Q 01/05

Roughly what share of Thailand's entire population lives in the Bangkok urban area?

A) A quarter

B) A tenth

C) A third

D) Almost half

Answer · why

A) A quarter

Over 18 million people live in the urban area and 9.1 million in the city proper, making Bangkok an extreme primate city that dwarfs every other Thai ...

Q 02/05

Bangkok's full ceremonial name, the longest place name per Guinness, has how many letters?

A) 88

B) 168

C) 148

D) 128

Answer · why

B) 168

Many Thais can recite it thanks to a 1989 song by rock band Asanee–Wasan whose lyrics consist entirely of the name repeated.

Q 03/05

The short Thai name Krung Thep is usually translated into English as what?

A) City of Kings

B) City of Gems

C) City of Angels

D) City of Rivers

Answer · why

C) City of Angels

That is why the city is sometimes compared with Los Angeles; another nickname, the Big Mango, is a nod to New York's Big Apple.

Q 04/05

Bangkok stands in the delta of which river?

A) The Mekong

B) The Salween

C) The Irrawaddy

D) The Chao Phraya

Answer · why

D) The Chao Phraya

The river empties into the Gulf of Thailand about 25 km south of the centre, its course through the city altered by shortcut canals.

Q 05/05

Because most people once lived on or beside its canals, 19th-century Bangkok earned which nickname?

A) Pearl of the Orient

B) Paris of Asia

C) Venice of the East

D) City of Bridges

Answer · why

C) Venice of the East

The canals, or khlongs, were the main transport network until roads arrived; many are now filled in but the Saen Saep boats still carry 28,000 people ...