Q 01/05

Tibet is the highest region on Earth, with an average elevation of roughly how much?

A) 4,380 m

B) 4,900 m

C) 6,100 m

D) 5,600 m

Answer · why

A) 4,380 m

Tibet's average elevation is about 4,380 m, roughly 14,000 feet, which is why the plateau is nicknamed the Roof of the World.

Q 02/05

Which mountain, on Tibet's border with Nepal, is the region's highest point?

A) Kangchenjunga

B) Nanga Parbat

C) Mount Everest

D) Mount Kailash

Answer · why

C) Mount Everest

Mount Everest rises 8,848.86 metres on the Tibet–Nepal border, the height agreed by the 2020 China–Nepal joint survey.

Q 03/05

What is Tibet's own name for itself?

A) Xizang

B) Zang

C) Tubo

D) Bod

Answer · why

D) Bod

Tibetans call their country Bod, pronounced roughly 'Bö'; the name originally meant only the central region before being applied to the whole plateau.

Q 04/05

What is the ceremonial white silk scarf offered as a greeting in Tibet called?

A) Khata

B) Chuba

C) Thangka

D) Kora

Answer · why

A) Khata

A khata is a ceremonial silk scarf, usually white, presented as a greeting or blessing at arrivals, weddings, funerals and audiences with lamas.

Q 05/05

Before it became the capital, Lhasa was called Rasa, meaning what?

A) Gods

B) Red hill

C) Sunlight

D) Goats

Answer · why

D) Goats

Goats were used to move earth during construction of the great temple, and the name changed to 'place of gods' afterwards.