China
What was the name of the river that the ancient Chinese civilization was built around?
Yellow River (Huang He)
What city that was built by the Portuguese is a special region in China and the only place that allows gambling?
Macau
Yurts
Prince Shotoku made what city the first capital of Japan?
Nara
What is the popluar spicy Korean food that is made of cabbage called?
Kimchi
Who was the philosopher during the Zhou Dynasty that inspired the Chinese society to have respect for their parents and elders and worship their ancestors?
Confucius
What Chinese festival from Hong Kong has beome popular throughout the world?
Dragon Boat Races
Who is the religious leader of Tibet that is believed to have been reincarnated 14 times?
The Dalai Lama
Who controlled Japan during the feudal times and built castles that were protected by samurai?
Shogun
Who is the current dictator of North Korea?
Kim Jung-un
Who was the leader of the Communist Party that took over China in 1949?
Mao Zedung
What is the name of the largest building in Taiwan that used to be the tallest building in the world?
Taipei 101
What is the old capital of Tibet?
Lhasa
What is the indigenous religion of Japan?
Hint:
It's symbol is a torii gate and it teaches that there are many "kami" or god spirits in nature.
Shinto
What country colonized Korea from 1910-1945?
Japan
The first emperor of China started the Great Wall and built a terra cotta army for his tomb during what dynasty?
Qin
What country colonized Hong Kong as trading port from 1841 until 1997?
England/U.K./The British
Who was the leader of the Mongol Empire that took over most of Asia during the 1200's?
Genghis Khan
Who did President Fillmore send with the U.S. Navy to open Japan in 1853?
Matthew C. Perry
What is Korean writing called?
Hangul
What is the ancient Chinese religion or philosophy that was founded by Laozi during the Han Dynasty?
Hint:
It's symbol is the ying-yang and it promotes harmony with nature.
Taoism/ Daoism
Who was the 2nd president of China that fled to Taiwan when the Communists took over and continued his democratic government there?
Chiang Kai-shek
What was the name of the ancient trade route that became popular during the Mongol Empire and was used by Marco Polo when he walked to China from Europe?
The Silk Road
Who was the Japanese Emperor that surrendered to the United States during WWII and lived until 1989?
Hirohito/Showa
The Demilitaried Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea was originally located along what line of latitude?
The 38th Parallel