Sri Lanka Quiz - 41 Trivia Questions!

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Who is the UN Human Rights Commissioner who visited Sri Lanka in May 2013?

Patricia Arbuthnot
Anne Hidalgo
Navanethem Pillay
The United States

Which Dutch cartographer created a map of Sri Lanka in 1595?

John Harrison
Jan van Ruijven
Theodorus Holberg
Petrus Plancius

What is the most popular sport in Sri Lanka?

Cricket
Soccer
Football
Basketball

How many members are there in the Sri Lankan parliament?

225
3
315
More than 2,500

Who was elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in 1956?

The king of Thailand
Bandaranaike
President of the Republic of India
The king

Who was the Australian Foreign Minister at the time of the Colombo Plan?

Charles Keating
Charles Sturt
Percy Spencer
Charles Wilson

Who directed the Sri Lankan film 'Rekava'?

Rajiv Menon
Lester James Peiris
Theatrical Film Company
Rajitha

What is the main religion in Sri Lanka?

Buddhist
Hindu

What is the most common ethnic group in Sri Lanka?

The Chinese
Sinhalese
British
Europeans

Which UK charity published Out of the Silence in 2012, a report on torture in Sri Lanka?

The Centre for Human Rights
Freedom of Information
Human Rights Watch
Freedom from Torture

In July 2020, the World Health Organisation declared Sri Lanka to have successfully eradicated which disease?

SARS
Malaria
Tuberculosis
Rubella

Who was the last king of the Nayakkar dynasty in Sri Lanka?

King Vijayavarman
Rajavarman I
Vimalasuriya
Sri Vijaya Rajasinha

Which city was the last capital of the Kingdom of Sri Lanka, which was ceded to Britain in 1815?

Kandy
Colombo
Galle
The capital of India

Who was the President of Sri Lanka at the end of the civil war?

Mahinda Rajapaksa
Vijaya Lakshman
a British official
The United States

Which is the third deep-water port in Sri Lanka after Colombo and Trincomalee?

Galle Fort
Colombo
Galle
Kandy

What is the third most prevalent religion in Cyprus?

Greek-Catholic
Theology
Islam
Theosophy

What was the former name of Sri Lanka?

India
Ceylon
South Asia
The United Kingdom

In which city is the World Trade Centre?

Colombo
Delhi
Tokyo
Dubai

What is the main export of Sri Lanka?

Tea
Coffee beans
Coconuts
Coal

Which is the largest national park in Sri Lanka?

Kandy
The National Park
Wilpattu
The Central Province

Which strait separates India and Sri Lanka?

Palk Strait
Indian Ocean
The Maldives Strait
Maldives Strait

What is the longest river in Sri Lanka?

Kandy River
Mahaweli
The Indian Ocean
Kandy

What is the main school of Buddhism in Sri Lanka?

Theravada-Lankadi
Theravada and the Mahavamsa
Angkor Wat
Theravada

Sri Lanka's criminal law is almost entirely based on what law?

European
Indian
British
American

Sinhala and which other language are the two official languages of Sri Lanka?

Tamil
Chinese
French
English

Which city is the capital of the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka?

Kandy
Colombo
Trincomalee
Galle

Which Sri Lankan bowler has taken the most wickets in test cricket?

A. L. Rahul
Shane Warne
Mohammad Asif
Muttiah Muralitharan

Who assassinated Sri Lankan leader Ananda Bandaranaike in 1959?

His wife
A gang of thieves
The US
Buddhist monk

What is the name of the indigenous people of Sri Lanka?

Sinhalese
Sikkam
Kannadas
Vedda

Who was the first President of Sri Lanka to resign in the middle of his term?

Rajapaksa
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
President Mahinda Rajapaksa
President Sirisena

What is the modern name for the island of Eelam?

South Africa
Sri Lanka
The Republic of India
India

What is the main economic activity in Sri Lanka?

Producing goods
Shopping
Agriculture
Service

What type of climate is found in the central highlands of Costa Rica?

Subtropical
Desert
Tropical
Rain forest

What is the name of the wind that affects the rainfall in India and Sri Lanka?

Tropical Storm
Monsoon
The Indian Ocean
The Sahara Desert

Sri Lanka received a US$1.5bn bailout in April 2016 from which organisation?

World Bank
International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
European Union (EU)

What is the name of the seated mudra in the Mahayana religion?

Ying
Dhyana
Sita
Amitayus

In India, what is the name of the local government body that consists of 256 districts?

The state government
District court
Pradeshiya sabha
National Highways

What nationality were the first Europeans to settle in Sri Lanka?

American
British
Portuguese
German

What is the name of the rock fortress in Sri Lanka, built by King Kashyapa as a new more defensible capital

Sigiriya and Yala are the names of the two kings
The Temple of the Tooth
Sigiriya
Kandy

What type of animal is a Sri Lankan?

Elephant
Bird
Crocodile
Gorilla

What religion is practiced in Sri Lanka?

Hinduism
Buddhism
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