It’s Christmas time! May you and your families all have a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year. As a special Christmas treat, here’s a quiz for you to try. Time to test your knowledge of Mongolia so far!
To see the answers, hold down the left button on your mouse and drag it over the line underneath the question. The answer should then be revealed to you. Once you’ve finished the test check the score table to see how you’ve done. Good luck…
1. What is the capital of Mongolia?
Ulaanbaatar (Red Hero City)
2. Who is Mongolia’s most famous leader of all time (clue: he helped to created their biggest empire)?
Chengis Khann
3. How do you say “hello, how are you?” in Mongolian?
Sain bain uu?
4. Where do many of Mongolia’s street children live during the cold winter months?
Underground, in the sewers
5. What are 'nomads'?
To see the answers, hold down the left button on your mouse and drag it over the line underneath the question. The answer should then be revealed to you. Once you’ve finished the test check the score table to see how you’ve done. Good luck…
1. What is the capital of Mongolia?
Ulaanbaatar (Red Hero City)
2. Who is Mongolia’s most famous leader of all time (clue: he helped to created their biggest empire)?
Chengis Khann
3. How do you say “hello, how are you?” in Mongolian?
Sain bain uu?
4. Where do many of Mongolia’s street children live during the cold winter months?
Underground, in the sewers
5. What are 'nomads'?
People who live and constantly move around in the countryside
6. Name two types of Mongolian food.
Buuz and Hoshur
7. What is the name of the traditional Mongolian game played with sheep’s ankle bones?
Shagai
8. What does MEPPЙ ЧPИCTMAC translate into? (the word is spelt using the Cyrillic alphabet, so go back to my previous Project Mongolia entry on the Mongolian language for help)
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Test Scores:
0-2 Have you been paying attention?!
3-5 Ok, but there’s room for improvement.
6-8 Well done, the Mongolian people would be proud of you!
Project Mongolia will resume early January 2008. See you then!
6. Name two types of Mongolian food.
Buuz and Hoshur
7. What is the name of the traditional Mongolian game played with sheep’s ankle bones?
Shagai
8. What does MEPPЙ ЧPИCTMAC translate into? (the word is spelt using the Cyrillic alphabet, so go back to my previous Project Mongolia entry on the Mongolian language for help)
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Test Scores:
0-2 Have you been paying attention?!
3-5 Ok, but there’s room for improvement.
6-8 Well done, the Mongolian people would be proud of you!
Project Mongolia will resume early January 2008. See you then!
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