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2 quizzes and 20 trivia questions.
1.
  Sri Lanka    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Sri Lanka is a fascinating place. Learn more about its culture and geography in this quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, exit0, Nov 04 18
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  A Sri Lankan Odyssey    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I recently went to this wonderful island nation for Christmas, and I really recommend it! This is a quiz all about Sri Lanka, its cities, history, culture and all of the other awesome things about it!
Average, 10 Qns, daftydodo, Jan 14 13
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Mixed Sri Lanka Trivia Questions
1. What is the main export of Sri Lanka?

From Quiz Sri Lanka

Answer: Tea

Sri Lanka is the world's largest tea exporter. Coffee was the main cash crop but in the 1870's was destroyed by leaf blight.

2. In what year did Sri Lanka become independent from Britain as the Dominion of Ceylon?

From Quiz A Sri Lankan Odyssey

Answer: 1948

Before 1948, the country had been a colony of India, China, Persia, the Netherlands and Portugal among others.

3. Ratnapura, is a small town famous for _____________?

From Quiz Sri Lanka

Answer: gems

It is the gem capital of Sri Lanka. The elephant orphanage, Pinnewala is located just outside Kandy.

4. What natural disaster hit Sri Lanka on Boxing Day 2004?

From Quiz A Sri Lankan Odyssey

Answer: Tsunami

The Boxing Day tsunami was triggered by a 9.3 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia, and was so powerful that it also hit Sri Lanka and neighbouring Indian Ocean countries. In fact, it was so strong that there were aftershocks in places as far away as Somalia, Iceland and the Eastern USA!

5. The word 'Ayubowan' is traditionally used in which way?

From Quiz Sri Lanka

Answer: greeting

'Ayubowan' also covers a lot of other greetings, such as good morning, how are you, goodbye etc. 'Ayubowan' translates to English as "may you live longer".

6. What is a string hopper?

From Quiz Sri Lanka

Answer: a steamed noodle flattened into a circle

Eaten with the fingers, they are best used for curry dipping.

7. Which James introduced tea growing to Sri Lanka?

From Quiz A Sri Lankan Odyssey

Answer: James Taylor

James Taylor arrived in Sri Lanka in 1852 aged 17, and set up the first tea plantations there, often working with fellow Scottish immigrant Thomas Lipton (inventor of Lipton tea). Tea plantations replaced coffee ones because of a diseased crop, and Ceylon tea is renowned today for its quality and flavour.

8. The size of Sri Lanka is closest to which other country?

From Quiz Sri Lanka

Answer: Ireland

The island measures 65,610 square kilometres. Ireland is 70,002, Panama is 75,650, Denmark is 43,069 and Haiti is 27,750.

9. What notable sporting trophy did Sri Lanka win in 1996?

From Quiz A Sri Lankan Odyssey

Answer: Cricket World Cup

This was Sri Lanka's first major sporting trophy, and they defeated Australia in Lahore, Pakistan. It was also the first time Sri Lanka had hosted parts of the competition (in Kandy and Colombo).

10. Sri Lanka has extensive rubber plantations. Together with Malaysia it provides what percentage of the world's total production?

From Quiz Sri Lanka

Answer: Seventy per cent

In 1876, 700,000 rubber plant seeds were stolen from Brazil and taken to London for planting. Two thousand of these seedlings were grown in Sri Lanka and later spread to Malaysia.

11. What is Sri Lanka's national mammal?

From Quiz A Sri Lankan Odyssey

Answer: Lion

More specifically, Sri Lanka's national mammal is a Royal Lion, as featured on its flag. The country also has a national bird, the Jungle Fowl, and a national butterfly, the Sri Lankan Birdwing.

12. Where is a sapling of the sacred Bodhi tree located?

From Quiz Sri Lanka

Answer: Anuradhapura

Anuradhapura was the Sri Lankan capital for the period 4 BC - 10 AD. A sapling was taken from the sacred Bo-tree in Northern India where it is said Buddha obtained enlightenment. It can be seen in an enclosure there today.

13. In Sri Lanka, what type of food is a hopper?

From Quiz A Sri Lankan Odyssey

Answer: A Pancake

A hopper is a special type of pancake that mainly consists of rice flour and coconut milk. They're mainly a breakfast dish, and can be filled with anything from eggs and courgettes to cashews and coconut.

14. When is the Kandy Esala Perahera held?

From Quiz Sri Lanka

Answer: Late July, early August

The Perahera is a fabulous procession to honour the sacred tooth enshrined in the Dalada Malagawa, the Temple of the Tooth. Sinhalese and Tamil New Year occurs in April.

15. What are the colours of the Sri Lankan flag?

From Quiz Sri Lanka

Answer: yellow, green, orange, dark red

The flag represents a gold lion (or 'Sinha' a Sinhalese word for lion), on a crimson field (pre-colonial state) with gold bo leaves (Buddhist symbols) at the {corners;} vertical green (Muslims) and orange (Tamils) stripes at the left represent the minorities.

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