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