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Victory Monument (Bangkok) - Quiz
Victory Monument Bangkok
  • 1. In which city is the Victory Monument located?
A) Phuket
B) Chiang Mai
C) Bangkok
D) Pattaya
  • 2. When was the Victory Monument erected?
A) May 1940
B) January 1945
C) June 1941
D) December 1999
  • 3. The Victory Monument commemorates the Thai victory in which conflict?
A) The 1893 conflict
B) Franco-Thai War
C) World War I
D) Pacific War
  • 4. Which BTS station serves the area of the Victory Monument?
A) Victory Monument station
B) Phaya Thai station
C) Siam station
D) Ratchathewi station
  • 5. When did the Victory Monument BTS station open?
A) 5 December 1999
B) 12 August 2000
C) 1 January 1945
D) June 1941
  • 6. Which sculptor created the five statues at the monument?
A) Corrado Feroci
B) Plaek Phibunsongkhram
C) Anusawari Chai
D) Vichy French
  • 7. What is the Thai name for the Victory Monument?
A) Democracy Monument
B) Sukhumvit Line
C) Anusawari Chai Samoraphum
D) Phahonyothin Road
  • 8. What shape are the five bayonets at the monument meant to represent?
A) The civilian population
B) The central obelisk
C) The Japanese intervention
D) The French colonial borders
  • 9. How many names of casualties are inscribed on the obelisk?
A) 656
B) 421
C) 1941
D) 54
  • 10. Who imposed the final territorial settlement on Thailand and France?
A) The United Kingdom
B) The United States
C) The Allied Forces
D) Japan
  • 11. What did Corrado Feroci call the monument?
A) A heroic masterpiece
B) The sword of Thailand
C) The victory of embarrassment
D) A tribute to the fallen
  • 12. The five statues at the monument represent the army, navy, air force, police, and who else?
A) Civilian population
B) The French colonial authorities
C) The Japanese military
D) Government officials
  • 13. In which district of Bangkok is the monument located?
A) Sukhumvit
B) Siam
C) Ratchathewi
D) Phaya Thai
  • 14. Why did the monument become an embarrassment in 1945?
A) The government changed its name
B) The monument was damaged by war
C) The sculptor left the country
D) Thailand had to return the gained territories
  • 15. What is the primary design style of the Victory Monument?
A) Traditional Egyptian
B) Indigenous Thai
C) Western
D) Modernist Asian
  • 16. What was the area of the Victory Monument originally called?
A) Dusit Field
B) Thung Phaya Thai
C) Rattanakosin Plains
D) Samsen Valley
  • 17. What is the colloquial name for Wat Apai Tharam?
A) Wat Makok
B) Wat Samsen
C) Wat Dusit
D) Wat Phaya Thai
  • 18. Which canal flows in front of Wat Apai Tharam?
A) Chao Phraya River
B) Khlong Rattanakosin
C) Khlong Samsen
D) Khlong Phaya Thai
  • 19. Which two figures traveled by boat via Khlong Samsen during the early Rattanakosin era?
A) King Rama I and the Prime Minister
B) King Rama V and King Rama VI
C) King Rama V and his brother
D) King Rama I and Prince Maha Sura Singhanat
  • 20. Who ordered the construction of Dusit Palace?
A) Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram
B) King Rama I
C) Major General Chamlong Srimuang
D) King Rama V
  • 21. Which two roads begin in the Victory Monument area according to the text?
A) Dusit road and Rama I road
B) Phaholyothin road and Sukhumvit road
C) Phaya Thai road and Ratchawithi road
D) Samsen road and Victory road
  • 22. Which road was built as a highway to the northern region?
A) Phaholyothin road
B) Samsen road
C) Phaya Thai road
D) Ratchawithi road
  • 23. What famous food originated from boat vendors on Khlong Samsen?
A) Tom Yum
B) Kuaitiao ruea
C) Pad Thai
D) Som Tum
  • 24. Why were boat noodles served in small bowls?
A) To keep the price low
B) Because they were meant for children
C) Because the ingredients were expensive
D) Limited space on the boats
  • 25. Which Governor introduced the policy to move boat noodle vendors onto land?
A) Major General Chamlong Srimuang
B) Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram
C) King Rama V
D) King Rama I
  • 26. What was the year the policy forced boat noodle vendors to move onto land?
A) 1999
B) 1975
C) Around 1985
D) 1960
  • 27. What kind of entertainment was common for waiting passengers in the past?
A) Movie screenings
B) Puppet shows
C) Classical dance performances
D) Freak shows
  • 28. Which BTS station serves the Victory Monument area?
A) N5
B) E1
C) N3
D) S2
  • 29. Approximately how many protestors gathered at the Victory Monument in October 2020?
A) 5,000
B) 20,000
C) 500
D) 10,000
  • 30. Which group organized the protest on August 11, 2021?
A) The Thai Constitutional Court
B) Thalufa
C) The Royal Thai Police
D) The Prime-minister's office
  • 31. What items did police use to seal off the road near the monument on August 7, 2021?
A) Concrete barriers
B) Metal fences
C) Containers
D) Barbed wire
  • 32. What did protestors throw during the August 11, 2021 protest that injured 8 officers?
A) Fireworks
B) Stones
C) Teargas canisters
D) Molotov cocktails
  • 33. What did protestors set on fire during the August 11, 2021 protest?
A) A government building
B) A police truck
C) The Victory Monument
D) A traffic signal
  • 34. What is another name for the group Thalufa?
A) The October Group
B) Tha Lu Fa
C) The Victory Alliance
D) The 10,000
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