Culinary Expeditions
Pop, Rock, and Seoul
Let's Get Boogy Widdit
Pop Culture
Hot Spots
100
China was the earliest country to cultivate and drink this beverage.
What is tea?
100
This female Korean pop star artist released the song "Eat You Up" and is also a judge on the show "KPop Star"
Who is BoA?
100
The basic fundamental movements of this traditional dance in Chinese culture can be found in most Chinese martial arts.
What is the lion dance?
100
This is the most common way to say "hello" casually in China.
What is Ni Hao?
100
This is the highest active volcano in Japan, standing 3776 meters above sea level.
What is Mount Fuji?
200
This term refers to side dishes in Korean cuisine.
What is "banchan"?
200
This Taiwanese artist has sold over 28 million copies of his albums and has also been in a number of films. His first album, released in 2000, was self titled.
Who is Jay Chou?
200
This dance from the Philippines involves two people beating, tapping, and sliding bamboo poles on the ground and against each other, in coordination with one or more dancers who step over and in between the poles in a dance.
What is tinikling?
200
This was the first Asian soccer team to reach the semi finals in the world cup.
What is Korea?
200
Built to withstand the attack of small arms such as swords and spears, this Chinese landmark was made mostly by stamping earth and gravel between board frames.
What is the Great Wall of China?
300
Intensely dangerous due to its high tetrodotoxin content, which can thwart the nervous systems in minutes and kill in a few hours, this Japanese dish is served strictly in only licensed restaurants.
What is "fugu"?
300
This Korean artist has released seven albums and was the first Korean to win an MTV award.
Who is Rain (Bi)?
300
This type of Japanese classical dance-drama is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers.
What is Kabuki?
300
This man was named fighter of the decade by BWAA and has won six world titles in his sport.
Who is Manny Pacquiao?
300
This location, consisting of 980 buildings and covering an area of 720,000 square meters, served as the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty.
What is the Forbidden City?
400
Native to the Philippines, this dish consists of half-fertilized duck or chicken eggs boiled within their shells, and is believed to be an aphrodisiac, as well as a high-protein, hearty snack.
What is balut?
400
These are the "big three" record labels of Korea.
What are YG Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, and S.M. Entertainment?
400
This dance is believed to have originated with shamans performing nature rites with leaves but evolved into one of the most highly refined Korean dances.
What is "buchae jum" (aka. fan dance)?
400
This athlete was undrafted out of college and was all-ivy first team.
Who is Jeremy Lin?
400
This historic structure was once part of a city wall in ancient Korea. Also known as “the Great Southern Gate”, it suffered major damage from a fire back in 2008.
What is Namdaemun Gate?
500
During the years of terror under the Khmer Rogue, starvation was rife across Cambodia, and the people began eating anything they could get their hands on, including this arachnid.
What is a tarantula?
500
This drum is the most used of all traditional Korean instruments and is shaped like an hour glass.
What is Janggu?
500
This dance, written and choreographed by Tang Dynasty Emperor Xuan Zong, is sometimes referred to as the Feather Dress Dance due to the fact that the costumes are adorned with soft, fluttery feathers, suggesting lightness and flight.
What is Nishang Yuyi (the Song of Enduring Sorrow)?
500
This controversial psychological Asian film released in 2003 and follows the story of Oh Dae-Su. Voters on CNN rated it one of the top 10 best Asian films ever made.
What is Old Boy?
500
Located in the Sulu Sea of the Philippines, this reef serves as a major tourist attraction, as well as an ecosystem for more than 1,000 species-- many of which are endangered.
What is Tubbataha Reef?
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