Southeast Asia

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1. Which of these countries does NOT share a border with Thailand? Vietnam Cambodia Burma (Myanmar) Malaysia

2. Which currency is used in Vietnam? The dong The kip The baht The rupiah

3. The Friendship Bridge links Laos and Thailand. The building of it was funded by Laos and: Japan The United Nations Australia The United States

4. Which of these four Vietnamese cities is nearest to the border with China? Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Dalat Hue Hanoi

5. What is the name of the nearest island to the east of Bali? Lombok Flores Java Timor

6. During World War Two the Japanese had POWs build the 'Death Railway' to Burma. This was the subject matter of the film 'Bridge over the River Kwai'. What is the name of the Thai town nearest to the bridge? Udon Thani Ratchaburi Chiang Mai Kanchanaburi

7. Bahasa Malaysia is the official language of Malaysia. It is very similar to: Thai Vietnamese Indonesian Chinese

8. Which country overthrew the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia and installed their own government in Phnom Penh? Vietnam China Thailand The United States

9. 'Baw pen nyang' means 'You're welcome' or 'No problem' in which language? Lao Thai Tagalog (Philipino) Khmer

10. Durian, Jeruk, Rambutan, and Salak are all: Southeast Asian cities Delicious Filippino curries Southeast Asian currencies Tropical fruit