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 What are the 3 different types of scripts in the Japanese language?


Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana

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The Philippines was colonized over 300 years ago by which country? 

Spain


100

What is the Capital of China?

Beijing

100

A thick porridge made from rice (or barley) is often served for breakfast in China.

Congee!


100

What is this cultural clothing called? 

Hanbok

100

One of the negative effects and threats to the people of Sri Lanka and Maldives from Climate Change is _______

Rising Sea Levels 


200

What is the Native Language of the Philippines?

Tagalog

Austronesian language is spoken as a first language by the ethnic Tagalog people, who make up a quarter of the population of the Philippines, and as a second language by the majority.


200

During which dynasty was the Great Wall of China built/completed?


Completed during the Ming Dynasty

 

200

This is the largest country in Asia by land area.

Russia! 

 

200

What culture is this traditional dance from?

China

200

Cornell's most accomplished Asian alumni?

(We have a Hall named after them)

Hu Shih (Class of 1914) 

He originally studied Agriculture! but changed his major to Philosophy and Literature after two years. Hu contributed to Chinese liberalism and language reform and advocated for the use of written vernacular Chinese. He was a key contributor to the May Fourth Movement, Chinese liberal development, and literature. He was also nominated for a Nobel Prize in Literature.


200

By area, the largest country in South Asia is...

India


300

This island nation has four official languages: Tamil, Sinhala, English, and Malay.

Sri Lanka


300

Traders using the Silk Route had to overcome the physical barriers posed by the mountains & the _____

Desert climate conditions

300

What country is this?


Pakistan!


300

What country does this popular drink originate from?

Taiwan

300

What is the most prevalent/popular religion in the Philippines?

Christianity!

Around 90%, identify as Christian. The largest denomination is Catholicism.


300

Turkey is famously known as a transcontinental country, bridging which 2 continents? 

Europe and Asia.


400

Hindi (Spoken widely in India) is written in this script.

Devanagari

This ancient Indian script was used to write Sanskrit and is considered one of the oldest writing systems in South Asia.


400

What country in Latin America has the highest number of Asian immigrants?

Brazil!!! is home to the largest population of East Asian (West Asian as well) descendants in Latin America. Also, the largest Japanese population in the world outside of Japan.


400

What body of water lies between Korea and China?

The Yellow Sea


400

In what month(s) is the Lunar Festival celebrated?

January and mid-February

400

The value of strong respect for elders is a tradition for which belief system of China?

Confucianism


400

 Which country rejected Britain's request for more liberal trade policies? 

China (the Qing Dynasty)


500

Top 3 most spoken Chinese dialects?

Mandarin, Wu (Shanghainese/Fujian), & Cantonese.

500

Which country in Latin America has the most CHINESE immigrants?


Peru! 

There are an estimated 1,300,000 Chinese people in the country. The Chinese community in Peru began to grow three generations ago when the abolition of slavery left a labor shortage. 5% of the Peruvian population has some degree of Chinese ancestry.


500

Singapore gained full independence on August 9, 1965, from which country?

Malaysia


500

What is the most important holiday in Vietnam?

Tet, or Lunar New Year (Tet Nguyen Dan)

Celebrates the arrival of spring based on the Vietnamese calendar!

 

500

Metaphor for the barriers that prevent Asian Americans from advancing in their careers, particularly into leadership roles

"The Bamboo Ceiling"


500

The teachings of Hinduism are based on religious texts called the...


Vedas: a collection of ancient Hindu religious texts that are considered to be the oldest scriptures in Hinduism and the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature 

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