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Bamiyan Buddhas - Quiz
  • 1. In which country are the Bamiyan Buddhas located?
A) China
B) Afghanistan
C) India
D) Nepal
  • 2. What happened to the Bamiyan Buddhas in 2001?
A) They were painted
B) Restoration efforts began
C) They were destroyed by the Taliban
D) New statues were added
  • 3. How tall was the larger Bamiyan Buddha?
A) 75 meters
B) 38 meters
C) 45 meters
D) 55 meters
  • 4. What style of art do the Bamiyan Buddhas represent?
A) Chinese art
B) Gandharan art
C) Mughal art
D) Persian art
  • 5. What artistic influence is evident in the Bamiyan Buddhas?
A) Islamic influence
B) Oceanic influence
C) Hellenistic influence
D) African influence
  • 6. Which route was significant for the Bamiyan Buddhas?
A) Incense Route
B) Gold Route
C) Silk Road
D) Spice Route
  • 7. What cultural impact did the Bamiyan Buddhas have?
A) Only a local tourist attraction
B) A symbol of war
C) Symbol of Afghanistan's Buddhist heritage
D) An ancient palace
  • 8. Which group was responsible for the destruction of the Buddhas?
A) NATO forces
B) Al-Qaeda
C) Taliban
D) United Nations
  • 9. What kind of damage did the Bamiyan Buddhas suffer before 2001?
A) Fires
B) Earthquake destruction
C) Erosion and natural weathering
D) Civil war attacks
  • 10. Approximately when were the Buddhas of Bamiyan carved?
A) Possibly around the 6th century
B) In the early 20th century
C) Around the 3rd century BCE
D) During the 10th century
  • 11. When was the Western Buddha built?
A) During the 15th century
B) In the early 9th century
C) Around 570 CE
D) Around 618 CE
  • 12. What was the larger Buddha named?
A) Shah Mama
B) Salsal
C) Buddha of Kabul
D) Gandhara Light
  • 13. Which empire ruled Bamiyan when it was a Buddhist site on the Silk Road?
A) The Kushans
B) The Byzantine Empire
C) The Hephthalites
D) The Ghaznavids
  • 14. What natural material were the main bodies of the Buddhas hewn from?
A) Granite
B) Limestone
C) Marble
D) Sandstone cliffs
  • 15. Which emperor ordered artillery to be used against the Buddhas in the 17th century?
A) Emperor Ashoka
B) Genghis Khan
C) Timur
D) Mughal emperor Aurangzeb
  • 16. What were the upper parts of the Buddhas' faces made from?
A) Huge wooden masks
B) Stone carvings
C) Clay models
D) Metal sculptures
  • 17. When were the Buddhas inscribed as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) In 2003
B) In 1999
C) In 1987
D) In 2015
  • 18. What was the smaller Buddha called?
A) Eastern Light
B) Shah Mama
C) Salsal
D) Queen Mother of Bamiyan
  • 19. Which empire's influence is seen in the cave paintings around the Buddhas?
A) The Ottoman Empire
B) The Sasanian Empire
C) The Roman Empire
D) The Mongol Empire
  • 20. Who were the ruling principalities around Bamiyan when the Great Buddhas were carved?
A) The Han Dynasty
B) The Mauryan Empire
C) The Hephthalites
D) The Roman Empire
  • 21. What dynasty was ruling when Bamiyan became Buddhist again after 770 CE?
A) The Byzantine Empire
B) The Ottoman Empire
C) The Abbasid Caliphate under Al-Mahdi
D) The Qing Dynasty
  • 22. What happened to the color of the Buddhas over time?
A) Their color faded.
B) They became brighter and more vibrant.
C) They changed from white to black.
D) They turned into gold.
  • 23. What distinctive feature did the figures representing donors of the Bamiyan Buddhas have?
A) Sleeveless tunics with circular patterns
B) Long flowing robes with intricate embroidery
C) Tall pointed hats and long beards
D) Belted jackets with a unique lapel folded on the right side
  • 24. What type of attire do the male devotees in later mural paintings wear?
A) Single-layer tunics with belts
B) Short jackets with no lapels
C) Double-lapel caftans
D) Long robes with sashes
  • 25. How many caves were revealed after the destruction of the Buddhas?
A) 20 more caves
B) 70 more caves
C) 50 more caves
D) 30 more caves
  • 26. Which pigment was used in the murals showing Buddhas in vermilion robes?
A) Vermilion (red mercury sulfide)
B) Cobalt green
C) Ultramarine blue
D) Cadmium yellow
  • 27. On what date was the town of Bamyan captured by the Taliban?
A) 13 September 1998
B) 1 January 1999
C) 25 December 1997
D) 15 August 2000
  • 28. Who prevented Abdul Wahed from proceeding with his plan to destroy the Buddhas?
A) Michael Semple
B) Abdul Wahed himself
C) Mullah Omar
D) Hezbe Wahdat
  • 29. What part of the larger Buddha was targeted by rockets?
