Food
This Japanese dish is made with vinegared rice and raw fish or vegetables, often wrapped in seaweed.
Sushi
What is the largest country in Asia by land area?
Russia
This holiday marks the Lunar New Year and is celebrated across East and Southeast Asia.
Lunar New Year / Chinese New Year
This Chinese philosophy emphasizes harmony with nature and is symbolized by yin and yang.
This Indian leader is famous for nonviolent resistance against British colonial rule.
Mahatma Gandhi
This Indian dish, made from marinated meat cooked in a clay oven, gets its name from the oven it’s cooked in.
Tandoori chicken
Mount Everest lies on the border of Nepal and this country.
What is China?
(DOUBLE JEOPARDY)
Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is primarily celebrated in this RELIGION.
Hinduism
Bollywood is the film industry of this country.
India
(DOUBLE JEOPARDY!)
This Mongol leader created the largest contiguous land empire in history.
Genghis Khan
(DOUBLE JEOPARDY)
This Filipino dessert is a colorful shaved ice treat with ingredients like sweet beans, jellies, and flan.
Halo-halo
(DOUBLE JEOPARDY)
This sea lies between the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian subcontinent.
Arabian Sea
What is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar in Korea? (HINT: ALSO KNOWN AS KOREAN THANKSGIVING)
Chuseok
The shadow puppet theater known as "Wayang Kulit" originates from which Southeast Asian country?
Indonesia
Al-Khwarizmi, a Persian scholar from the Islamic Golden Age, is known as the father of what field?
Algebra
This Central Asian noodle dish, popular in countries like Uzbekistan, typically includes hand-pulled noodles, lamb, and vegetables.
Laghman
Name the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia.
Laos
This Japanese holiday in August honors the spirits of ancestors and involves traditional dances called Bon Odori.
Obon
(DOUBLE JEOPARDY)
The ancient city of Bagan, known for its thousands of Buddhist temples and pagodas, is located in this Asian country.
Myanmar
This leader declared Vietnam’s independence from France in 1945 and became president of North Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh
This Sri Lankan dish features thin, bowl-shaped crepes made from fermented rice flour and coconut milk.
Hoppers (appam)
This Central Asian country is home to the Aral Sea, once the fourth-largest lake in the world before it drastically shrank
Kazakhstan
Nowruz, the Persian New Year, begins on the spring equinox and is celebrated in which region of Asia?
Central/Western Asia (or Iran and neighboring countries)
This Central Asian country is known for its intricate felt carpets called “shyrdaks” and its nomadic yurt culture.
Kyrgyzstan
This Thai monarch is one of the longest-reigning kings in history, serving over 70 years.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX)