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