What is special about nearby Amphawa market?

It runs in the evening with firefly tours

Damnoen Saduak Quiz: Thailand's Famous Floating Market

This Damnoen Saduak quiz paddles into the floating market southwest of Bangkok. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on its canal dug in the 1860s under King Mongkut, vendors in wooden boats and straw hats, boat noodles, tropical fruit, early morning crowds, tourist boats, a James Bond film scene and the evening Amphawa market with fireflies.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Country
Which country is Damnoen Saduak in?
Province
Which province is it in?
Canal
When was its main canal dug?
King
Which king ordered the canal?
Boats
How do vendors sell their goods?
Hats
What do many vendors wear?
Noodles
Which dish is cooked right on the boats?
Time
When is the market busiest and best?
Film
Which James Bond film featured the market?
Amphawa
What is special about nearby Amphawa market?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which country is Damnoen Saduak in?
Answer: Thailand
It is southwest of Bangkok.
Q2: Which province is it in?
Answer: Ratchaburi
It is about 100 km from Bangkok.
Q3: When was its main canal dug?
Answer: In the 1860s
It was ordered by King Mongkut.
Q4: Which king ordered the canal?
Answer: King Mongkut, Rama IV
It improved transport and farming.
Q5: How do vendors sell their goods?
Answer: From small wooden boats
They paddle between buyers.
Q6: What do many vendors wear?
Answer: Wide straw hats
They shade from the sun.
Q7: Which dish is cooked right on the boats?
Answer: Boat noodles
Small bowls are passed across.
Q8: When is the market busiest and best?
Answer: Early morning
Vendors start at dawn.
Q9: Which James Bond film featured the market?
Answer: The Man with the Golden Gun
It was released in 1974.
Q10: What is special about nearby Amphawa market?
Answer: It runs in the evening with firefly tours
It is popular with Thai visitors.

Boat Noodles and Fruit on the Canals

Damnoen Saduak in Ratchaburi province, about 100 kilometers southwest of Bangkok, is Thailand's most famous floating market. Its main canal was dug in the 1860s on the orders of King Mongkut, Rama IV, to link rivers and help farmers move goods.

Vendors in wide straw hats paddle small wooden boats loaded with tropical fruit, vegetables, flowers and souvenirs. Some cook boat noodles right on their boats, passing small bowls across the water. The market is busiest early in the morning, when vendors start at dawn.

Today it is very popular with tourists, and many visitors ride long-tail boats through the canals. A chase scene in the 1974 James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun was filmed there. Nearby, Amphawa floating market runs in the evening, with boat tours to see fireflies.

What This Quiz Teaches

Travel fans will enjoy these questions.

Where the market is
How it began
How vendors sell
When to visit
Which films used it

Did You Know?

Mango sticky rice is a popular snack.
Bargaining is common at souvenir stalls.
Coconut sugar farms lie near the market.
Long-tail boats have loud engines.
Many locals still live along the canals.