History
What is the oldest historical record/chronicle of Sri Lanka?
Dīpavaṃsa
Little Niagra of Sri Lanka, is also famously known as?
ST. CLAIR’S FALLS
Which good/s is primarily imported by Sri Lanka?
Refined Petroleum ($4.02B)
Inguru deela miris gaththa wage (ඉඟුරු දීලා මිරිස් ගත්තා වගේ)
Getting rid of something bad, only to get something worse.
Kana kokaage suda penenne igilunaamalu (කණ කොකාගෙ සුද පෙනෙන්නේ ඉගිලුනාමලූ)
People realize the value of something only when it's gone.
Who was the reigning king of Kotte, that was put to death by his own 3 sons?
Vijayabahu I of Polonnaruwa
Name the 3 marine national parks of Sri Lanka?
Hikkaduwa, Pigeon Island, and Adam’s Bridge
How many Airports are in Sri Lanka? (Both domestic & international)
22!
Hisaradheta kotte maaru kala wagei (හිසරදේට කොට්ටේ මාරුකලා වගෙයි)
One should try to fix a problem by finding its actual cause.
Giya hakurata naadanne, thiyena hakura rakaganne (ගිය හකුරට නාඩන්නේ, තියෙන හකුර රැකගන්නේ)
One should learn to move on in the event of a loss.
Which prime minister passed the 'Sinhala Only' bill in 1956?
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Where can you find the 'Baobab Tree/Ali Gaha'?
Mannar
Sri Lanka is known for exporting tea, coffee, rubber and cinnamon, but only one of them is native to the island. Which one?
Cinnamon
Giya loola maha ekaa lu (ගිය ලූලා මහා එකා ලු)
Describes the loss of a big opportunity.
Unahapuluwage patiya uta manikak lu (උනහපුළුවගෙ පැටියා ඌට මැණිකක්ලූ)
A worthless thing to one person might be very valuable to another.
Which Italian explorer referred to Sri Lanka as 'Ratnadipa'?
Marco Polo
Name 4 of the the Sixteen Buddhist Sacred Sites (Solosmasthana)
Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara, Nagadeepa temple, Kelaniya temple, Sri Pada, Diva Guhawa, Digavapi Temple, Muthiyangan Raja Maha Vihara, Tissamaharama temple, Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, Mirisawetiya, Ruwanweli Stupa, Thuparamaya, Abhayagiri stupa, Jetawanaramaya, Cela Cetiya /Stupa & Kiri Vehera
Who did Sri Lanka beat in 1996 to win the World Cup?
Australia
Anunge magul daata thamange aadare penvanna wagei (අනුන්ගෙ මගුල්දාට තමන්ගෙ ආදරය පෙන්වන්නා වගෙයි)
When someone takes advantage of a particular favourable situation, and tries to take credit for it.
Aththin aththata panina kurulla themee nasi (අත්තින් අත්තට පනින කුරුල්ලා තෙමී නසී)
Switching sides or continuously running away from a problem will hurt you in the long run.
Who was the 4th President of Sri Lanka?
Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
Which major city/town is known to be the place that majority of the Malay population came from?
Hambantota
Which Prime Minister of India was killed in 1991 by the LTTE?
Rajiv Gandhi
Angen atayak gannawa wagei (අඟෙන් ඇටයක් ගන්නවා වගෙයි)
When a person is extremely reluctant to do a favour.
Ugurata hora beheth ganna bae (උගුරට හොරා ඛෙහෙත් ගන්න බෑ)
You can not hide the truth from yourself.