- 1. Which physical qualities are essential for Kun Khmer?
A) Agility, toughness, and flexibility
B) Strength, speed, and endurance
C) Power, focus, and stamina
D) Balance, precision, and discipline
- 2. What is the typical age range for Kun Khmer boxers?
A) 10 to 20
B) 14 to 25
C) 20 to 35
D) 18 to 30
- 3. How many fights might a top kickboxer have in their career?
A) 100–150
B) 300–500
C) 50–100
D) 200–300
- 4. How were Cambodian boxers traditionally rewarded?
A) By the crowd with food, alcohol, and cash
B) By the government with monthly salaries
C) By sponsors through bank transfers
D) By gym owners with medals and housing
- 5. What was the average purse for a fight until recently?
A) US$10
B) US$25
C) US$15
D) US$50
- 6. How much can a new Cambodian boxer earn per fight today?
A) US$15
B) US$25
C) US$50
D) US$75
- 7. How much can an experienced kickboxer with over a dozen fights earn per bout?
A) Up to $25
B) Up to $100
C) Up to $250
D) Up to $75
- 8. Who provides the purse for special purse fights?
A) A corporate sponsor
B) The local government
C) The boxing promoter
D) The crowd
- 9. How much can a boxer earn in an international tournament?
A) Up to $500
B) Up to $2000
C) Up to $1000
D) Up to $250
- 10. What percentage of boxers in the Phnom Penh circuit come from the rural northwest?
A) 70%
B) 85%
C) 50%
D) 30%
- 11. Which provinces are noted for producing a steady supply of boxers?
A) Svay Rieng and Phnom Penh
B) Battambang and Banteay Meanchey
C) Siem Reap and Kampong Cham
D) Koh Kong and Kandal
- 12. Who is the famous boxer from Koh Kong Province?
A) Meas Chantha
B) Eh Phouthong
C) Thun Sophea
D) Seng Makara
- 13. Who is the famous boxer from Svay Rieng Province?
A) Meas Chantha
B) Eh Phouthong
C) Thun Sophea
D) Seng Makara
- 14. Under whom do Cambodian boxers train?
A) An achar
B) A Kun Khmer kru
C) A government coach
D) A corporate sponsor
- 15. What is the title given to grandmasters responsible for preserving traditions?
A) Achar
B) Sifu
C) Kru
D) Sensei
- 16. How many hours a day do many boxers train?
A) 1–2 hours
B) 8–10 hours
C) 2–4 hours
D) 6–8 hours
- 17. How many days a week do many boxers train?
A) 6 days
B) 7 days
C) 4 days
D) 5 days
- 18. When was the Cambodian Amateur Boxing Federation (CABF) established?
A) 1987
B) 1970
C) 2008
D) 1961
- 19. Who is the current president of the Cambodian Boxing Federation (CBF)?
A) Eh Phouthong
B) Chhith Sarim
C) Major-General Tem Moeun
D) Oumry Ban
- 20. In what year did one of the first Kun Khmer schools open in the United States?
A) 2011
B) 1961
C) 1987
D) 2009
- 21. Who started the first Kun Khmer school in Long Beach, California?
A) Oumry Ban
B) Chhith Sarim
C) Eh Phouthong
D) Tem Moeun
- 22. Where is the Fédération des Arts Martiaux Khmers (FAMK) based?
A) Germany
B) Australia
C) Vietnam
D) France
- 23. Which television network broadcasts Kun Khmer tournaments on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday?
A) Apsara TV
B) Bayon Television
C) CTN
D) TV5
- 24. Which American footballer filmed an episode of his series in Phnom Penh?
A) Michael Paszowski
B) Dhani Jones
C) Aaron Leverton
D) Ma Serey
- 25. Who won the Cambodian S1 World Championship tournament?
A) Lor Samnang
B) Vorn Viva
C) Eh Phouthong
D) Bun Sothea
- 26. Which TV station airs a single tournament on Thursday?