A) The head
B) The groin
C) The feet
D) The hands
  • 30. In what month and year did Mullah Omar decree in favor of preserving the Buddhas?
A) March 1998
B) July 1999
C) December 2001
D) January 2000
  • 31. What did Mullah Omar plan to establish in relation to the Buddhas?
A) A tourism circuit
B) An agricultural project
C) A religious school
D) A military base
  • 32. On what date did the Taliban announce their decision to destroy statues depicting humans in Afghanistan?
A) 6 March 2001
B) 2 March 2001
C) 13 March 2001
D) 1 March 2001
  • 33. Who proposed the restoration of the statues' heads, leading to their destruction?
A) Abdul Wali
B) A Swedish monuments expert
C) The Taliban ambassador-at-large
D) An Afghan head council member
  • 34. What reason did Sayed Rahmatullah Hashemi give for the decision to destroy the statues?
A) Money was offered only for statue restoration, not for feeding children.
B) The statues were causing religious unrest.
C) They were damaged beyond repair.
D) To strengthen ties with al-Qaeda.
  • 35. Who sent a delegation led by Pakistan's interior minister Moinuddin Haider to Kabul?
A) Emir of the United Arab Emirates
B) Indian Prime Minister
C) Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf
D) Saudi Arabian king
  • 36. Who was Afghanistan's chief archaeologist in the 1970s and condemned the destruction of the Buddhas?
A) Pervez Musharraf
B) Zemaryalai Tarzi
C) Abdul Salam Zaeef
D) Kōichirō Matsuura
  • 37. Which organization constructed scaffolding within the niche in 2009 for conservation and stabilization?
A) Afghanistan Institute in Bubendorf
B) ETH Zurich
C) ICOMOS
D) UNESCO
  • 38. What was the local name for the larger Buddha?
A) Mohammadi
B) Bamiyan
C) Solsol
D) Karzai
  • 39. Who announced the possibility of restoring the smaller Bamiyan Buddha using an organic silicon compound?
A) Habiba Sarabi
B) Abdullah Hamadi
C) Erwin Emmerling
D) Bert Praxenthaler
  • 40. What restoration process is being used to restore the Bamiyan Buddhas?
A) Replica construction
B) Anastylosis
C) 3D light projection
D) Digital reconstruction
  • 41. Who estimated that roughly half of the pieces of the Bamiyan Buddhas can be put back together?
A) Liang Hong
B) Erwin Emmerling
C) Bert Praxenthaler
D) Zhang Xinyu
  • 42. What was the cost of the projector used for the 3D light projection at Bamiyan?
A) $300,000
B) $200,000
C) $120,000
D) $50,000
  • 43. How many local people attended the unveiling of the holographic statues at Bamiyan?
A) About 150
B) Exactly 100
C) Over 500
D) Less than 50
  • 44. Who initiated the carving of a 37-meter Buddha in Sichuan, China?
A) Liang Simian
B) Erwin Emmerling
C) Zhang Xinyu
D) Mahinda Rajapaksha
  • 45. Where is the Arkady Fiedler Museum of Tolerance located?
A) China
B) India
C) Sri Lanka
D) Poland
  • 46. Which pop singer's music video was shot by the ruins of the Buddhas of Bamiyan?
A) Aryana Sayeed
B) Madonna
C) Beyoncé
D) Taylor Swift
  • 47. What is the name of the 2015 song by Aryana Sayeed that had its music video shot at the Buddhas of Bamiyan?
A) Yaar-e Bamyani
B) Echoes of Bamiyan
C) Bamyan Blues
D) Ruins of Love
  • 48. In which year is the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops II set during its mission involving the Buddhas of Bamiyan?
A) 1992
B) 1979
C) 2001
D) 1986
  • 49. Which Indian film depicts the destruction of the Buddhas and an archaeological team's attempts to salvage remains?
A) Swades
B) Ram Setu
C) Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
D) Lagaan
  • 50. What fictional treasure is discovered by an archaeological team in the film Ram Setu?
A) King Solomon's Mines
B) Atlantis' Crown
C) The Holy Grail
D) A treasure belonging to Raja Dahir
  • 51. Which colossal statue, described in the writings of Xuanzang but not actually discovered, is mentioned in the film Ram Setu?
A) The Great Sphinx
B) Vishnu's Statue
C) Shiva's Trident
D) A colossal reclining Buddha
  • 52. In which chapter of John Boyne's novel 'A Traveller at the Gates of Wisdom' is the imaginary account of the Buddhas written?
A) AD 476
B) AD 622
C) AD 507
D) AD 1453
  • 53. What traditional game is played in the area around the ruins of the Buddhas of Bamiyan?
A) Tennis
B) Soccer
C) Cricket
D) Buzkashi
  • 54. What form of poetry did Empress Michiko compose upon her return to Japan after visiting the Buddhas?
A) Sonnet
B) Haiku
C) Limerick
D) Waka
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