Yangon, Myanmar — Questions and answers

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What is the magnificent Shwedagon Pagoda famous for in Yangon?

Choices

  1. Being a place where people buy snacks.
  2. Being a big golden monument where monks and families gather. ✓
  3. Being a fast train that goes around the city.
  4. Being a lake with a royal barge.

Answer: Being a big golden monument where monks and families gather.

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What can you find vendors selling on the Yangon Circular Railway?

Choices

  1. Only books and newspapers.
  2. Only tickets for other trains.
  3. Snacks and flowers. ✓
  4. Big golden statues.

Answer: Snacks and flowers.

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What kinds of skills do local artisans show at Bogyoke Aung San Market?

Choices

  1. Building tall pagodas.
  2. Carving wood and weaving fabrics. ✓
  3. Cooking fish noodle soup.
  4. Driving trains around the city.

Answer: Carving wood and weaving fabrics.

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What kind of food is Mohinga, a beloved breakfast in Yangon?

Choices

  1. A sweet dessert.
  2. A spicy meat stew.
  3. A fish-based rice noodle soup. ✓
  4. A cold fruit salad.

Answer: A fish-based rice noodle soup.

From page 4

What is the Karaweik Hall at Kandawgyi Lake a replica of?

Choices

  1. A tall golden pagoda.
  2. A busy market stall.
  3. A royal barge. ✓
  4. A fast train.

Answer: A royal barge.

From page 5

What do worshippers offer at Sule Pagoda to seek blessings and good fortune?

Choices

  1. Only money.
  2. Flowers, candles, and water. ✓
  3. Snacks and drinks.
  4. Old books.

Answer: Flowers, candles, and water.

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What important historical event happened at the Secretariat Building in 1947?

Choices

  1. A big market opened.
  2. A famous person named Aung San was assassinated. ✓
  3. The first train station was built.
  4. A new lake was created.

Answer: A famous person named Aung San was assassinated.

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What does the Yangon River look like as the sun sets?

Choices

  1. It looks like a busy road.
  2. It looks like a ribbon of gold. ✓
  3. It looks like a big market.
  4. It looks like a tall pagoda.

Answer: It looks like a ribbon of gold.

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