Haha...I was going through my old, old files and ran into this program that I had written a few years ago... I was amazed it still worked...apparently the database it connects to is still there!! :-D

I thought people might want to try running it and test their knowledge about Nepal! It's got over a hundred questions about Nepal...

- http://www.cs.niu.edu/~deepak/software/nepalquiz/binaries/QuizNepal.exe

Click on it and select 'Run'... It is a very small program and should download in seconds...

Take the quiz and post your score in x/y format: like 3/10. (that's my score, btw)

Visual basic, huh -- cool software :)
i hate it :D

and, i failed the quiz :( -- kasto garo garo question haru yarr, bayjatai huney :D i got like 50% - general knog.

You did excellent. I can't believe it! You must be a genius!

Just for your information, you received 93.39% of the total points. But can you believe that so many of us know so little about things?

Here is a list of correct answers you didn't know:

Question 15: Which animal found in Nepal is said to be of great medicinal value?
Your answer was: one-horned rhino
Correct answer is: musk deer

Question 17: Which bird is said to be found only in Nepal?
Your answer was: Snow patridge
Correct answer is: Spiny Babbler

Question 23: According to the recent estimate, how much percentage of the population of Nepal lie in the 15-64 age group?
Your answer was: 52%
Correct answer is: 56%

Please understand that the only goal of this software is to promote awareness among people about Nepal. It was written voluntarily by Deepak Khanal and is distributed freely for non-commercial use. Please email Deepak at deepak@cs.niu.edu for any suggestions, feedback, or comments.

Ok, i have a question on history of Nepal. The great earthquake of 1990 BS devastated the Kathmandu Valley. The prime minister of Nepal Juddha Shamsher generously offered to clear the debts of all the people who suffered the damages. He withdrew the money from Pasupatinath's treasury and used it to pay the debts. The paper works of the debts were accumulated and kept in one place. Name the Place.

i tried history

It seems you are smart. I think you should keep it up, don't you?

Just for your information, you received 75% of the total points. But can you believe that so many of us know so little about things?

Here is a list of correct answers you didn't know:

Question 1: When did King Prithivi Narayan Shah ascend to the throne of Gorkha?
Your answer was: 1769 A.D.
Correct answer is: 1743 A.D

Please understand that the only goal of this software is to promote awareness among people about Nepal. It was written voluntarily by Deepak Khanal and is distributed freely for non-commercial use. Please email Deepak at deepak@cs.niu.edu for any suggestions, feedback, or comments.

King Prithvi became King of Gorkha in 1743, but King of Nepal in 1769.

You did well. I know it's hard to score more points.

Just for your information, you received 66.67% of the total points. But can you believe that so many of us know so little about things?

Here is a list of correct answers you didn't know:

Question 5: What is the live expectancy of Nepali men?
Your answer was: 71 Years
Correct answer is: 60 Years
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-- I doubt this answer because, if the nepali women life expectancy is 60 then male cannot be 60, because nepal is the only country where males live longer than female. So, one of the answer of the questions are wrong.
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Question 6: What is Nepal's unemployment rate?
Your answer was: 23%
Correct answer is: 47%

Question 10: What is the Gross Domestic Product growth rate of Nepal?
Your answer was: 3.2%
Correct answer is: 2.6%

Question 13: When was Nepal unified as a single state?
Your answer was: 1801
Correct answer is: 1768
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-- King Prithvi did not take over kathmandu until 1769 BS and Kathmandu valley until 1771. the size of nepal wasn't as big as current size until 1801. so, i doubt this answer as well. it was set at Killa Kangada in the west and river tista in the east before Bahadur Shah and Lalit Tripura were removed as regents to Girvan by Rana Bahadur with the help of Bhimsen Thapa in 1804 (around).
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Question 20: What is Nepal's population growth rate?
Your answer was: 3.4%
Correct answer is: 2.3%

Question 22: How big is Nepal in terms of area it occupies?
Your answer was: 141800 Square Km
Correct answer is: 140800 Square Km
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- the answer is 141181 km.
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Echoes bro,

we can talk about this tomorrow. I have 1000 odd questions that I had made long ago in my aspiration to form nepali trivia. Of course like everything else I get interested in, it faded away.

But I guess we can make this work again, and sujanKS can be a critic to keep track of any anomalies. And people can contribute questions if they are really interested in awaring nepalis and nepricans (jus kiddin) alike about Nepal. See ya tomo, echoes bro! ;)

अर्को नि गरेको मैले त :)
You did excellent. I can't believe it! You must be a genius!

Just for your information, you received 93.33% of the total points. But can you believe that so many of us know so little about things?

