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