Some sample questions from this category:
* Who became King of Thailand in 1946 ?
* Which of these is held to be the first Thai Kingdom ?
* Under what title is the present King known in the west ?
* What was the year the Burmese destroyed Ayutthaya ?
* Name the Greek adventurer who acted as prime minister under King Narai in the 17th century.
* Which Thai King is especially revered for abolishing slavery and the long duration of his reign ?
* Which King did Anna Leonowens portray in her novel 'The English Governess at the Court of Siam' ?
* Who is revered by the Thai as the King who first invented a Thai System of Writing ?
* How many prime ministers have governed Thailand since the promulgation of its first constitution in 1932 ?
* Which two countries were part of Siam until 1893 ?
* One ancient culture in Thailand is reported to have developed the ability to use bronze before 3000 BC. What was the name of this culture?
* What was the name of the great T'ai state of modern Yunnan province in China that fell to the armies of Kublai Khan in 1253?
* While the neighboring Khmer empire was in decline, the Thai state of Lopburi was on the rise, with one of its centers at which great capital, founded in 1450?
* This new Thai king took great pains to compose an epic piece of literature which was based on an ancient Indian work. What was this Thai version called?
* Speaking about the growing European presence in the region, who was the first European to visit Thailand during the modern era?
* This, perhaps, will be an easy one to start. Which European country officially annexed Thailand?
* Influenced by the Meiji resoration in Japan, and following in his father King Mongkut's footsteps in continuing economic and political reforms in Thailand, which Thai king abolished slavery and established a modern civil service in Thailand?
* In 1992, the era of military rule in Thailand came to an end as this General stepped down, allowing new elections to take place.
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