Quiz on Kings of Bhutan – Round 4


BHUTAN Quiz
Quiz on Kings of Bhutan – Round 4
by Santosh Kumar Biswa, Damphu Central School, Bhutan
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1.      When was Ugyen Wangchuck appointed as penlop of Trongsa?
2.      Where was King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck educated?
3.      Where was King Jigme Wangchuck’s summer palace?
4.      When did King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck die?
5.      What are Bhutan’s six development goals, as expressed by the king Jigme Singye Wangchuck?
6.      When did King Jigme Wangchuck die?
7.      What was the age of Jigme Singye Wangchuck when he became the King of Bhutan?
8.      What was the age of King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck when he died?
9.      In which year the King Jigme Singye Wangchuck announced a plan to abdicate the throne in favour of his eldest son, Crown Prince Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck?
10.  When was King Ugyen Wangchuck given the additional decoration of Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India?
11.  In which African city did His Majesty Jigme Dorji Wangchuck Pass away?
12.  When did King Ugyen Wangchuck become the Trongsa Penlop?
13.  When was King Ugyen Wangchuck awarded with KCIE title?
14.  What enables the king to circle the world in three times a day from the ‘Gyelsi Nadun’?
15.  When did the king and government of Bhutan distribute a draft of the country's first Constitution, requesting that every citizen review it?

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Answer

1.      1882
2.      : India and England
3.      Wangdichholing Palace in Bumthang
4.      1972
5.      Self-reliance; sustainability; efficiency and development of the private sector; people’s participation and decentralisation; human-resource development; and regionally balanced development
6.      1952
7.      16-year-old
8.      44 years
9.      2005
10.  1911
11.  Nairobi, Kenya- Juy22, 1972
12.  1883
13.  1905
14.  The Precious Horse
15.  March 26, 2005

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