Bangkok Post - Quiz
  • 1. What type of publication is the Bangkok Post?
A) Monthly business journal
B) Digital-only news blog
C) Thai-language weekly magazine
D) English-language daily newspaper
  • 2. In which city is the Bangkok Post published?
A) Phuket
B) Chiang Mai
C) Bangkok
D) Pattaya
  • 3. When was the first issue of the Bangkok Post sold?
A) 14 May 2018
B) 1 August 1946
C) July 2016
D) Mid-May 2015
  • 4. How many pages did the first issue of the Bangkok Post have?
A) Twelve
B) Sixteen
C) Four
D) Eight
  • 5. How much did the first issue of the Bangkok Post cost?
A) Fifty satang
B) Five baht
C) One baht
D) Ten baht
  • 6. What was the format of the baht currency when the newspaper was first published?
A) A gold coin
B) A copper coin
C) A paper note
D) A digital token
  • 7. What distinction does the Bangkok Post hold in Thailand?
A) Thailand's only English newspaper
B) Thailand's first digital-only news site
C) Thailand's oldest newspaper still in publication
D) Thailand's largest circulating magazine
  • 8. What is the daily circulation of the Bangkok Post?
A) 42,100
B) 450,000
C) 110,000
D) 1,000,000
  • 9. What percentage of the Bangkok Post's daily circulation is distributed in Bangkok?
A) 90 percent
B) 20 percent
C) 80 percent
D) 50 percent
  • 10. Who served as the editor of the Bangkok Post from July 2016 until mid-May 2018?
A) Alexander MacDonald
B) Umesh Pandey
C) Roy Thomson
D) Prasit Lulitanond
  • 11. On what date was Umesh Pandey forced to step down as editor?
A) July 2016
B) 14 May 2018
C) 16 May 2018
D) 1 August 1946
  • 12. Who founded the Bangkok Post?
A) Prayut Chan-o-cha and the Chirathivat family
B) Alexander MacDonald and Prasit Lulitanond
C) Umesh Pandey and Roy Thomson
D) Peter Arnett and T. D. Allman
  • 13. What was Alexander MacDonald's former profession before founding the newspaper?
A) University professor
B) Prime Minister
C) OSS officer
D) Banker
  • 14. Which country was the only Southeast Asian country to have a Soviet Embassy at the time of the paper's founding?
A) Malaysia
B) Burma
C) Vietnam
D) Thailand
  • 15. Why did the U.S. embassy feel the need for an independent, pro-American newspaper in Thailand?
A) To promote local tourism
B) To report on weather patterns
C) To counter Soviet views
D) To advertise American products
  • 16. Who later acquired the newspaper after Alex MacDonald left Thailand?
A) Roy Thomson
B) Prayut Chan-o-cha
C) Prasit Lulitanond
D) Umesh Pandey
  • 17. Which family is a major shareholder in Post Publishing?
A) The Bodhibaksha family
B) The Chirathivat family
C) The Shinawatra family
D) The Lulitanond family
  • 18. What business does the Chirathivat family own?
A) Post Today
B) GMM Grammy Pcl
C) Central Group
D) South China Morning Post
  • 19. Which Hong Kong publication is listed as a major shareholder in Post Publishing?
A) Apple Daily
B) South China Morning Post
C) Hong Kong Economic Journal
D) The Standard
  • 20. What is GMM Grammy Pcl described as in the text?
A) Thailand's biggest media and entertainment company
B) Thailand's oldest telecommunications firm
C) Thailand's main publishing house
D) Thailand's largest printing press
  • 21. Which of the following is published by Post Publishing PLC?
A) Bangkok Recorder
B) Bangkok Tribune
C) The Nation
D) Post Today
  • 22. What type of newspaper is M2F?
A) Paid Thai language business daily
B) Free English language weekly
C) Free Thai language daily
D) Paid English language daily
  • 23. What profit did Post Publishing PLC return in 2016?
A) 110,000 baht
B) 42.1 million baht
C) One baht
D) 450,000 baht
  • 24. What financial result did Post Publishing PLC have in 2015?
A) A break-even year
B) A 110,000 baht loss
C) A 450,000 baht profit
D) A 42.1 million baht loss
  • 25. Why was Umesh Pandey asked to step down as editor?
A) For leaking classified U.S. documents
B) For failing to increase the circulation
C) For embezzling company funds
D) For refusing to soften coverage critical of the ruling military junta
  • 26. What specific government actions did Pandey refuse to tone down reporting on?
A) Economic inflation and currency devaluation
B) Agricultural subsidies and trade tariffs
C) Public healthcare and education reforms
D) Suppression of free speech and election postponements
  • 27. What did Pandey state he would rather do than bow his head and tone down coverage?
A) Lose his position
B) Join the Soviet Embassy
C) Move to Hong Kong
D) Start a competing newspaper
  • 28. What did the Bangkok Post issue on 16 May to assure its readers?
A) A statement of continued commitment to editorial independence
B) An announcement of Umesh Pandey's firing
C) An apology to the military government
D) A report on the company's 2016 profits
  • 29. How did a senior Post official describe Pandey's reassignment?
A) An internal organisational matter
B) Government interference
C) A hostile corporate takeover
D) A violation of press freedom
  • 30. What new position was Umesh Pandey transferred to?
