GEOGRAPHY
countries the gobi desert is in
bonus: which country has a larger portion of the desert?
mongolia & china
BONUS: mongolia
linsanity refers to which asian american NBA player
bonus: what college did he graduate from?
jeremy lin
BONUS: harvard
name of national health insurance in south korea
national health insurance service (NHIS)
number or percentage of the world's male population is related to genghis khan?
16 million or 0.5%
zodiac animal for lunar calendar 2026
asian country that is shaped like the letter "S"
bonus: length of coast line (±200 miles)
vietnam
BONUS: 2030 miles
will accept answers between 1830 - 2230 miles
director of world renowned animated movie Spirited Away
hayao miyazaki
asian country with highest life expectancy
bonus: name the blue zone in this country
japan
BONUS: okinawa
spice from south/southeast asia that was once more expensive than gold (by weight)
saffron
national animal of the philippines (only need 1 to get points)
carabao & philippine eagle
asian country with the highest number of islands
bonus: how many islands (± 2,000)
indonesia
BONUS: 17,000 islands
will accept 15,000 - 19,000
name of fictional city in big hero 6
san fransokyo
name of the active compound of a spice found commonly in asian cooking that is known for its anti-inflammatory effects + bright yellow/orange color
curcumin
japanese term for wealthy landowners during feudal japan
daimyo
asian country that is largest producer of mangoes
bonus: name of mango variety
india
BONUS: alphonso
largest lake in asia by surface area (hint: it does not have lake in its name)
bonus: name a country this lake borders
caspian sea
BONUS: kazakhstan, turkmenistan, iran, azerbaijan, russia
first asian actor to win an academy award for best supporting actor
bonus: name of movie?
ke huy quan
BONUS: everything everywhere all at once
cause of bruce lee's death at age 32
bonus: what movie was he filming when he passed?
cerebral edema
BONUS: game of death
ancient civilization in mesopotamia credited with creating one of the world's first writing systems
bonus: name the writing system
sumerians
BONUS: cuneiform
five main ingredients found in california rolls. get 4/5 to earn points.
bonus: where was it invented?
rice, seaweed, crab meat, cucumber, & avocado
BONUS: vancouver, canada
asian country that borders the most number of other countries (name the country + 7 countries it borders)
country: china
borders (14): india, pakistan, afghanistan, tajikistan, kyrgyzstan, kazakhstan, mongolia, russia, north korea, vietnam, laos, myanmar, bhutan and nepal.
it's the year 2012 (some of yall are still in elementary school that's CRAZY) and SM entertainment just debuted a new boy group. what is the group name, their debut song, and total number of members (in 2012)?
EXO
MAMA
12 total members
first asian country to succesfully separate conjoined twins with modern surgical techniques
bonus: in which decade
singapore
BONUS: 1980s
asian country that elected the world's first female prime minister
bonus: what is her name?
sri lanka
BONUS: sirimavo bandaranaike
name 2/5 asian countries that have never won an olympic medal