Multiple choice general knowledge history

The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is

  1. Japan

  2. Norway

  3. Bhutan

  4. Maldives
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Explanation

Bhutan is known as the 'Land of the Thunder Dragon' (Druk Yul in Dzongkha), derived from the violent thunderstorms of the Himalayas that were believed to be the roar of the dragon. This nickname appears in various English translations as 'Thunderbolt' or 'Thunder Dragon.' Japan is the Land of the Rising Sun, Norway has no such epithet, and Maldives is known as the Tropical Paradise.

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