Multiple Choice City Quiz – Hanoi

1. Hanoi is situated in the delta of this river.

2. In what year AD was the city traditionally founded?

3. What was its original name of the city at the time of its establishment?

4. What does the name “Hà Nội” literally mean in Vietnamese?

5. Hanoi’s Old Quarter is famous for its “36 streets.” What was unique about each of these streets traditionally?

6. Which animal returned the magical sword to King Lê Lợi from Hoan Kiem lake?

7. Hanoi’s Temple of Literature (Văn Miếu) is best known for being:

8. What is unique about the pagoda Chùa Một Cột?

9. Vietnamese independence from France was declared from Hanoi in this year.

10. Whose embalmed body is on display in a grand mausoleum in Hanoi?

11. What was the Hanoi Hilton?

12. Who famously visited Hanoi in July 1972?

13. Who famously ate bún chả (grilled pork with noodles) at a Hanoi restaurant with Anthony Bourdain?

14. Which famous noodle soup, now popular worldwide, was first popularized in Hanoi’s northern region?

15. A Hanoi specialty is to mix this into coffee.