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100

This dish consists of vinegared rice, often paired with seafood.

What is sushi?

100

This famous ancient structure stretches across parts of northern China.

What is the Great Wall of China?

100

This holiday marks the beginning of the traditional lunisolar year and is celebrated in China, Korea, Vietnam, and other Asian communities.

What is Lunar New Year?

100

He was an Indian independence leader known for promoting nonviolent resistance against British rule

Who was Mahatma Gandhi?

100

This is the name of the Korean alphabet.

Hangul (Hangeul)

200

This Vietnamese noodle soup is known for its aromatic broth, rice noodles, and herbs.

What is pho?

200

This desert stretches across parts of northern China and southern Mongolia. What is its name?

What is the Gobi Desert?

200

This celebration is often called the Festival of Lights.

What is Diwali?

200

He was China's first emperor after unifying the Warring States in 221 BCE

Who was Qin Shi Huang?

200

These are the three Japanese writing systems.

Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana

300

This Filipino dish commonly involves braising meat in vinegar, soy sauce, and garlic.

What is adobo?

300

This river, considered sacred in Hinduism, flows through northern India and eventually empties into the Bay of Bengal.

What is the Ganges River?

300

This Korean harvest festival involves honoring ancestors through memorial rituals called charye and eating rice cakes called songpyeon.

Chuseok

300

This historical event in 1868 ended the Tokugawa shogunate's rule and restored imperial power in Japan.

What was the Meiji Restoration?

300

This romanization system uses the Latin alphabet and tone marks to represent the pronunciation of Mandarin Chinese.

What is Hanyu Pinyin.

400

This popular South Asian rice dish is prepared with spices and often layered with meat or vegetables.

What is biryani?

400

This mountain range contains Mount Everest and stretches across several South Asian countries.

What are the Himalayas?

400

This Japanese festival honors the spirits of ancestors, with traditions including visiting graves and performing the Bon Odori dance.

What is Obon?

400

This city was captured by North Vietnamese forces on April 30, 1975, marking the collapse of South Vietnam.

Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)

400

This Japanese phrase can mean "excuse me," "I'm sorry," or even "thank you," depending on the situation.

What is sumimasen?

500

This side dish is made from fermented vegetables, often napa cabbage and radishes.

What is kimchi?

500

This is the highest mountain in Taiwan.

What is Yushan?

500

During this Vietnamese New Year celebration, families traditionally prepare a square sticky rice cake filled with mung beans and pork. What is the cake called?

Bánh chưng

500

Following the First Sino-Japanese War, the Qing Dynasty of China ceded Taiwan to Japan under this 1895 treaty.  

Treaty of Shimonoseki

500

This script is used to write Hindi, Marathi, and Nepali.

What is Devanagari?