Hello Thailand

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What is the shape of the Thailand map?

• Ancient/Golden ax

• Bunch of flowers

• Elephant's head

• Bird is pecking fish

Thailand is frequently compared to the form of an ancient ax. In the northeast with an ax blade. The ridge is in the north, and the ax handle is in the south. Moreover, a shape also roughly resembling an elephant’s head with the ‘ears’ in the north and north-east and the ‘trunk’ bending down to the south of Bangkok and extending towards Malaysia.

​Thailand

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Multiple Choice

How many regions are there in Thailand?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

Multiple Choice

How many provinces are there in Thailand?

• 75

• 76

• 77

• 78

• Central Thailand

• Eastern Thailand

• Northern Thailand

• Northeast (Isan)

• Southern Thailand

• Western Thailand

Thailand has 77 provinces (Technically, it’s 76 plus Bangkok, which is a special district.) each having a capital city sharing the province’s name. Bangkok (The Thai name is Grung Thep: “The City of Angles”) is the political capital and heart of all things commercial and cultural.

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​Thailand is divided into 6 regions

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Where is the Northernmost point?

What country does it border with?

• Mae Sai District, Chiang Rai, Myanmar border

• Betong District, Yala Province, Malaysian border

• Khong Chiam District, Ubon Ratchathani Province, Laos border

• Mae Sariang District, Mae Hong Son Province, Myanmar border

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Where is the Westernmost point?

What country does it border with?

• Mae Sai District, Chiang Rai, Myanmar border

• Betong District, Yala Province, Malaysian border

• Khong Chiam District, Ubon Ratchathani Province, Laos border

• Mae Sariang District, Mae Hong Son Province, Myanmar border

Multiple Choice

Where is the Easternmost point?

What country does it border with?

• Mae Sai District, Chiang Rai, Myanmar border

• Betong District, Yala Province, Malaysian border

• Khong Chiam District, Ubon Ratchathani Province, Laos border

• Mae Sariang District, Mae Hong Son Province, Myanmar border

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Where is the Southernmost point?

What country does it border with?

• Mae Sai District, Chiang Rai, Myanmar border

• Betong District, Yala Province, Malaysian border

• Khong Chiam District, Ubon Ratchathani Province, Laos border

• Mae Sariang District, Mae Hong Son Province, Myanmar border

Multiple Choice

What is the highest mountain in Thailand?

• Phu Soi Dao, Phitsanulok and Uttaradit Provinces.

• Phu Kradueng, Loei province

• Doi Inthanon, Chiang Mai Province

• Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai Province

Elevation: 2,565 meter

​​Doi Inthanon

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​​Phu Soi Dao

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​​Doi Suthep

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​​Phu Kradueng

Elevation: 2,120 meter

Elevation: 1,676 meter

Elevation: 1,316 meter

Multiple Choice

Which province is the most visited in Thailand?

• Phuket

• Chiang Mai

• Bangkok

• Ayutthaya

Multiple Choice

What is the traditional festival in the picture?

• Songkran Festival, Everywhere

• Phi Ta Khon Festival, Dan Sai, Loei Province

• Boon Bang Fai Festival, Yasothorn Province

• Candle Festival, Ubon Ratchathani

The Phi Ta Khon festival is unique to the Dan Sai district in Loei Province. It is combining religious traditions, local handicrafts, and a fun-loving party atmosphere, a 3-day festival that’s renowned for the colorful masks worn by thousands of locals. The masks are ghastly, stretched faces decorated in bright, gaudy colors. The origin of the festival reflects the local Isan belief in ghosts and spirits. Held once a year, it is part of a grand merit-making festival known as the "Boon Luang" festival.

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​Phi Ta Khon

(Ghost Festival)​

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What is the traditional festival in the picture?

• Songkran Festival, Everywhere

• Phi Ta Khon Festival, Dan Sai, Loei Province

• Boon Bang Fai Festival, Yasothorn Province

• Candle Festival, Ubon Ratchathani

Bun Bang Fai Festival is held annually with the superstition of firing locally-made bamboo rockets towards the heavens in hopes of beckoning the rain-gods before crop season, will be taking place across local communities in Thailand’s Northeastern Region, or Isan, with its biggest showcase appearing in Yasothon.

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​Boon Bang Fai

(Rocket Festival)​

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Multiple Choice

What is the traditional festival in the picture?

• Songkran Festival, Everywhere

• Phi Ta Khon Festival, Dan Sai, Loei Province

• Boon Bang Fai Festival, Yasothorn Province

• Candle Festival, Ubon Ratchathani

This large festival in one of Issan’s biggest cities is a nice mix of art, culture, and celebration. It takes place during Asahna Bucha and Khao Phansa days, two important Buddhist events that celebrate respectively Buddha’s first sermon. The events are marked by ceremonies and processions in the form of large-scale, colorful parades of magnificent floats with huge, extravagant candlewax sculptures, Thai traditional dance, and music.

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​Candle Festival

Multiple Choice

What is the traditional festival in the picture?

• Songkran Festival, Everywhere

• Phi Ta Khon Festival, Dan Sai, Loei Province

• Boon Bang Fai Festival, Yasothorn Province

• Candle Festival, Ubon Ratchathani

Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year festival since the former time. It is regarded as one of the most important traditions in Thailand because it illustrates the Thai way of life. And it is a celebration that embraces goodwill, love, compassion, and thankfulness of people in families and communities, using water as the means of expression. For celebrating, wild scenes of exuberance can be seen throughout the Kingdom, with music, dancing, drinking, and people drenched from head to toe.

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​Songkran

(Water Festival)​

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