Random SEA Trivia
Which Southeast Asian country has the most islands?
Indonesia (over 17,000 islands)
Which Filipina musician started her career by acting on Bizaardvark?
Olivia Rodrigo
This Southeast Asian country is the only nation in the region to never be colonized by a European power.
Thailand
What does SEASA stand for?
Southeast Asian Student Association
What does ASA stand for?
Asian Students Association
What percentage of the total population in Vietnam roughly share the last name Nguyen?
(Correct if you guess right in the interval)
30-40%
Which member of K-pop’s most famous girl group, formerly an ambassador for Celine and now Louis Vuitton, hails from Bangkok?
Lisa
Which Southeast Asian country was colonized by the French and was known as French Indochina?
Vietnam
What year was SEASA established?
2018
When was the Asian Students Association founded?
1981
Which Southeast Asian country is home to the oldest university in all of Asia?
The Philippines
(The University of Santo Tomas in Manila, founded in 1611 by Catholic priests)
What author of Hmong descent wrote The Latehomecomer and is a recipient of the prestigious Soros Fellowship?
Kao Kalia Yang
What was the ancient maritime trading route connecting Southeast Asia with the West known as?
Spice Road
The name of UNC’s two mascots are…
Ramses and Ramses Jr (RJ)
How many freshman reps do we have?
7
What nationally iconic building is featured on Cambodia’s flag?
Angkor Wat
Which Formula 1 driver, who was born in England but races under the flag of his mother’s nation, Thailand, is dating professional golfer Lily Muni He?
Alex Albon
In 1965, which country separated from Malaysia to become an independent nation?
Singapore
The design of the Old Well was modeled after a similar structure in what country?
France
Converge is our annual student performance showcase. It was not always called Converge. What was it called?
Hint: this is a very famous holiday celebrated by many countries.
Lunar New Year Festival
What country did the first Southeast Asian in space represent when he launched aboard the Soyuz 37 mission in 1980?
Vietnam (Pham Tuan)
Which Malaysian performer was the first Asian to win Best Actress at the Oscars?
Michelle Yeoh
What is the name of the Burmese pro-democracy politician who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar and was the first Southeast Asian to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Aung San Suu Kyi (or Aung San)
What is the name of the first student to enroll at UNC in 1795, walking 90 miles from his hometown of Wilmington.
Hint: A south campus dorm is named after him.
Hinton James
Who was the first Asian and international student to be admitted to Duke?
Hint: his image is on the Rubenstein exhibit wall near the Gothic Reading Room.
Charlie Soong and he was admitted in 1881 (he fathers multiple children who later go on to become important people in the creation of the Republic of China and the Kuomintang)