Multiple Choice City Quiz – Kathmandu

Can you answer these 10 questions about the city of Kathmandu and its environs?
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1. What natural disaster destroyed much of Kathmandu in 2015?
Tsunami
Wildfire
Earthquake
Volcanic eruption
2. What is Kathmandu's nickname?
City of Temples
Sherpa City
City of Lakes
City in the Valley
3. How many UNESCO World Heritage sites can be found in and around the Kathmandu Valley?
3
7
12
none
4. What is Kathmandu's main tourist district called?
Thamel
Kirtipur
Bhaktapur
Pokhara
5. What's the name of Kathmandu's main public garden?
Garden of Happiness
Garden of Heavenly Peace
Garden of Dreams
Garden of Love
6. Historically, what events took place in Kathmandu's Durbar Square?
Livestock trading
Military training
Public executions
Royal coronations
7. What weapon are Nepalese Gorkha soldiers known for carrying?
Metal whips
Curved daggers
Himalayan bows
Longswords
8. In what year were the Gorkhalis victorious at the Battle of Kathmandu?
2003
96 BC
1939
1768
9. What infamous event took place at Kathmandu's Naranyahiti Palace in 2001?
Great Palace Fire
Defenestration of the Monks
Yak Herder's Revolt
Royal Massacre
10. Kathmandu is known for the Boudhanath Stupa. What is the Boudhanath Stupa?
A royal tomb
A monument to fallen soldiers
A golden temple
A giant Buddha statue
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