Who was appointed supreme commander of the U.S. occupation of postwar Japan (1945-1952)?
General Douglas MacArthur
What is General Douglas MacArthur
100
What is the most famous volcano and the highest mountain of Japan?
What is Mt. Fuji
100
What is the name of traditional Korean dress?
What is The Hanbok (South Korea) / Chosŏn-ot (North Korea)
100
What is “Qipao”?
What is Traditional costume for Chinese women
100
Who is the famous Japanese baseball player in New York Yankees?
What is Ichiro Suzuki
200
When was the Republic of Korea founded?
What is August 15, 1948
200
The ___ River forms the border between North Korea and China and is notable as a site involved in military conflicts in the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, and the Korean War.
What is Yalu River (China) / Amrok River (Korea)
200
The four traditional theatres from Japan are ____, kyōgen, kabuki, and bunraku.
What is noh (or nō)
200
What is “Ikebana”?
What is Japanese art of flower arrangement
200
Who opened up Chinese economy?
What is Deng Xiaoping
300
Which was not one of the three ancient Kingdoms of Korea?
What is Koguryo, Hanseong, Paekche
300
How many prefecture are there in Japan?
What is 47
300
What is the indigenous religion/spirituality of Japan?
What is Shinto/Shintoism
300
What is Japanese “Diet”?
What is The national legislature of Japan.
300
Japanese artist ____ is known for her work in avant-garde art and for her 1969-1980 marriage to John Lennon.
What is Yoko Ono
400
Name all the Four Great Inventions of Ancient China.
What is compass, gunpowder, paper, printing
400
South Korea is about the size of _____.
What is Portugal, Japan, Czech Republic, Germany
400
How many ethnic groups are there in China?
What is 56
400
What is “Cheongwadae”?
What is Blue House. The official residence of the South Korean president.
400
____ seized power through a military coup and led South Korea from 1961 until his assassination in 1979. He is also the father of the current Korean president Park Geun-hye.
What is Park Chung-hee
500
The __ period of the 8th century marked the emergence of a strong Japanese state and is often portrayed as a golden age.
What is Jomon, Asuka, Heian, Nara
500
How many countries share borders with China?
What is 14 (Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Vietnam)
500
Hangul (the Korean alphabet) was promulgated by ____, the fourth King of the Joseon Dynasty.
What is Sejong the Great
500
What are “Hanja” and “Kanji”?
What is Korean and Japanese names for Chinese characters
500
_______ is a best-selling Japanese writer. His notable works include 1Q84, Norwegian Wood, and Kafka on the Shore.