Q 01/05

What is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia?

A) Battambang

B) Siem Reap

C) Vientiane

D) Phnom Penh

Answer · why

D) Phnom Penh

It has been the capital since 1865 and sits where the Tonle Sap river meets the Mekong.

Q 02/05

Angkor Wat, built by Suryavarman II in the 12th century, is the world's largest what?

A) Religious complex

B) Buddhist monastery

C) Royal palace

D) Stone bridge

Answer · why

A) Religious complex

It was dedicated to Vishnu, later became Buddhist, and unusually faces west.

Q 03/05

Cambodia's flag is one of only four national flags to feature a building. What is shown?

A) The stupa of Wat Phnom

B) Its great temple at Siem Reap

C) The Bayon's smiling faces

D) The Royal Palace throne hall

Answer · why

B) Its great temple at Siem Reap

The others are Portugal, San Marino and Spain; the flag's blue stands for the king and red for the nation.

Q 04/05

Which Khmer king declared himself a universal god-king in 802, founding the Khmer Empire?

A) Suryavarman II

B) Jayavarman II

C) Jayavarman VII

D) Indravarman III

Answer · why

B) Jayavarman II

He made the declaration in the Phnom Kulen mountains after freeing the Khmer from Java.

Q 05/05

A 2007 satellite study concluded that Angkor had been the largest what in the world?

A) Walled fortress complex in Asia

B) Royal cemetery by number of tombs

C) Pre-industrial city by surface area

D) Hydroelectric irrigation scheme

Answer · why

C) Pre-industrial city by surface area

Its urban sprawl covered at least 1,000 square kilometres and may have held up to a million people.