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Who was the last Secretary of State to visit Thailand?
a) Colin Powell

b) Madeleine Albright

c) Condoleezza Rice

When President and Mrs. Clinton visited Thailand in 1996, Chulalongkorn University awarded the President an Honorary Doctoral Degree in .......
a) International Relations

b) Economics

c) Government

Name the Harvard law professor who served as the first American advisor to the Thai government.
a) Dr. Dan Beach Bradley

b) Townsend Harris

c) Edward Henry Strobel

In which state was the current U.S. Ambassador to Thailand born?
a) New York

b) Indiana

c) California

Where did the Crown Price Vajiralongkorn received military training in the U.S.?
a) The United States Military Academy (USMA, West Point) in New York.

b) The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina

c) Fort Bragg, North Carolina and Williams Air Force Base in Arizona

Who was the first Thai diplomat to present his credentials to a U.S. president in Washington D.C.?
a) HRH Prince Prisdang Jumsai

b) HRH Krom Mun Nares Warariddhi

c) Phraya Montri Suriwongse

Who was the first U.S. President to visit Thailand?
a) John F. Kennedy

b) George H.W. Bush

c) Ulysses S. Grant

The Treaty of Amity and Commerce was the first treaty signed between the U.S. and an Asian country. During the reign of which Thai King was the treaty signed?
a) King Rama V

b) King Rama IV

c) King Rama III

The U.S. government sponsors a grant and scholarship program for its citizens, as well as nationals of other countries for a variety of educational activities, including university lecturing, advanced research, graduate study and teaching in elementary and secondary schools. What is the name of the program?
a) Fulbright Program

b) AFS Intercultural Programs

c) Work and Travel

Who was President of the U.S. at the time King Bhumibhol Adulyadej paid a royal visit to the U.S. in 1960?
a) Harry Truman

b) Franklin D. Roosevelt

c) Dwight D. Eisenhower

Who was the American businessman who took up residence in Thailand and revolutionized the Thai silk industry?
a) Kenneth T. Young

b) W. Somerset Maugham

c) James Harrison Wilson Thompson

On November 10-13, 2007, a jazz band from New Orleans, Louisiana, played a series of shows in Thailand in honor of His Majesty the King�s 80th Birthday. Can you name the band?
a) The Boilermaker Jazz Band

b) Original Dixialand Jazz Band

c) The Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Who was the Reverend Stephen Mattoon?
a) An American missionary who built the first Protestant church in Bangkok.

b) The chief US negotiator of the 1833 Treaty of Amity and Commerce

c) The first appointed Consul to Siam

On September 19, 2005, the United States and Thailand signed an agreement to remove the barriers to aviation services between the United States and Thailand. The agreeement is called ......
a) Thailand-US Aviation Cooperation

b) Bilateral Air Transport Agreement

c) Open Skies

In July 1966, Stephen Young, son of a former U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Kenneth T. Young, noticed some broken pieces of painted pottery that had been uncovered by a road construction project in Udorn Thani. His find led to the discovery of the oldest civilization in Thailand. What is the site called?
a) Ban Chiang

b) Wat Ban Koh

c) Pang Ma Paa

Who was the leader of the Free Thai Movement (Seri Thai) in the U.S. during World War II?
a) M.R. Seni Pramoj

b) Field Marshall P. Pilbulsonggram

c) Pridi Phanomyong

Between 2001-2007, how many projects in Thailand have been granted financial support for preservation of cultural heritage?
a) 12

b) 8

c) 5

What is the name of the first Thai-language newspaper published in Siam?
a) The Siam Gazette

b) The Bangkok Tribune

c) The Bangkok Recorder

When did the first group of Peace Corps volunteers arrive in Thailand?
a) 1962

b) 1967

c) 1964

How many U.S. presidents had visited Thailand while in office?
a) 3

b) 4

c) 5

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