A) Apsara TV
B) CTN
C) Bayon Television
D) TV5
- 27. What is the weight class of the boxers featured in the 'Kun Khmer Champion' reality show?
A) 75 kilogramme
B) 60 kilogramme
C) 70 kilogramme
D) 65 kilogramme
- 28. In what year did Prime Minister Hun Sen create a committee to document the sport for UNESCO?
A) 2011
B) 2012
C) 2008
D) 2009
- 29. How many members were on the committee formed by the Prime Minister in 2011?
A) 65
B) 78
C) 19
D) 50
- 30. As of 2012, approximately how many Kun Khmer fights are held every week in the Phnom Penh region?
A) Nearly 100
B) Under 10
C) Over 50
D) Exactly 20
- 31. What was the venue for boxing matches during the time Chhith Sarim competed?
A) National Olympic Stadium
B) Boxing clubs
C) Television studios
D) Pagodas
- 32. Which television show featured Kun Khmer on The History Channel?
A) Dhani Tackles the Globe
B) Globetrekker
C) Kun Khmer Champion
D) Human Weapon
- 33. Who led the pro-Western regime that usurped Sihanouk's government in 1970?
A) Lon Nol
B) Richard Nixon
C) Henry Kissinger
D) Pol Pot
- 34. How many troops were involved in the U.S. and South Vietnamese incursion into Cambodia?
A) 10,000
B) 50,000
C) 500,000
D) 20,000
- 35. Who served as National Security Advisor during the secret bombing of Cambodia?
A) Henry Kissinger
B) Pol Pot
C) Ben Kiernan
D) Lon Nol
- 36. Approximately how many tons of U.S. bombs were released over Cambodia from 1969 to 1973?
A) 500,000
B) 1.7 million
C) 20,000
D) 100,000
- 37. On what date did the Khmer Rouge overthrow the government of the Khmer Republic?
A) April 17, 1979
B) January 1979
C) April 17, 1975
D) March 1970
- 38. What was the Khmer Rouge's primary goal for society?
A) A socialist monarchy
B) A Western-style democracy
C) A modern industrial state
D) An agrarian utopia
- 39. Which of the following groups were targeted by the Khmer Rouge?
A) Communist soldiers
B) Educated people
C) Peasant farmers
D) Maoist loyalists
- 40. What happened to traditional martial arts like Kun Khmer during the Khmer Rouge regime?
A) They became state-sponsored
B) They were adapted for the military
C) They were banned
D) They were promoted
- 41. What percentage of the Cambodian population is estimated to have died during the Khmer Rouge regime?
A) 21%
B) 10%
C) 5%
D) 50%
- 42. Which country invaded Cambodia in 1979 to overthrow the Khmer Rouge?
A) The United States
B) Vietnam
C) Thailand
D) Laos
- 43. Who is the Yale University historian cited regarding the Cambodian genocide?
A) Richard Nixon
B) Lon Nol
C) Ben Kiernan
D) Pol Pot
- 44. What was the result of the Khmer Rouge's actions toward boxers and martial artists?
A) They were recruited into the elite guard
B) Many were executed or fled
C) They were forced to train soldiers
D) They were protected by the regime
- 45. How long did the Khmer Rouge's despotic subjugation last?
A) Four years
B) Ten years
C) One year
D) Seven years
- 46. Under whose supervision was the Kingdom of Cambodia reestablished?
A) The Vietnamese military
B) The Khmer Rouge
C) The U.S. government
D) United Nations
- 47. Which ancient martial art is Kun Khmer derived from?
A) French boxing
B) Karate
C) Muay Thai
D) Bokator
- 48. Who codified Kun Khmer in the early 20th century?
A) Cambodian Boxing Federation
B) French colonial administration
C) Angkor period kings
D) Local village elders
- 49. Where can one find historical evidence of Khmer martial arts in the form of bas-reliefs?