A) Editor-in-chief of Post Today
B) Senior correspondent for M2F
C) Chief executive officer of Post Publishing
D) Assistant to a deputy COO
  • 31. Did Umesh Pandey suffer a loss of income in his new position?
A) No loss of income
B) Loss of all monthly bonuses
C) A 20 percent pay cut
D) Unpaid leave status
  • 32. What reasons did some sources within the company attribute to Pandey's ouster besides editorial stance?
A) Refusal to work digital formats
B) Poor management style and ethical breaches
C) Inability to speak Thai
D) Embezzlement and financial fraud
  • 33. What did staff members blame Pandey for creating in the newsroom?
A) A strictly pro-military culture
B) A hostile and toxic workplace environment
C) An overly bureaucratic structure
D) A relaxing and creative atmosphere
  • 34. Who denied that the government pressured the Post to reassign Pandey?
A) Umesh Pandey
B) Roy Thomson
C) Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha
D) Alexander MacDonald
  • 35. How did Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha dismiss the action regarding Pandey?
A) As a direct order from the military junta
B) As a successful economic restructuring
C) As a necessary national security measure
D) As an issue within a private company
  • 36. Which international journalists were employed as young reporters by the Bangkok Post under MacDonald?
A) Roy Thomson and Prayut Chan-o-cha
B) Umesh Pandey and Prasit Lulitanond
C) Central Group executives
D) Peter Arnett and T. D. Allman
  • 37. How many journalists were employed by the Bangkok Post in April 2015?
A) 179
B) 200
C) 150
D) 170
  • 38. How many foreign nationals worked as editors and copy editors at the Bangkok Post?
A) 19
B) 39
C) 25
D) 29
  • 39. What is the nationality of Sunday editor Paul Ruffini?
A) British
B) Australian
C) Canadian
D) American
  • 40. What strict law does the Bangkok Post adhere to, which prohibits open criticism of the Thai Royal Family?
A) National security act
B) Royal defamation ordinance
C) Press censorship decree
D) Lèse-majesté law
  • 41. What political stance did the Bangkok Post largely take after the Thai election of 2011?
A) Strictly neutral
B) Communist
C) Pro-Thaksin
D) Anti-Thaksin
  • 42. Who wrote the weekly Nite Owl column covering Bangkok's nightlife?
A) Paul Ruffini
B) Bernard Trink
C) Thaksin Shinawatra
D) Andrew Biggs
  • 43. In what year was Bernard Trink's Nite Owl column discontinued?
A) 2004
B) 1999
C) 2011
D) 2006
  • 44. According to the Post, what proportion of its total readership are Thai nationals?
A) Less than ten percent
B) Ninety percent
C) Exactly one quarter
D) More than half
  • 45. What prestige project suffered runway cracks exposed by a Bangkok Post reporter?
A) Don Mueang Airport
B) Bangkok Skytrain
C) Suvarnabhumi Airport
D) Suan Lum Night Bazaar
  • 46. Which newspaper actively campaigned for Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to resign?
A) Matichon
B) The Nation
C) Siam Rat
D) Bangkok World
  • 47. How did columnist Andrew Biggs view the Bangkok Post compared to The Nation?
A) More radical
B) More staid
C) More sensationalist
D) Less professional
  • 48. When did Andrew Biggs's column in the Bangkok Post end?
A) 30 December 2019
B) 15 April 2015
C) 31 December 2004
D) 1 January 2011
  • 49. How many days a week does Life publish after merging into the business section?
A) Seven days a week
B) Five days a week (except Sunday)
C) Six days a week
D) Once a week on Fridays
  • 50. What kind of features does 'Elite Life' contain?
A) Classified advertisements
B) Children's comic strips
C) Luxury lifestyle features
D) Daily stock-market tables
  • 51. What does the Classified section contain?
A) Stock-market tables
B) Human-interest stories
C) Classified advertisements
D) World and regional news
  • 52. How often was 'MyLife' published?
A) Every Thursday
B) Every Saturday
C) Every Sunday
D) Every Friday
  • 53. What was 'Muse'?
A) A weekly news analysis section
B) A business supplement on Mondays
C) A female-oriented supplement on Saturdays
D) An entertainment magazine for young adults
  • 54. What was 'Brunch'?
A) A Friday entertainment magazine
B) A Sunday supplement
C) A Thursday advice supplement
D) A monthly luxury feature
  • 55. What was created by merging 'Muse' and 'Brunch'?
A) B. Magazine
B) MyLife
C) Elite Life
D) Guru
  • 56. What does B. Magazine cover?
A) Local business news and stock-market tables
B) English-language education resources
C) Lifestyle, travel, fashion, celebrities, columns
D) Investigative journalism and world news
  • 57. Who is the editor of Bangkok Post Learning?
A) An anonymous editorial board
B) A guest editor who changes weekly
C) Gary Boyle
D) A Thai national named Somchai
  • 58. What nationality is Gary Boyle, the editor of Bangkok Post Learning?
A) American
B) Thai
C) Australian
D) British
  • 59. Which section of the newspaper includes sports news according to the Main body description?
A) Business
B) Classified
C) Life
D) Main body
  • 60. Which supplement was inserted on Fridays and aimed at young adult readers?
A) Brunch
B) MyLife
C) Muse
D) Guru
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