Pop Culture
This Netflix show about deadly children’s games took the world by storm in 2021.
What is Squid Game?
This spicy fermented cabbage dish is served with nearly every Korean meal.
What is Kimchi?
What does the red circle in the middle of the Japanese flag represent? hint: It's a star in our solar system
What is the sun?
This classic Chinese tile game uses 144 tiles and is often played in groups of four. It is often played at family game nights.
What is mahjong?
This 2018 hit romantic comedy starred Constance Wu and Henry Golding and was based on a novel by Kevin Kwan.
What is Crazy Rich Asians?
This film industry in Mumbai is one of the largest in the world.
What is Bollywood?
These Chinese steamed buns can be filled with pork, custard, or vegetables.
What are bao or baozi?
A centuries-old martial art and cultural practice from India, this activity blends combat training, self-defense, and dance-like movements — it’s one of the oldest fighting systems in existence.
What is Kalaripayattu?
This traditional Korean children’s game, played with five small stones or plastic pieces, challenges players to toss, grab, and catch them in increasingly tricky patterns.
What is gonggi?
This Japanese animated movie studio created global favorites like Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro.
A: Studio Ghibli
What is Studio Ghibli?
This South Korean boy band became a global pop sensation with hits like Dynamite and Butter, leading the worldwide K-pop wave.
Who is BTS?
This Southeast Asian fruit is known as the “king of fruits” and has a strong smell.
What is durian?
This endangered one-horned animal, found mainly in India and Nepal, is featured on Nepal’s national coat of arms.
What is the Indian Rhino?
This Indian sport inspired the name of a hit Netflix series about childhood games.
What is cricket?
This Indian American actor and comedian rose to fame on The Office and created and starred in The Mindy Project.
Who is Mindy Kaling?
This social media app from China is now a global platform for short videos.
What is Tik Tok?
This drink originated in Taiwan and is famous for its chewy tapioca pearls.
What is boba or bubble tea?
This South Asian country’s flag features a navy-blue wheel called the Ashoka Chakra at its center. What country is it?
What is India?
A Hawaiian traditional game for kids where they roll stone disks.
What is Ulu maika?
This Malaysian actress and martial artist became the first Asian woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Who is Michelle Yeoh?
A disney princess who is the daughter of a chief of a coastal village in ancient Polynesia.
Who is Moana?
This traditional Chinese treat is eaten during the Mid-Autumn festival.
What are mooncakes?
This large black-and-white bear, native to China, is considered a national symbol and a global ambassador for wildlife conservation.
What is a panda?
A traditional South Asian board game said to have inspired “Snakes and Ladders,” it was originally meant to teach moral lessons about karma.
What is moksha patam?
This 2022 Pixar film follows 13-year-old Mei Lee, a Chinese Canadian girl who magically turns into a giant red panda whenever she gets too excited.
What is Turning Red?