Quiz on Kings of Bhutan – Round 3


BHUTAN Quiz
Quiz on Kings of Bhutan – Round 3
by Santosh Kumar Biswa, Damphu Central School, Bhutan
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1.      Who introduced Dzongkha as the national language of Bhutan?
2.      When was the third Druk Gyalpo, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck enthroned?
3.      When did King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck take the throne?
4.      When did King Ugyen Wangchuck die?
5.      Which Monarch expounded the philosophy of Gross National Happiness?
6.      When was the King Jigme Singye Wangchuck coronated as the fourth Druk Gyalpo?
7.      Where did King Ugyen Wangchuck attend the great Durbar held by King George V In 1911?
8.      How old was King Jigme Wangchuck when he was        appointed as the Trongsa Penlop in 1923?
9.      When did the third King of Bhutan, His Majesty, King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, initiate one of the most important constitutional reforms in Bhutanese history with the establishment of the National Assembly with 150 members?
10.  Name the second King of Bhutan?
11.  Name the reformist who was enthroned in 1952?
12.  When did the Fourth King Jigme Singye Wangchuck succeed his father?
13.  When was Sir Ugyen Wangchuck invited to Calcutta to attend the reception for the Prince of Wales?
14.  When did the King Ugyen Wangchuck die?
15.  At what age did Jigme Wangchuck become the King of Bhutan?

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Answer

1.      King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
2.      1952
3.      December 14, 2006
4.      1958
5.      His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck
6.      2 June 1974
7.      Delhi
8.      18 years old
9.      1953
10.  King Jigme Wangchuck
11.  King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
12.  1972
13.  1906
14.  1926
15.  24 years

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