Food
Geography
History
People & Persons
Culture
100
Laos consumes/eats more of this staple per capita than anywhere else
What is Khao Niew (Sticky Rice) ?
100
This is the major river in Laos.
What is the Mekong?
100
Laos was part of a French colony called this
what is Indochina?
100
What does Laos have 7.8 million of?
People
100
This is the dominant religion in Laos
What is Buddhism?
200
This fresh herb is almost always used in Lao cooking for flavor and garnish, along with mint and lemongrass?
What is Cilantro (Coriander)?
200
One of these states is roughly the same geographic size as Laos
What is Minnesota, Oregon, or Colorado?
200
These were the three countries that were part of a single French colony in southeast Asia
what are Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia?
200
St Paul, MN is often considered the "capital" of this Laotian ethnic group in the USA
Who are the Hmong?
200
The Khaen, the national instrument of Laos, has pipes made from this plant
What is bamboo?
300
In Lao meals, food is typically eaten with this utensil in the right hand?
What is a spoon? (the fork is used to push food onto it)
300
This city of 1 million people is the capital of Laos
What is Vientiane?
300
This is the current formal name of Laos
What is the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) ?
300
India has 1.4 of these per million people, but Laos has 26.3!
What is an ethnic Group?
300
This is the most important annual festival in Laos, happening every April
What is Pi Mai (Lao New Year)?
400
This is the national dish of Laos, made from minced meat, lime, herbs, and toasted rice powder
what is Larb (or Laap)?
400
The tallest peak in Laos - Phou Bia - is roughly this same elevation as Mt Olympus in Greece (in feet)
What is 10,000 feet?
400
This country ruled Laos from July 1940 to March 1945
What is Vichy France?
400
Souphanangouvong was the first President of Laos following the Vietnam War and was known as the "____ Prince" owing to his communist leanings
what is "the Red Prince"
400
Perform the Nop, the traditional Lao greeting
What involves pressing the palms together and bowing slightly?
500
This spicy green papaya salad, shared with Thailand, is originally Laotian
What is Tam Mak Hoong (Som Tam in Thai)?
500
These 5 countries border Laos
what are China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar?
500
The US dropped more bomb tonnage on this trail in Laos than the combined tonnage dropped on Japan and Germany during WW2
What is the Ho Chi Min Trail?
500
Kaysone Phomvihane is often called the equivalent of this Vietnamese leader for Laos
Who is Ho Chi Min?
500
A Sinh is the name of this traditional handwoven and patterned Lao women’s type of garment
What is a skirt?
600
This is the most popular alcoholic beverage traditionally made from fermented rice in Laos
What is Lao-Lao? (rice whiskey)
600
This is Laos' major ocean port
Trick question: Laos is SEA's only landlocked country :-)
600
Formed in 1353, the kingdom of Lan Xang ruled over much of present day Laos and translates in English to "Land of a Million ____"
What is Elephants
600
Outside of Laos,musician Zamio P most well known in this country
What is Thailand?
600
The Baci (or Sou Khuan) ceremony is the ritual that ties cotton strings around this body part to bless or protect the person.
What is the wrist?
