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This country was one of the Axis Powers in World War II and attacked the US at Pearl Harbor in 1941.
What is Japan?
100
Made with rice, seaweed, and fresh fish, this Japanese dish is one of the most popular foods in the world.
What is sushi?
100
Jakarta is the capital of this nation.
What is Indonesia?
100
This Japanese form of wrestling, where two large athletes try to push each other out of a circular ring, is considered Japan's national sport.
What is Sumo wrestling?
100
BTS, Blackpink, and Stray Kids are all famous groups from this massively popular South Korean music genre.
What is K-Pop?
200
This massive wall stretching thousands of miles was built in China to protect against invasions and is one of the most visited landmarks in the world.
What is the Great Wall of China?
200
This Vietnamese soup, made with broth, rice noodles, herbs, and meat, is one of the most beloved dishes in Southeast Asia and has become popular worldwide.
What is pho?
200
This iconic volcano and Japan's tallest mountain is one of the most recognized symbols of the country.
What is Mount Fuji?
200
This martial art, meaning "the way of the hand and foot," originated in Korea and became an Olympic sport in 2000.
What is Taekwondo?
200
This Chinese e-commerce company, founded by Jack Ma, is often compared to Amazon and is one of the largest retail companies in the world.
What is Alibaba?
300
This cold-war era conflict, fought in the early 1950s, left the Korean Peninsula permanently divided into a communist north and democratic south.
What is the Korean War?
300
This Thai dish made with stir-fried rice noodles, eggs, tofu or shrimp, and crushed peanuts is one of the most ordered Asian dishes in American restaurants.
What is pad thai?
300
The nation represented by this flag.
What is Mongolia?
300
This ancient Chinese game, played with small tiles featuring symbols and numbers, is popular across East and Southeast Asia.
What is Mahjong?
300
This Chinese social media and messaging app, used by over a billion people, functions as a messaging service, payment platform, and social network all in one.
What is WeChat?
400
This communist leader took control of China in 1949 and is one of the most influential and controversial political figures of the 20th century.
Who is Mao Zedong?
400
This ancient Chinese philosophy stresses respect for elders, family loyalty, and social harmony.
What is Confucianism?
400
This is the longest river in Asia, flowing through the heart of China for nearly 4,000 miles before emptying into the East China Sea.
What is the Yangtze River?
400
This Japanese baseball player, who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers, made history by becoming the first player ever to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a single season.
Who is Shohei Ohtani?
400
This South Korean film about a poor family scheming their way into a wealthy household won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2020, a first for a non-English language film.
What is Parasite?
500
This Korean kingdom ruled for over 500 years and is responsible for creating the Korean alphabet still used today.
What is the Joseon Dynasty?
500
This traditional Thai greeting involves placing your hands together and bowing slightly.
What is the wai?
500
These small islands, controlled by Japan but claimed by both China and Taiwan, have been a source of ongoing territorial dispute.
What are the Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu Islands)?
500
This Japanese sport, combining elements of fencing and archery on horseback, was practiced by samurai warriors and is still performed today as a ceremonial martial art.
What is Yabusame?
500
In a South Korean survival drama where financially desperate contestants compete in deadly versions of childhood games for a massive cash prize, this player number was assigned to the Season 1 winner.
What is 456?