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