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

That is about 14,000 feet, and the whole plateau is often 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

It stands 8,848.86 metres above sea level according to the latest survey.

Q 03/05

What is Tibet's own name for itself?

A) Xizang

B) Zang

C) Tubo

D) Bod

Answer · why

D) Bod

Some scholars trace it to the Sanskrit Bhautta; Chinese authorities have used the pinyin Xizang in English documents since 2023.

Q 04/05

Which city has been Tibet's religious and administrative capital since the mid-17th century?

A) Lhasa

B) Chamdo

C) Gyantse

D) Shigatse

Answer · why

A) Lhasa

At 3,656 metres it is one of the highest cities in the world, and its name means 'place of gods'.

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.