What is coffin bread?

A hollowed toast box filled with stew

Tainan Quiz: Temples, Forts and Taiwan's Oldest City

This Tainan quiz explores the old capital of southern Taiwan. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on Dutch Fort Zeelandia from 1624, Fort Provintia and Chihkan Tower, Koxinga's victory in 1662, Taiwan's first Confucius Temple from 1665, hundreds of temples, the banyan-covered Anping Tree House, Shennong Street, danzai noodles and coffin bread.

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

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Country
Where is Tainan?
Oldest
What title does Tainan hold in Taiwan?
Dutch
Which fort did the Dutch build in 1624?
Tower
What stands on the site of Fort Provintia today?
Koxinga
Who expelled the Dutch in 1662?
Temple
What was built in 1665 as Taiwan's first of its kind?
Capital
Until when was Tainan the capital of Taiwan?
Tree
What covers the Anping Tree House?
Noodles
Which noodle dish is a Tainan classic?
Bread
What is coffin bread?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Where is Tainan?
Answer: Southern Taiwan
It is a historic city.
Q2: What title does Tainan hold in Taiwan?
Answer: Its oldest city
It was the capital for centuries.
Q3: Which fort did the Dutch build in 1624?
Answer: Fort Zeelandia
It stands in Anping.
Q4: What stands on the site of Fort Provintia today?
Answer: Chihkan Tower
It has Chinese-style pavilions.
Q5: Who expelled the Dutch in 1662?
Answer: Koxinga
He was a Ming loyalist commander.
Q6: What was built in 1665 as Taiwan's first of its kind?
Answer: Confucius Temple
It was also a school.
Q7: Until when was Tainan the capital of Taiwan?
Answer: 1887
The capital later moved north.
Q8: What covers the Anping Tree House?
Answer: Banyan tree roots
Roots grew over an old warehouse.
Q9: Which noodle dish is a Tainan classic?
Answer: Danzai noodles
It is served in small bowls.
Q10: What is coffin bread?
Answer: A hollowed toast box filled with stew
It is a famous snack.

Dutch Forts, Temples and Street Food

Tainan in southern Taiwan is the island's oldest city and was its capital until 1887. In 1624 the Dutch built Fort Zeelandia at Anping, and later Fort Provintia, where Chihkan Tower now stands. In 1662 the Ming loyalist commander Koxinga drove the Dutch out.

In 1665 Taiwan's first Confucius Temple was built in Tainan, also serving as a school. The city is packed with hundreds of temples, from grand halls to tiny neighborhood shrines. At the Anping Tree House, banyan roots have grown over an old warehouse, creating an eerie, beautiful space.

Tainan is famous for food. Danzai noodles are served in small bowls with shrimp and minced pork, and coffin bread is a hollowed-out toast box filled with creamy stew. Old lanes like Shennong Street mix historic shops with cafés and lanterns.

What This Quiz Teaches

History fans will enjoy these questions.

Why Tainan is important
Who built its forts
Who drove out the Dutch
Which temples stand there
Which foods it is known for

Did You Know?

Tainan's temples host lively festivals.
Milkfish is a local breakfast favorite.
Old lanes are lit with red lanterns.
Mango shaved ice is popular in summer.
Tainan's salt fields lie along the coast.