Nepal Quiz

There are six sections to the quiz, each with five questions. The sections are General Info, Mountains, Flora and Fauna, Religions, Yaks and The Gurkhas.

The answers to these questions can be accessed at the bottom of the page.

General Info

1. What is unique about the Nepalese flag?

1. It contains the most colours of any flag in the world?
2. It is the only flag which is not a quadrilateral.
3. It is the only monochromatic flag in the world.

2. Which country was Nepal formerly a colony of?

1. Great Britain
2. France
3. It was never a colony

3. What is Nepal’s political status?

1. Absolute monarchy
2. Constitutional monarchy
3. Republic

4. How many languages are spoken throughout Nepal?

1. 4
2. 18
3. More than 30

5. How many hours ahead of GMT is Nepal?

1. 4 hours
2. 5 hours
3. 5 ¾ hours

Mountains

6. Of the world’s ten highest mountains, how many are in Nepal

1. 3
2. 8
3. 10

7. Who is Mt. Everest named after?

1. John Everest, the first European to go to Nepal
2. Sir Geroge Everest, the man who first recorded the height of the mountain
3. Lady Susan Everest, who married the Nepalese King in the 19 th century

8. What do the Nepalis call Mt. Everest

1. Sagarmatha
2. Kanchejunga
3. Macchupuchere

9. And what does this mean?

1. Mother Goddess of the Earth
2. Sister Princess of the Sky
3. Father Protector of the Universe

10. If Nepal were flattened out, its land surface would be the same as:

1. America
2. India
3. Australia

Flora and Fauna

11. What is the national plant of Nepal?

1. The rose
2. The rhododendron
3. The lotus

12. What is the national animal of Nepal?

1. The yak
2. The yeti
3. The peacock

13. How many bird species are indigenous to Nepal?

1. 400 – 450
2. 600 - 650
3. 800 +

14. Which bird can only be found in Nepal?

1. The white-breasted kingfisher
2. The little green bee eater
3. The spiny babbler

15. What percentage of Nepal is made up of National parks

1. 1%
2. 10%
3. 100%

Religion

16. According to Hindu tradition, how many girlfriends does the God Krishna have?

1. 1
2. 400
3. 16,000

17. Which one of the following has the God Vishnu never been reincarnated as?

1. A dwarf
2. A dog
3. Buddha

18. Which animals are killed during the most important Hindu festival?

1. Cows
2. Goats
3. Pigs

19. Which of the following is one of the four noble truths of Buddhism?

1. Life is complicated by others
2. Suffering is caused by desire
3. Health is imperative for happiness

20. The area around Lumbini, the place where Buddha was born, is today predominantly?

1. Buddhist
2. Hindu
3. Muslim

Yaks

1. A buffalo and a cow
2. A cow and an ox
3. A buffalo and an ox

1. 500,000
2. 12,000,000
3. 60,000,000

23. What is the colour of yak milk?

1. Yellow
2. Pink
3. White

24. How long ago were they first domesticated?

1. 5,000 years ago
2. 2,000 years ago
3. 750 years ago

25. What is their nickname?

1. The grunting ox
2. The dribbling cow
3. The crying moose

The Gurkhas

26. How many Gurkhas are there today in the British army?

1. 1,100
2. 2,500
3. 7,000

27. How many Victoria Crosses have been won by Gurkhas?

1. None
2. 7
3. 26

28. What does the Gurkha motto ‘KAPHAR HUNNU BHANDA MORNU RAMRO CHHAA’ stand for?

1. It is better to die than live like a coward
2. It is better to fight than to talk
3. It is better to do something than to do nothing

29. What is the success rate for somebody applying to be a Gurkha?

1. 1 in 10
2. 1 in 50
3. 1 in 100

30. What is the infamous Gurkha knife more commonly known as?

1. Ankari
2. Khukuri
3. Lukiri

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