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Thailand Country Quiz

Can you guess these facts about the country of Thailand?
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Last updated: May 16, 2020
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First submittedMarch 14, 2014
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Capital city
Bangkok
Name for the above in Thai
(short version)
Krung Thep
Former English-language
name for Thailand
Siam
Countries that border
Thailand
Myanmar
Cambodia
Laos
Malaysia
Currency of Thailand
Baht
Most-planted crop
Rice
Most common religion
Buddhism
Sacred animal
White Elephant
Hint
Answer
Rice noodle stir-fry often called
Thailand's national dish
Pad Thai
In Thailand, it is a serious crime
to insult this person
The King
Peninsula on which Thailand sits
Indochina
Largest island, a major tourist center
Phuket
Type of natural disaster that
struck in 2004
Tsunami
Major river on Thailand's
eastern border
Mekong
Sea to Thailand's west
Andaman Sea
Second largest ethnic group
Han Chinese
National sport
Muay Thai
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Level 92
Mar 18, 2014
Can never remember how to spell Muay Thai.
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Level 82
Jun 15, 2014
I know how to spell it but it didn't occur to me. Missed that and the last question, too.
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Level 70
Jun 16, 2014
You could've spelled it like 'Thai boxing'
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Level 82
Oct 31, 2015
got everything this time.
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Level 82
Dec 3, 2016
Boxing works as well
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Level 65
May 24, 2020
That ís the last question. I wonder which you were referring to ( if there were more question before, or perhaps intended to say least guessed question, I doubt you accidentally said last instead of first (capital), so perhaps previous question? the second to last question)
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Level 82
Jul 21, 2020
Sif: the quiz definitely changed since 2014. I don't remember what the last question used to be.
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Level 35
Jun 17, 2014
Can't Buddhist be accepted?
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Level ∞
May 16, 2020
Okay
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Level 88
Aug 6, 2018
I was surprised tidal wave didn't work.
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Level 88
Aug 6, 2018
And before someone pipes in like is fashionable and says because it's not related to the tide, well, no kidding. It's descriptive that it's like a tide in a wave. The in vogue so-called correct term "tsunami" literally means "harbor wave", which is far less descriptive or accurate.
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Level 82
May 16, 2020
It means just tsunami in English, not harbor wave
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Level 67
May 17, 2020
Got everything except Pad Thai...
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Level 89
Jul 21, 2020
I missed that plus Muay Thai.
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Level 82
Jul 21, 2020
I love Thai food so much it's probably my favorite international cuisine bar none, but pad thai is gross. It's hard to believe how that became so famous. So many better options.
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Level 78
Jul 21, 2020
Gross is a a bit strong. Maybe not as good as many other dishes.
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Level 68
Jul 22, 2020
I agree. Pad Thai - yuk. Thai food - YUM! (Also Turkish food).
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Level 56
May 7, 2022
Some of the first words I learned when I went to Thailand meant "not spicy." I would point to the word in my English/Thai dictionary for chicken and say "mai ped" and always got something different but deliciously tasty without heat. So hard to find that in USA where too often Thai food means heat. I loved the hospitality and patience and acceptance and generosity of the Thai.
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Level 82
Jul 21, 2020
Formerly and perhaps still my favorite country in the world. Great place. Lovely people. Lovely women. Fantastic food. Amazing beaches (well, less amazing now than they were the first time I went). Will go back again some day.
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Level 72
Jul 21, 2020
Why do you always feel the need to include things like "lovely women" in your comments about countries you've visited? They are not a tourist attraction. Unless you're engaging in the very reprehensible practice of sexual tourism, which is a disgusting issue in Thailand. (Also, you already said "lovely people". Women are people. No need to further specify.)
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Level 82
Jul 22, 2020
Why do you feel the need to respond negatively to this? I suspect some past trauma.
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Level 75
Dec 5, 2020
It's just a brag, ignore it :)
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Level 51
Dec 9, 2020
Here comes the white knight to save the day!
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Level 48
Jun 24, 2021
lol
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Level 82
Sep 14, 2021
It's also not a brag, and I honestly wonder about the people who see it that way.
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Level 51
Jan 12, 2023
Why do you feel the need to "White Knight" into the room and start nitpicking what people post? As someone who has lived overseas for 17 years, (In Thailand for 10 of it,) I am sick and tired of people automatically swinging in to "protect" Thai women every time someone mentions them.

And believe it or not, Thai women are generally sick of it, too.

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Level 60
Jul 21, 2020
Forgot Muay Thai. *facepalms*
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Level 51
Dec 9, 2020
Technically, the peninsula is called the "Malay" peninsula... Indochina is the old western word for it.

Might consider accepting both.

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Level 78
Mar 11, 2021
or Kra peninsula
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Level 80
Apr 20, 2022
Pretty sure the Malay peninsula is just the thin southern strip of Thailand plus mainland Malaysia
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Level 63
Feb 15, 2021
I misread he third question as for the capital, not the country, and I was like “wait, Bangkok had a previous name?”
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Level 52
Mar 21, 2021
only got andaman cause of those youtube documentaries on north sentinel island
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Level 40
Jun 6, 2021
Yes!
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Level 57
Jan 30, 2022
The second largest ethnic group of Thailand is Khmer.
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Level ∞
Oct 5, 2023
No, and it's not particularly close. Khmer are the 4th largest group, after Thais, Chinese, and Malays. There are more than 5 times as many Chinese as Khmer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_Thailand#List_(by_population_size)

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Level 58
Jul 1, 2022
Aren't Khmers the second largest ethnic group in Thailand?
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Level 68
Oct 19, 2023
Kalbahamut back at it again with the super weird comments (that nobody asked for)