Quiz on Dzongs, Monasteries, and Chortens of Bhutan – Round 3
BHUTAN Quiz
Quiz on Dzongs, Monasteries, and Chortens of
Bhutan – Round 3
by Santosh Kumar Biswa, Damphu Central
School, Bhutan
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1. When was Wangdiphodrang Dzong built?
2. When was Tashichhodzong built?
3. When was Talo Dzong founded?
4. When was Taktshang burnt down?
5. Who built Ta-Dzong?
6. When was Haa Dzong built?
7. Who built Dungtse Lhakhang
in Paro?
8. When was Punakha Dzong destroyed by fire for the first time?
9. Why was the Memorial Chorten in Thimphu built?
10. Who built Tamshing Lhakhang?
11. When was the Memorial Chorten in Thimphu built?
12. When was Tamshing Lhakhang founded?
13. When was Tamshing Lhakhang completed?
14. Under whose request did Zhabdrung build Wangdiphodrang Dzong in 1638?
15. Name the person who built the first temple at Kyichu, Paro according to
the Bhutanese tradition?
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Answer
1. 1638
2. 1641
3. 1419
4. 1998
5. Tenzin Drugda- the half-brother of Zhabdrung
6. 1915
7. Thangtong Gyalpo
8. 1771
9. In memory of third Druk Gyalpo, HM the King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
10. Pema Lingpa
11. 1974
12. 1501
13. 1505
14. Pal Yeshey Goenpo
15. Songtsen Gampo (Buddhist Tibetan King, 17th Century)
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