Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka lies in the Indian Ocean just southeast of India. This topic is part of Countries within Geography. This page currently draws on 7 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Sri Lanka trivia questions
Sri Lanka is an island country located south of which large country?
Answer: India
Bonus fact: Sri Lanka lies in the Indian Ocean just southeast of India.
What is Sri Lanka's legislative capital?
Answer: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Bonus fact: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the official legislative capital.
Sri Lanka was formerly known by what name?
Answer: Ceylon
Bonus fact: The country officially became Sri Lanka in 1972.
Which country lies immediately northwest of Sri Lanka?
Answer: India
Bonus fact: Sri Lanka is an island in the Indian Ocean just off the Indian subcontinent.
Ceylon cinnamon is obtained mainly from which species?
Answer: Cinnamomum verum
Bonus fact: Cinnamomum verum, native to Sri Lanka, is commonly called true or Ceylon cinnamon.
The Maldives is an island country in which ocean?
Answer: Indian Ocean
Bonus fact: The Maldives lies southwest of India and Sri Lanka.
How many teams competed in the inaugural Men's Cricket World Cup in 1975?
Answer: 8
Bonus fact: The field was Australia, East Africa, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and West Indies.