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Quiz about Southeast Asian History and Culture 3

Southeast Asian History and Culture [3] Quiz

More delicious trivia from a spicey region of the world!

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
27,459

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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1159

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Question 1 of 10

1. The world's nutmeg and cloves come mostly from which island(s)? Hint

Moluccas

Mindanao

Borneo

Flores

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which kingdom ruled the core of modern Myanmar (Burma) from the 10th to the 13th centuries? Hint

Ava

Pagan

Ayudhya

Sukhotai

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Question 3 of 10

3. In which city can you find the Emerald Buddha? Hint

Hanoi

Bangkok

Yangon

Singapore

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following kingdoms or empires did not rule all or part of modern Cambodia? Hint

Funan

Khmer Empire

Srivijaya

Chen La

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Question 5 of 10

5. The mouth of the Chaophraya River is in which Southeast Asian country? Hint

Malaysia

Burma

Thailand

Vietnam

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Question 6 of 10

6. What Thai kingdom was founded in 1351 on the edge of the Khmer empire? Hint

Ava

Funan

Sukhotai

Ayudhya

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Vietnamese trace themselves back to a group of 15 tribal groups. What were these tribal groups called? Hint

Lac Viet

Mung Viet

Dai Viet

Ly Viet

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Question 8 of 10

8. By what derogatory term did the Chinese refer to Vietnam? Hint

Champa

Tonkin

Annam

Cochin China

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following did not figure prominently in Vietnamese history? Hint

Trinh Princes

Trung Sisters

Hung Kings

Tayson Brothers

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Question 10 of 10

10. The great Hindu-Buddhist temple Borobudur can be found on what Indonesian island? Hint

Sumatra

Sulawesi

Kalimantan

Java

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The world's nutmeg and cloves come mostly from which island(s)?

Answer: Moluccas

The Moluccas are thus called 'the spice islands'.

2. Which kingdom ruled the core of modern Myanmar (Burma) from the 10th to the 13th centuries?

Answer: Pagan

3. In which city can you find the Emerald Buddha?

Answer: Bangkok

Bangkok is, in fact, the 'City of the Emerald Buddha'.

4. Which of the following kingdoms or empires did not rule all or part of modern Cambodia?

Answer: Srivijaya

The Srivijayan empire ruled in Sumatra and on the Malay peninsula.

5. The mouth of the Chaophraya River is in which Southeast Asian country?

Answer: Thailand

6. What Thai kingdom was founded in 1351 on the edge of the Khmer empire?

Answer: Ayudhya

The Thai ended up conquering the Khmer empire.

7. The Vietnamese trace themselves back to a group of 15 tribal groups. What were these tribal groups called?

Answer: Lac Viet

These tribes came together to form a kingdom called Van-lang, which came to an end in the 3rd century B.C.

8. By what derogatory term did the Chinese refer to Vietnam?

Answer: Annam

The term Annam, or 'pacified south', implied that the Vietnamese were a vassal state. Vietnam was indeed a vassal state of China for 1,000 years before the Vietnamese broke away from Chinese rule in the 10th century.

9. Which of the following did not figure prominently in Vietnamese history?

Answer: Trinh Princes

The Hung Kings and Tayson Brothers both ruled Vietnam for a time and the Trung Sisters fought against Han Chinese rule. The Trinh Princes are fictional...as in, I just made them up.

10. The great Hindu-Buddhist temple Borobudur can be found on what Indonesian island?

Answer: Java

For more on Borobudur look for my quiz entitled, strangely enough, 'Borobudur'.

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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