RYI ALUMNI JEOPARDY GAME

HISTORY

100

Who founded RYI?

1. Kyabje Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche 

2. Kyabje Chokling Rinpoche 

3. Kyabje Phakchok Rinpoche 

4. Kyabje Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche 

Kyabje Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche

200

Who was RYI’s first principal?

1. Thomas Doctor 

2. Roger Hodgson  

3. Greg Whiteside 

4. Philippe Turenne 

Greg Whiteside

300

What year was RYI founded?

1. 1995 

2. 1996 

3. 1997 

4. 1998 

1997

400

At what year did RYI start the collaboration with KU?

1. 2000 

2. 2001 

3. 2002 

4. 2003 

2001

500

What was the title of the last RYI symposium?

1. The Scholar Practitioner 

2. AI and the Scholar Practitioner 

3. The Scholar Practitioner in the age of AI (at the Siddhartha Boutique Hotel, on 16 and 17 November 2024) 

4. AI during the current era 

The Scholar Practitioner in the age of AI

NUMBERS

100

Which edition of the annual seminar is currently taking place?

1. 47th  

2. 45th 

3. 40th 

4. 35th 

45

200

How many countries are represented by the student body?  

1. Between 10 and 20        

2. Between 30 and 40 

3. Between 50 and 60          

4. Between 70 and 90 

Between 30 and 40

300

How many students have graduated from RYI since its beginning? 

1. Between 50 and 150     

2. Between 80 and 170              

3. Between 150 and 250 (247) 

4. Between 250 and 400 

Between 150 and 250 (247)

400

What is the approximate number of books in the Rangjung Yeshe library? 

1. Approximately 5000  

2. Approximately 6000 

3. Approximately 7000 

4. Approximately 8000 

Approximately 7000

500

What is the number of RYI alumni?

1. Between 800 - 1000 

2. Between 1500 –1700 

3. Between 3800 –4000 

4. Between 5800 - 6000 

Between 3800 –4000

NAMES

100

The KU Centre for Buddhist Studies (KU-CBS) belongs to Kathmandu University’s:

1. Himalaya Centre for Asian Studies (HiCAS)     

2. School of Arts (SOA)                 

3. School of Education (SED)     

4. School of Management 

School of Arts (SOA)

200

What does Rangjung Yeshe mean? 

1. Self-Arising Wisdom 

2. Self-Shining Wisdom 

3. Self-Arising Meditation 

4. Self-Shining Light 

Self-Arising Wisdom

300

Name all the principals in RYI history (no options)

Greg Whiteside, Philippe Turenne, Roger Hodgson and Thomas Doctor

400

Name all Director of Studies in RYI’s history (no options)

Peter Moran (1998 to 2001), Andreas Doctor (2001 –2010), Joanne Larson (2010 to 2022) and Julia Stenzel (2022- now)

500

Among others, Senior Academic Advisors at RYI are: 

1. Lara Braitstein, John Dunne, William Waldron, Roger Jackson 

2. Lara Braitstein, John Dunne, William Waldron, Dr. Jonathan C. Gold 

3. Lara Braitstein, John Dunne, William Waldron, Jim Rheingans 

4. Jacob Dalton, John Dunne, William Waldron, Roger Jackson. 

Lara Braitstein, John Dunne, William Waldron, Roger Jackson

DATES

100

When is Founder’s Day celebrated at RYI? 

1. 4th October 

2. 4th September 

3. 4th November 

4. 4th December 

4th September

200

When did RYI move to the new building? 

1. August 2016  

2. August 2017 

3. August 2018 

4. August 2019 

August 2017

300

What year marks the 30th anniversary of RYI? 

1. 2026 

2. 2027 

3. 2028 

4. 2029 

2027

400

What year was the first Alumni Newsletter published? 

1. 2010 

2. 2014 

3. 2017 

4. 2022

2017

500

When was the first RYI Alumni dinner held? 

1. November 2016 at Hotel Tibet – Boudha 

2. November 2017 at Hotel Tibet – Boudha 

3. November 2018 at Hotel Tibet – Boudha 

4. November 2019 at Hotel Tibet - Boudha 

November 2018 at Hotel Tibet – Boudha

MISCELLANEOUS

100

Which country doesn’t have a Gomde Center? 

1. Malaysia 

2. France 

3. Mexico 

4. Ireland 

Ireland

200

What is RYI’s mission? 

1. “to be a centre of higher learning, working to the highest standards, combining traditional and academic Buddhist education”   

2. “to provide education for promoting ideals of social and economic justice and well being for all persons and their environments.”         

3. “to be a centre for people who want a discount at Utpala 

4. To be a center providing the best language course 

to be a centre of higher learning, working to the highest standards, combining traditional and academic Buddhist education

300

Which roles at RYI did Kevin McMillin not fill over his years of service at the institute? 

1. Cook and restaurant manager 

2. Administrator and registrar 

3. Teaching assistant for classical & colloquial Tibetan

4. Audio-visual specialist and finance manager

Teaching assistant for classical & colloquial Tibetan

400

Which famous trekking route in Nepal takes adventurers around the world’s 10th-highest mountain and passes through Thorong La, one of the highest trekking passes in the world?

1. Everest Base Camp Trek
2. Langtang Valley Trek
3. Annapurna Circuit
4. Manaslu Circuit

Annapurna Circuit

500

What is the national bird of Nepal? 

1. Red Panda Bird / Blood Pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus) 

2. Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus) 

3. Spiny Babbler (Turdoides nipalensis) 

4. Common Hill Partridge (Arborophila torqueola) 

Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus)