Geography
What East Asian mountain is the tallest mountain in the world?
What is Mount Everest?
After spending most of his life uniting the Mongol tribes, this famous ruler launched a series of military campaigns, conquering large parts of China and Central Asia.
Who is Genghis Khan?
A fictional folk heroine from Chinese history, she takes her aged father's place in the conscription for the army by disguising herself as a man.
Who is Mulan?
This Chinese-ran short videos platform is the #1 entertainment app on both the App Store and Google Play Store.
What is TikTok?
What is the largest holiday in East Asia?
What is Lunar New Year?
Which Japanese mountain is also a volcano?
What is Mount Fuji?
Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, was known for two things: unifying the country under his rule and initiating construction of this famous ancient landmark.
What is the Great Wall of China?
She became the president of Taiwan in 2016, making the country one of the first places in East Asia to have a woman as head of government.
Who is Tsai Ing-wen?
This Japanese company created the best-selling game console of all time.
Millions of families from this country will eat KFC for Christmas, and some customers will pre-order their meals as early as October.
What is Japan?
What two East Asian countries together make a peninsula?
What is North and South Korea?
Bảo Đại, the final emperor of Vietnam, was a part of this long dynasty, which is why so many Vietnamese people have this last name as officials would change their surname to match the dynasty name.
What is the Nguyễn Dynasty?
This woman was the only female emperor to ever to rule China during the Tang Dynasty from 665 to 705.
Who was Wu Zetian or Empress Wu?
This Japanese animator directed numerous films with Studio Ghibli, including Castle in the Sky and My Neighbor Totoro.
Who is Hayao Miyazaki?
Similar to Thanksgiving, family members from near and far will come together to share food and stories and to give thanks to their ancestors in this Korean holiday.
What is Chuseok?
The Mekong Delta, located in this country, is a vast maze of rivers, swamps and islands that produces one of the biggest rice harvests in the world.
What is Vietnam?
He was the 124th emperor of Japan, most famous for his invasion of China, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and the eventual Japanese surrender to the Allies during World War II.
Who was Emperor Hirohito?
Trắc and Nhị were two Vietnamese sisters who led a successful rebellion against the Chinese Han dynasty in 40 AD. Collectively they were known as the _______ sisters.
Who were the Trung sisters?
The 2008 American drama film Gran Torino is the first mainstream US film to feature this group of Southeast Asian Americans. Hint: Suni Lee is a part of this group.
Who are the Hmong Americans?
Singles' Day or Double 11 is an unofficial Chinese holiday for people who are not in a relationship. It is celebrated annually on this date.
What is November 11th?
Most of Mongolia is covered in this type of landscape.
What is a desert?
Hangul (한글) is the native script of Korea. It was created in the mid-fifteenth century by this king.
Who is King Sejong or Sejong the Great?
According to the Samguksagi, the historical record of the three ancient kingdoms of Korea, this queen was Silla's twenty-seventh ruler, and its first reigning queen from 632 to 647.
Who is Queen Seondeok?
Already famous in East Asia for The Bund, God of Gamblers, and A Better Tomorrow, this actor became recognizable in Western markets for his roles in Anna and the King and Crouching, Tiger Hidden Dragon.
Who is Chow Yun-fat?
2024 was the year of the dragon. 2025 will be the year of the _______.
What is the snake?