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Celebrities, names and nicknames
Water, water, water
Daily life
Post-conflict society
General facts about Cambodia
100
What is the tourists' nickname for Cambodia?
"Kingdom of Wonder"
100
What is amazing about the Tonle Sap River?
Every rainy season it reverses and flows backwards.
100
What food gives Cambodians most of their protein?
Fish.
100
What does "post-conflict society" mean?
It means a society that is recovering from years of war.
100
What is the official language of Cambodia and how is it pronounced?
Khmer.
200
Who is Norodom Sihamoni?
The King of Cambodia.
200
What is the name of the river that carries snowmelt from the Himalayas through China, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam?
The Mekong River.
200
Most Cambodians earn their livelihood by ____________.
Farming.
200
Why must people walking or working in many areas of Cambodia be very careful not to stray from roads or paths?
Landmines
200
What is the majority religion in Cambodia?
Buddhism
300
What famous movie star adopted her first child in Cambodia?
Angelina Jolie
300
What is the name of the largest lake in Southeast Asia?
Tonle Sap.
300
No matter what else they eat, most Cambodians will have ___________ for every meal, three times a day and often for snack.
Rice.
300
What is one common way people in post-conflict societies try to heal the pain of so many deaths?
By having lots of children.
300
What three countries share borders with Cambodia?
Thailand, Laos, Vietnam
400
What famous actor has just donated $80,000 to a Program Advancing Girls' Education in Cambodia? (and is making plans to donate more!)
Robert Pattinson
400
What are the flooded fields in which rice is grown called?
Paddies
400
How many children does the average Cambodian family have?
4.
400
What is one important thing that all the women in the Miss Landmine contest had in common? (besides all being women and all being Cambodian)
They all had disabilities from landmine accidents.
400
What is the important national symbol seen on the Cambodian flag (and everywhere else)?
Angkor Wat
500
Who is or was Rath Vibol?
Now known as Maddox Jolie-Pitt, Angelina's first son was named Rath Vibol when he was born in Phnom Penh.
500
What is the gulf that gives Cambodia access to the sea?
Gulf of Thailand
500
There are so many kids, and so few teachers, in Cambodia that most kids can only go to school for _______
One-half day.
500
What four countries fought with Cambodia, occupied Cambodia, or bombed Cambodia in the last half of the 20th century?
France, United States, Vietnam, Thailand
500
What natural disaster this fall destroyed rice crops, left thousands homeless, and caused the Prime Minister to cancel the national water festival?
Floods.