Q 01/05

Muay Thai is famously nicknamed the "Art of" how many "Limbs"?

A) Two

B) Four

C) Eight

D) Sixteen

Answer · why

C) Eight

Eight: fists, elbows, knees and legs, two of each, where a boxer has only two fists to strike with and most kickboxing rules bar the elbows.

Q 02/05

A Thai boxer is known in Thai by what two-word term?

A) Kru Muay

B) Sanam Muay

C) Nak Muay

D) Khun Muay

Answer · why

C) Nak Muay

Nak Muay: so many Westerners now move to Bangkok's gyms to train and fight that they have a label of their own, nak muay farang, 'foreign boxers'.

Q 03/05

What is the name of the headband a Muay Thai fighter wears into the ring before a bout?

A) Chada

B) Mongkhon

C) Chong kraben

D) Pra jiad

Answer · why

B) Mongkhon

Mongkhon: a monk blesses it and only the trainer handles it, lifting it from the fighter's head once the pre-fight ritual ends, and it must never touc...

Q 04/05

The armbands worn by Muay Thai fighters are called what?

A) Mae mai

B) Pra jiad

C) Luk mai

D) Mongkhon

Answer · why

B) Pra jiad

Pra jiad: worn for luck, it must never touch the ground or be stepped over, and unlike the headband, which is lifted off before the first bell, it sta...

Q 05/05

In which Jean-Claude Van Damme film does his character learn Muay Thai to avenge his brother against Tong Po?

A) Bloodsport

B) Kickboxer

C) Lionheart

D) Double Impact

Answer · why

B) Kickboxer

Kickboxer: the fearsome Thai champion Tong Po was played under heavy make-up by the Moroccan-born Michel Qissi, who had joined the 1989 film as a figh...