Prambanan Quiz: Java's Soaring Hindu Temple Towers

This Prambanan quiz explores the soaring 9th-century Hindu temples near Yogyakarta in Java. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on its builders, the Trimurti of Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma, the main Shiva temple's height, Ramayana reliefs, the legend of Roro Jonggrang, the 2006 earthquake, the Ramayana ballet, nearby Borobudur and UNESCO status.

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

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Island
Which island is Prambanan on?
Religion
Which religion is Prambanan dedicated to?
Century
When was Prambanan built?
Gods
Which three gods form the Trimurti honored there?
Main
Which god's temple is tallest?
Reliefs
Which epic is carved in its reliefs?
Legend
In legend, who was turned to stone at Prambanan?
Quake
What damaged Prambanan in 2006?
Ballet
Which performance is staged near the temples?
UNESCO
When was Prambanan listed by UNESCO?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which island is Prambanan on?
Answer: Java
It is near Yogyakarta.
Q2: Which religion is Prambanan dedicated to?
Answer: Hinduism
Borobudur nearby is Buddhist.
Q3: When was Prambanan built?
Answer: In the 800s
It dates from the Mataram kingdom.
Q4: Which three gods form the Trimurti honored there?
Answer: Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma
Each has its own temple.
Q5: Which god's temple is tallest?
Answer: Shiva
It rises about 47 meters.
Q6: Which epic is carved in its reliefs?
Answer: The Ramayana
Scenes wrap around the temples.
Q7: In legend, who was turned to stone at Prambanan?
Answer: Princess Roro Jonggrang
A suitor nearly built 1,000 temples.
Q8: What damaged Prambanan in 2006?
Answer: An earthquake
Repairs took years.
Q9: Which performance is staged near the temples?
Answer: The Ramayana ballet
Moonlit shows are popular.
Q10: When was Prambanan listed by UNESCO?
Answer: 1991
Borobudur was listed the same year.

Soaring Hindu Towers and the Legend of Roro Jonggrang

Prambanan, near Yogyakarta in Central Java, is the largest Hindu temple complex in Indonesia. Built in the 800s during the Mataram kingdom, it honors the Trimurti: Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma. The central Shiva temple rises about 47 meters, its pointed towers soaring above the plain.

Reliefs around the temples tell the Ramayana epic, the story of Prince Rama and Sita. Legend says Princess Roro Jonggrang demanded a suitor build 1,000 temples in one night; when he nearly succeeded, she tricked him, and he turned her into the final statue. A statue in the main temple is linked to her.

An earthquake in 2006 damaged Prambanan, and repairs took years. Near the temples, the Ramayana ballet is performed on an open-air stage, often under the moon. Prambanan and nearby Buddhist Borobudur were both listed by UNESCO in 1991.

What This Quiz Teaches

History fans will enjoy these questions.

When Prambanan was built
Which gods it honors
Which stories its reliefs tell
Which legends surround it
What damaged it

Did You Know?

Hundreds of smaller shrines once surrounded the main temples.
Many temples lay in ruins for centuries.
Sewu Temple, a Buddhist complex, is nearby.
Sunset light turns the stone golden.
Mount Merapi volcano rises north of the site.