Test your general knowledge. The answers are below.
1 Which American businessman revitalised Thailand's silk industry in the '50s and '60s only to vanish without trace in Malaysia in March, 1967? 2 The Thai name for Bangkok contains 167 characters but is commonly known as Krung Thep: what does the name mean? 3 Which four countries share borders with Thailand? 4 What does the blue on Thailand's flag symbolise? 5 Thais celebrate their new year in April by throwing vast quantities of water over each other: What is the name of the festival? 6 Which tennis player was once ranked the world No 9 and has the nickname 'Ball'? 7 Bangkok is located on the banks of which river? 8 Which popular Thai beermaker sponsors the English Premier League team Everton? 9 By what name was Thailand known before 1939? 10 What Chinese delicacy is harvested on Phi Phi Island?
Answers
1 Jim Thompson 2 City of Angels 3 Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia and Myanmar 4 The monarchy 5 Songkran 6 Paradorn Srichaphan 7 Chao Phraya 8 Chang beer 9 Siam 10 Bird's nest
