A) Near the southern moat B) At the summit of the rock C) In the central section D) On the northern cliffs
A) Four B) Two C) Three D) Five
A) High stone walls B) Deep trenches C) Water D) Dense forest
A) Two B) Eight C) Six D) Four
A) Limestone B) Sandstone C) Marble D) Granite
A) Underground water conduits B) Rainwater collection tanks C) Gravity-fed mountain streams D) Manual pumping stations
A) Military barracks B) Storage barns C) Watchtowers D) Summer palaces
A) Octagonal B) Serpentine C) Rectangular D) Circular
A) Northwest B) Southwest C) Southeast D) Northeast
A) Diagonal B) Radial C) North–south D) East–west
A) 18th century B) 1st century BC C) 10th to 13th centuries D) 5th century
A) Raised boardwalks B) Winding pathways C) Underground tunnels D) Stone bridges
A) They were pushed off to hit enemies B) They served as catapult bases C) They were used to barricade paths D) They were rolled to create noise
A) The natural hill at the base of the rock B) The flat western plains C) The cliffside ledges D) An artificial mound
A) Limestone B) Granite C) Mud D) Brick
A) The royal palace B) The citadel wall C) A large watchtower D) The lion staircase
A) Rio B) Save a Prayer C) Hungry Like the Wolf D) The Reflex
A) The Bachelor B) Fear Factor C) The Amazing Race D) Survivor
A) Mountain of Kings B) Sigirigala C) Lion Rock D) Yakkagala
A) To the west B) To the east C) To the south D) To the north
A) 180 meters B) 150 meters C) 590 meters D) 200 meters
A) Dipavamsa B) Cūḷavaṃsa C) Mahāvaṃsa D) Ramayana
A) King Dhatusena B) King Moggallana C) King Kashyapa D) King Migara
A) Limestone cave B) Inselberg C) Volcanic crater D) Sedimentary plateau
A) 1st century CE B) 1000 BCE C) 3000 BCE D) 477 CE
A) Brahmi B) Sanskrit C) Pali D) Hieroglyphics
A) King Migara B) King Parakramabahu C) King Dhatusena D) King Moggallana
A) Colombo B) Dambulla C) Kandy D) Anuradhapura
A) Poisoned by a concubine B) Died in battle C) Assassinated by his brother D) Suicide by falling on his sword
A) Migara B) Dhatusena C) Moggallana D) The King of Kandy
A) An agricultural storehouse B) A military prison C) A Buddhist monastery D) A merchant trading post
A) Foreign advisor B) King's brother C) High priest D) Army commander and nephew
A) Carved drip ledges and inscriptions B) Stained glass windows C) Gold leaf decorations D) Marble statues
A) Historical Spiritual Sanctuary B) Global Architectural Landmark C) Protected Nature Reserve D) World Heritage Site
A) Tibetan and Sinhalese B) Mahayana and Theravada C) Zen and Pure Land D) Vajrayana and Hinayana
A) 1831 B) 1890 C) 1907 D) 1982
A) 1890 B) 1831 C) 1907 D) 1982
A) 6th century B) 4th century C) 3rd century D) 5th century
A) A royal gate B) A reservoir C) A mirror wall D) A sculpted lion's head
A) A mountain range B) The Cobra Hood Cave C) A temple D) A park for the royals
A) They have all been destroyed B) They are purely decorative C) Some are still working today D) They were never used
A) Five B) Six C) Three D) Four
A) The eastern gate B) The southern gate C) The western gate D) The northern gate
A) H.C.P. Bell B) King Kashyapa C) Jonathan Forbes D) John Still
A) 130 m B) 40 m C) 460 m D) 140 m
A) 500 B) 250 C) 1000 D) 100
A) The reservoir B) Lower palaces C) The mirror wall D) Cobra Hood Cave
A) Lack of color B) Lack of volume C) Absence of paint D) Sketchy lines
A) 14 October 1968 B) 14 October 1967 C) 11 April 1968 D) 11 April 1967
A) Luciano Maranzi B) Senarath Paranavithana C) Senake Bandaranayake D) Ellepola
A) Sigiriya B) Rome C) Anuradhapura D) Colombo
A) 14 October 1968 B) 14 October 1967 C) 11 April 1968 D) 11 April 1967
A) 1968 B) 1930 C) 1980 D) 1967
A) 8 B) 22 C) 1500 D) 685
A) Highly polished white plaster B) Rough cement C) Gold leaf D) Painted frescoes
A) Tax records B) History C) Poetry D) Architecture
A) Budal B) Senake Bandaranayake C) Luciano Maranzi D) Senarath Paranavithana
A) It is limited to the local language B) It is banned C) It is restricted to poets only D) It is encouraged
A) Senarath Paranavithana B) Luciano Maranzi C) Senake Bandaranayake D) Ellepola
A) Water gardens B) Terraced gardens C) Summit gardens D) Cave gardens
A) Windmills B) Pumps C) Gravity D) Animal power
A) Budal B) Senarath C) Ellepola D) Senake |