest following in Myanmar is Buddhism.

Answer: True

Eighty-seven percent of Myanmar people believe in Therevada Buddhism while five percent believe in Christianity, four percent believe in Muslim and three percent believe in animism.

9. What currency does Myanmar have?

Answer: Kyat

Myanmar gets 7.9 million dollars in revenues and spends 12.2 million dollars in expenditures. Their fiscal year starts on April first and ends on March thirty-first.

10. Myanmar's highest point is Hkakabo Razi. What is this place?

Answer: Mountain

Hkakabo Razi is on the outskirts of the Himalayan mountains. Fifteen hundred square miles of the mountain was designated as a state park on November 12, 1998. Hkakabo Razi is 19,926 feet high.

Source: Author pennie1478

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