Geography
Nepal Deep Dive Quiz
Home of Everest and ancient kingdoms — explore Nepal's peaks and culture
Home of Everest and ancient kingdoms — explore Nepal's peaks and culture
Nepal is a landlocked Himalayan nation of 147,516 square kilometers wedged between China and India that hosts 8 of the world's 14 peaks above 8,000 meters — including Mount Everest (Sagarmatha) at 8,849 meters. It is the only country in the world with a non-rectangular national flag, composed of two stacked triangular pennants.
Each round presents 10 randomized questions from a pool of 50, with four multiple-choice options and instant feedback after every answer. Your final score comes with a performance tier and shareable results.
You'll explore the Himalayan range and Everest, the UNESCO-listed Kathmandu Valley with its seven monument zones, Lumbini as the birthplace of the Buddha, the legacy of Sherpa mountaineers and Gurkha soldiers, Nepal's blended Hindu-Buddhist heritage, the devastating 2015 Gorkha earthquake, and the country's transition from a Shah-dynasty monarchy to a federal democratic republic in 2008.
Nepal contains 8 of the 14 mountains on Earth that rise above 8,000 meters, including Mount Everest, Kangchenjunga, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu, Dhaulagiri, Manaslu, and Annapurna I. No other country holds more 8,000-meter peaks entirely within or on its borders.
The Kathmandu Valley UNESCO site is actually a collection of seven monument zones, including the Durbar Squares of Kathmandu, Patan, and Bhaktapur, plus the Swayambhunath and Boudhanath stupas, Pashupatinath temple, and Changu Narayan. Together they represent a concentration of Newar Hindu-Buddhist architecture unmatched anywhere else.
After a decade-long Maoist insurgency (1996-2006) and mass protests against King Gyanendra, Nepal's Constituent Assembly abolished the 240-year-old Shah dynasty on May 28, 2008, declaring a federal democratic republic. Nepal ratified a new republican constitution in 2015.
Last updated: April 2026