Here is a list of correct answers you didn't know:

Question 18: What percent of Nepal's male population cannot read and write?
Your answer was: 50%
Correct answer is: 59%

Please understand that the only goal of this software is to promote awareness among people about Nepal. It was written voluntarily by Deepak Khanal and is distributed freely for non-commercial use. Please email Deepak at deepak@cs.niu.edu for any suggestions, feedback, or comments.

मज्जा पो लाग्यो

You did very very well. A couple of wrong answers here and there is OK!. Overall, I bet you are smart!

Just for your information, you received 83.47% of the total points. But can you believe that so many of us know so little about things?

Here is a list of correct answers you didn't know:

Question 17: In which mountain range does the Mt. Everest lie?
Your answer was: Dhaulagiri
Correct answer is: Mahalangur

Question 18: What is the length of Nepal from the east to the west?
Your answer was: 125 km
Correct answer is: 885 km

Question 30: According to statistics, what is the recent infant mortality rate out of every 1,000 births prevalent in Nepal?
Your answer was: 27.28
Correct answer is: 75.93

Question 33: Kanchenjunga is the third highest peak in the world which lies in the border of Nepal and India, what is its height?
Your answer was: 8,611 meters
Correct answer is: 8,598 meters

Question 39: Rara National Park is the smallest National Park in Nepal, what is the area it covers?
Your answer was: 110 sq. km
Correct answer is: 106 sq. km.

Please understand that the only goal of this software is to promote awareness among people about Nepal. It was written voluntarily by Deepak Khanal and is distributed freely for non-commercial use. Please email Deepak at deepak@cs.niu.edu for any suggestions, feedback, or comments.

next one :D :D

Not bad! Takes a little more knowledge to score more points but it seems you are heading in the right direction.

Just for your information, you received 47.27% of the total points. But can you believe that so many of us know so little about things?

Here is a list of correct answers you didn't know:

Question 2: The eldest man of the village is known as:
Your answer was: Guli
Correct answer is: Yethakali

Question 4: What are the Newari letters known as?
Your answer was: Nepal Lipi
Correct answer is: Ranjana Lipi

Question 8: If your last name is Ramjitkar, what caste would you belong to?
Your answer was: Uray
Correct answer is: Cipa

Question 13: Which one of the following is a type of lakha mari?
Your answer was: Bacim
Correct answer is: Pacinta

Question 14: What does the word "Lasa kusa" mean?
Your answer was: Thank you
Correct answer is: Welcome

Question 15: What is the caste Uray associated with?
Your answer was: Farmers
Correct answer is: Merchants and Craftsmen

Question 16: What is the most important Guthi?
Your answer was: Digu puja guthi
Correct answer is: Bala Kumari guthi

Question 17: Who is a paju?
Your answer was: Dad
Correct answer is: Maternal Uncle

Please understand that the only goal of this software is to promote awareness among people about Nepal. It was written voluntarily by Deepak Khanal and is distributed freely for non-commercial use. Please email Deepak at deepak@cs.niu.edu for any suggestions, feedback, or comments.

Given that I took Geography in Class 10, I should have got all correct. But not all questions were pro-geography though :) I liked the idea of giving more points to difficult questions
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You did Excellent! You should keep it up!

Just for your information, you received 92.86% of the total points. But can you believe that so many of us know so little about things?

Here is a list of correct answers you didn't know:

Question 3: When was the Makalu Barun National Park and Conservation area inaugurated?
Your answer was: October 1985
Correct answer is: November 1992

Question 4: What is the total length of the highways in Nepal, according to the estimate of 1999?
Your answer was: 18,352 km
Correct answer is: 13,223 km


Please understand that the only goal of this software is to promote awareness among people about Nepal. It was written voluntarily by Deepak Khanal and is distributed freely for non-commercial use. Please email Deepak at deepak@cs.niu.edu for any suggestions, feedback, or comments.

ufffff echoes! who remembers all that info and some of the stuff i had no clue about! :S:S

You did OK. I know some questions were confusing. I'm sure you'll do better next time.

Just for your information, you received 31.67% of the total points. But can you believe that so many of us know so little about things?

DAMN, 31.67% re! :( :(

hahah nails..IQ ta khatra raicha ni :P

I still have to check mine though..

thanks DC Girl! :) :) hahaha!

ufffff! i don't know anything about nepal ke! :( :(

Damn I got 67.77% and I thought I knew everything abt Nepal. :(

Mr. Lonely (wink,wink) hahaha!!! ahahhah!!!!!! sorry but this is so funny ke! :P it's like showing how much people really know kind of thing ke! hahah! :P

Yeah Nails, so pathetic. I am ashamed. Let me try one more time in Geography now. Let's see how good I am in GEOGRAPHY....hahahahah

Dang!!!!!!!!!!!! couldn't get more than 40 %........tried three of them...finally felt lazy......and stopped in the middle of quiz....hmmmm