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