Geography
Tibet Autonomous Region Quiz
Roof of the World — Lhasa, Potala Palace, Dalai Lama, and Tibetan Plateau
Roof of the World — Lhasa, Potala Palace, Dalai Lama, and Tibetan Plateau
The Potala Palace has 1,000+ rooms — and was the world's tallest building for centuries until the late 1800s skyscrapers. The Tibet Autonomous Region sits on the world's highest plateau at an average elevation of 4,500 metres, with a culture shaped by Buddhism, sky-piercing peaks and the longest-surviving lineage of reincarnated lamas. This quiz spans Lhasa, monasteries, the Himalayas and the politics of Tibet.
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 geography of the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas, the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, the Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple, sacred Mount Kailash, the 14th Dalai Lama and his exile, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, and traditions from butter tea to sky burials.
The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism and was the temporal head of Tibet from the 17th century until 1959. The 14th and current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, was born in 1935 in Amdo and has lived in exile in Dharamshala, India, since 1959.
The Qinghai-Tibet Railway, opened in 2006, is the world's highest railway. It crosses the Tanggula Pass at 5,072 metres, and trains are equipped with oxygen supply systems for passengers because of the extreme altitude.
Tibetan Buddhism, a form of Vajrayana (tantric) Buddhism with four major schools — Nyingma, Kagyu, Sakya and Gelug — is the dominant religion in Tibet. The pre-Buddhist Bön tradition also survives, particularly in remote areas.
Last updated: May 2026