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?
Earthquake
Tsunami
Volcanic eruption
Wildfire
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?
7
none
3
12
4. What is Kathmandu's main tourist district called?
Kirtipur
Bhaktapur
Pokhara
Thamel
5. What's the name of Kathmandu's main public garden?
Garden of Love
Garden of Happiness
Garden of Dreams
Garden of Heavenly Peace
6. Historically, what events took place in Kathmandu's Durbar Square?
Military training
Public executions
Royal coronations
Livestock trading
7. What weapon are Nepalese Gorkha soldiers known for carrying?
Longswords
Metal whips
Himalayan bows
Curved daggers
8. In what year were the Gorkhalis victorious at the Battle of Kathmandu?
1939
1768
96 BC
2003
9. What infamous event took place at Kathmandu's Naranyahiti Palace in 2001?
Great Palace Fire
Royal Massacre
Defenestration of the Monks
Yak Herder's Revolt
10. Kathmandu is known for the Boudhanath Stupa. What is the Boudhanath Stupa?
A monument to fallen soldiers
A golden temple
A giant Buddha statue
A royal tomb
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Apr 21, 2026
"Boudhanath Stupa is a giant Buddha statue", no. That's a stupa actually, that's not a statue