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"I'll have what she's having"
100

Including ritual cleaning, this celebration is known for red envelopes, lanterns, and ancestor worship in China

What is "Lunar New Years?"

100

Name the language:

"와, 엄마! 저 산 정말 커 보여요!"

(wa, eomma! jeo san jeongmal keo boyeoyo!)

What is "Korean?"

100

Silk, porcelain, spices, and animals were common commodities exchanged on this trade route

What is the "Silk Road?"

100

Name 5 countries in Asia

What are "China, Korea, Japan, Thailand, Laos, India, Singapore, Afghanistan, etc?"

100

Ball-shaped Japanese street food containing octopus and batter

What is "Takoyaki?"

200

This Hindu festival is associated with the spiritual victory of Dharma over Adharma and is also known as "The Festival of the Lights"

What is "Diwali?"

200

Name the language:

"มันดีไม่ใช่เหรอที่ได้นั่งกินไอศกรีมด้วยกัน?"

(Mạndī mị̀chı̀ h̄e rx thī̀ dị̂ nạ̀ng kin xịṣ̄krīm d̂wy kạn?)


What is "Thai?"

200

Buddhism was established in this period of time 

(Get within a 100 years)

Hint: Think long ago...

When is "5th c. BC?"

200

The highest, most extensive mountain range in the world, containing Mt. Everest

What are the "Himalayas?"
200

Popular Korean comfort/street food made with rice cakes and sauce

What is "Tteokbokki?"

300

The ninth month of the Islamic calendar; a period of fasting broken every night with Eid al-Fitr (the Festival of Breaking the Fast)

What is "Ramadan?"

300

The names of the three writing systems in Japanese

What are "Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji?"

300

Japanese military dictator during the Kamakura, Muromachi, and Edo Periods

What is the "Shogun?"

300

Country straddling both the European and Asian continents, containing landmarks like Lake Baikal and the Urul Mountain Range

Where is "Russia?"

300

Popular, aromatic South Asian mixed rice dish made by layering basmati rice with spiced meat, seafood, or a vegetable base

What is "Biryani?"

400

Celebrated with Songpyeon (half-moon-shaped rice cakes) under a full moon, the major three day autumn harvest festival in Korea

What is "Chuseok?"

400

The total number of the characters in the Chinese writing system

(Get within 1000)

What is "106,230?"

400

Which of the following is not a dynasty of China?

A) Sui

B) Mao

C) Yuan

D) Qing

What is "B" or "Mao?"

400

The capital of Vietnam

What is "Hanoi?"

400

Popular, fragrant, spicy soup found across Southeast Asia, particularly in Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia (Sometimes made with either a creamy coconut curry or a tamarind-fish broth)

What is "Laksa?"

500

Annual festival for viewing the East Rift Valley using air transportation of many shapes and sizes

What is the "Taiwan International Balloon Festival?"

500

The number of major languages in India

(Get within 10)

What is "121?"

500

The country that split from India and gained independence in 1947 during the Partition of India

Where is "Pakistan?"

500

The world's largest archipelagic state with five main islands of Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, and New Guinea

Where is "Indonesia?"

500

National dish of Mongolia, steamed meat dumplings

What is "Buuz?"

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