A) French administrative buildings
B) Modern boxing rings
C) Angkor temples
D) Battambang caves
- 50. What did boxers in the early 20th century Battambang province use as knuckle dusters?
A) Silk thread
B) Magical plants
C) Rope
D) Shells
- 51. What were 'katei' used by boxers during matches?
A) Traditional footwear
B) Silk bandages
C) Magical plants
D) Protective gloves
- 52. What was placed near the ring in early tournaments as a precaution?
A) Water buckets
B) Coffins
C) Medical tents
D) Resting chairs
- 53. Which promoter stated 2020 would be an important year for Kun Khmer development?
A) Tea Banh
B) Khov Chhay
C) Matias Andres
D) Town Full HDTV
- 54. Which organization brought the MAS Fight program to Cambodia?
A) Town Full HDTV
B) IPCC
C) BKK Championship
D) Kunlun Fight
- 55. In what year was Kun Khmer officially added to the Southeast Asian Games Federation's rules?
A) 2023
B) 2024
C) 2020
D) 2022
- 56. Which province hosted the first IPCC sanctioned Kun Khmer event in 2022?
A) Heraklion
B) Siem Reap
C) Phnom Penh
D) Kampong Speu
- 57. Where was the 5th Kun Khmer World Championship held?
A) Siem Reap
B) Crete
C) South Korea
D) Kampong Speu
- 58. Which country placed second in the 5th Kun Khmer World Championship?
A) Afghanistan
B) Cambodia
C) Kyrgyzstan
D) Russia
- 59. Why was the 6th World Kun Khmer Championship postponed?
A) Border tensions
B) Lack of funding
C) Low attendance
D) Organizational failure
- 60. In which country did the 'Ganzberg Kun Khmer to the World Class' event take place in 2024?
A) Brazil
B) Greece
C) South Korea
D) France
- 61. Who is the current President of the Kun Khmer Federation?
A) Khov Chhay
B) Tea Banh
C) Cicada
D) Matias Andres
- 62. Where was the 'Phimean Akas Kun Khmer' event held?
A) Kampong Speu arena
B) Siem Reap stadium
C) Terrace at the Elephants
D) Heraklion city center
- 63. Which group organized the event at the Terrace at the Elephants with Town TV?
A) Fight Clubbing
B) IPCC
C) Kunlun Fight
D) Riel Team
- 64. What does the term 'Sovannaphum' mean in Khmer?
A) Regional boxing
B) Golden land
C) Unified kingdom
D) Ancient spirit
- 65. In what year did Cambodia suggest calling the sport 'Sovannaphum boxing' at an ASEAN meeting?
A) 2009
B) 1995
C) 2005
D) 2023
- 66. What name was used for the boxing event at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane?
A) Muay Lao
B) Kun Khmer
C) Sovannaphum boxing
D) Muay Thai
- 67. Who stated that Thailand was responsible for making its boxing style an international sport?
A) Laos
B) Cambodia
C) Myanmar
D) Thailand
- 68. Which term was adopted as an ethnically neutral name for Southeast Asian boxing in many games?
A) Kun Khmer
B) Sovannaphum
C) Boxing
D) Muay
- 69. Who is Vath Chamroeun?
A) Prime Minister of Cambodia
B) Head of the IFMA
C) President of the Muay Lao Federation
D) Secretary-general of the Cambodian Southeast Asian Games Organising Committee
- 70. What did Hun Sen propose as a compromise for naming the sport?
A) Remove the sport from the games entirely
B) Rename it permanently to Sovannaphum
C) Use the local name of the host country
D) Adopt an English name for all countries
- 71. Who initially supported the renaming and agreed the sport originated in Cambodia?
A) The head of IFMA
B) Vath Chamroeun
C) Saysamone Sayasone
D) Hun Sen
- 72. Which language is the origin of the term 'Sovannaphum'?
A) Pali
B) Lao
C) Thai
D) Khmer
- 73. Where does the power of a roundhouse kick in Kun Khmer come from?
A) Hip rotation
B) Upper body swing
C) Arm momentum
D) Snapping the leg
- 74. What is another name for the front kick, known as chrot eysei?
A) Tiger's claw
B) Warrior's spear
C) Crocodile's bite
D) Hermit's crutch
- 75. To use elbow techniques effectively, what part of the body must the athlete control?
A) The neck
B) The waist
C) The head
D) The knees
- 76. When striking with the elbow, how should the palm be positioned to make it sharp?
A) Leaning upward
B) Placed to the side
C) Held in a fist
D) Facing downward
- 77. What happens to the elbow if the palm is placed downward?
A) It loses all range of motion
B) It becomes more rounded
C) It becomes sharper
D) It locks the shoulder
- 78. Which strike in Kun Khmer results in more victories than any other?
A) Push kick
B) Elbow technique
C) Punch
D) Roundhouse kick
- 79. What is the meaning of the technique name krapeu-ha?
A) Crocodile opening its mouth
B) Eagle flying high
C) Tiger lying down
D) Snake striking fast
- 80. What is the meaning of the technique name kla-krab?
A) Crocodile opening its mouth
B) Monkey climbing tree
C) Elephant stepping down
D) Tiger lying down
- 81. In what year was the Khmer boxing federation reestablished?
A) 2000
B) 2004
C) 1992
D) 1996
- 82. In what year did Tem Meun resign from his position as president?
A) 2024
B) 2016
C) 2025
D) 2021
- 83. According to Chhoeung Yavyen, how many kickboxers sustained serious injuries in the past five years?
A) 30
B) 50
C) 100
D) 15
- 84. What was the cause of the death of the Cambodian boxer in Svay Rieng Province in 2001?
A) Head injury
B) Internal bleeding
C) Dehydration
D) Heart attack
- 85. What is the duration of one round in a Kun Khmer match?
A) Five minutes
B) Four minutes
C) Three minutes
D) Two minutes
- 86. What is the name of the oboe instrument used in traditional Khmer boxing music?
A) Sampho
B) Chhing
C) Sralai klang khek
D) Klong yao
- 87. What is the music of Khmer boxing called?
A) Kun kru melody
B) Reamker rhythm
C) Vung phleng pradall
D) Sralai song
- 88. How many sections is the music of Khmer boxing made up of?
A) Two
B) Four
C) Three
D) One
- 89. What happens if a boxer is knocked down and cannot continue after a 10-second count?
A) Match draw
B) Technical foul
C) Knockout
D) Disqualification
- 90. What is the penalty for kicking a downed opponent?
A) Mandatory 8-count
B) Fine
C) Lose points
D) Immediate disqualification
- 91. Which of the following is prohibited in Kun Khmer rules?
A) Kicking the legs
B) Biting
C) Using elbow strikes
D) Clinching
- 92. What is the outcome if fighters end up with the same score after the judges' assessment?
A) A rematch
B) A coin toss
C) A draw
D) An extra round
- 93. Which of these is a known promoter of Kun Khmer?
A) ESPN
B) Discovery Channel
C) HBO
D) Bayon Television
- 94. Which television network broadcasts Kun Khmer?
A) Sky Sports
B) NBC
C) FOX
D) TV5 Cambodia
- 95. Is National Television of Cambodia a Kun Khmer promoter?
A) Yes
B) Only for kickboxing
C) No
D) Only for boxing
- 96. In what year did Oumry Ban hold the first national title?
A) 1985
B) 1970
C) 1990
D) 1964
- 97. What was Oumry Ban's weight category when he won the 1964 title?
A) 61 kilograms
B) 60 kilograms
C) 70 kilograms
D) 54 kilograms
- 98. Which of these is a listed Kun Khmer boxer?
A) Lorn Panha
B) Jet Li
C) Jackie Chan
D) Bruce Lee
|