Siem Reap
Angkorian History 1
Name the temple
Angkorian History 2
Angkorian History 3
100

What does Siem Reap mean?

What is Siam defeated?

100

How old is Angkor Wat?

It is nearly 900 years old.

100

Are you going to open me?

Choose a team and take 400 points from them. (Yes, you get the 400 points)

100

Would you like to open me?

Your team gets 500 points.

100

In what year was the Khmer Empire founded?

What is 802AD?

200

What is the name of the oldest major luxury hotel in Siem Reap?

What is the Raffles Hotel?

200

What two types of stone were used in the construction of the Angkorian temples?

What are sandstone and laterite?

200

What is the name of the mountain temple that is located within the Angkor Archaeological Park?

What is Bakheng temple?

200

Which famous Hollywood action movie had scenes that were shot inside Ta Prohm?

What is Tomb Raider?

200

Are you going to open me?

Choose a team and award them 400 points.

300

What is the population of Siem Reap (to the nearest thousand)

What is 259,631?

300

Which king is credited with the construction of Angkor Wat?

Who is King Suryavarman the second?

300

Which temple within the Angkor complex is widely recognized for its massive smiling stone faces carved into its towers?

What is the Bayon?

300

What were the "Barays" in the ancient city of Angkor?

What are reservoirs?

300

Which great walled city which has the Bayon at its centre was established by King Jayavarman VII?

What is Angkor Thom?

400

What is the name of the non-profit organization in Siem Reap that uses African giant pouched rats to find hidden landmines?

What is APOPO?

400

What is the name of the baray that surrounds Neak  Pean?

What is the Jayatataka Baray?

400

Name the temple that is located at the centre of the West Baray.

What is the West Mebon?

400

Which king built Angkor Thom?

Who is King Jayavarman VII?

400

What does UNESCO stand for?

What is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization?

500

How many Sangkats are there in Siem Reap town?

There are 12 Sangkats.

500

To which Hindu deity was Angkor War originally dedicated when it was built?

Who is Vishnu?

500

What is Hariharalaya?

It's is a former capital city of the Khmer Empire.

500

Why did the Angkorian people construct so many barays?

They used the barays to store water so that they had water available to them in the dry season. It allowed them to grow rice all year.

500

The famous 49-metre-long gallery bas-relief at Angkor Wat showing gods and demons pulling on a giant serpent to churn the cosmic ocean is known as what?

What is the Churning of the Ocean Milk?

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