6 Thailand Trivia Questions Most Travelers Get Wrong

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1Thailand is the world's largest producer of what?

Coffee Natural rubber Cotton

2Muay Thai is called 'the art of eight limbs'. Why eight?

Fighters strike with fists, elbows, knees and shins It has eight weight classes Matches last eight rounds

3Bangkok's full ceremonial name is famous for what?

Containing no vowels Being only two letters long Being one of the longest place names in the world

4What sets Thailand apart from all its Southeast Asian neighbours historically?

It was never colonized by a European power It was the first to have a railway It has never changed its capital

5Kitti's hog-nosed bat, found in Thailand, is sometimes called the world's smallest mammal. What is its nickname?

The thumb bat The paperclip bat The bumblebee bat

6How many consonant letters does the Thai alphabet have?

21 44 26

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Did you know?

Songkran, Thailand's New Year water festival, is on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage.
Thai is written without spaces between words.
Thailand is one of the world's largest exporters of rice.

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How well do you know Thailand?

1Thailand is the world's largest producer of what?

2Muay Thai is called 'the art of eight limbs'. Why eight?

3Bangkok's full ceremonial name is famous for what?

4What sets Thailand apart from all its Southeast Asian neighbours historically?

5Kitti's hog-nosed bat, found in Thailand, is sometimes called the world's smallest mammal. What is its nickname?

6How many consonant letters does the Thai alphabet have?

Thailand beyond the beaches

An agricultural powerhouse

A martial art with deep roots

A script of its own