Capital Cities
What is the capital city of South Korea?
Seoul
What is the capital city of China?
Beijing
Cheese, Clocks, Coffee or Gunpowder.
Gunpowder was invented in medieval China. It is said it was invented accidentally by alchemists who were trying to create an immortality elixir.
Who led the Mongol Empire?
Genghis Khan
Which Chinese tea is known for its roasted flavor and is often served in Chinese restaurants?
Oolong Tea
What is the capital city of Taiwan?
Taipei
Bangkok is the capital city of which country?
Thailand
The Vietnam War was also fought in?
Note: Not including Vietnam, there are 2 other countries.
The Vietnam War was fought in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.
What famous monument did Shah Jahan build to immortalize his wife?
Which Asian country has the most islands?
Indonesia
Which of these is the capital city of Indonesia?
Beirut, Dushanbe, P'yongyang, or Jakarta.
Jakarta
Which of these is the capital city of Japan?
Kyoto, Osaka, Tokyo, Nagoya.
Tokyo
Which nation invaded Indonesia in 1942?
Malaysia, Thailand, China, Japan.
Which type of aircraft was used to bomb Hiroshima, Japan in World War II?
Superfortress, Flying Fortress, Stratofortress, Liberator?
B-29 Superfortress. It was a U.S. heavy bomber aircraft used in World War II to drop atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki as well as drop firebombs in Tokyo and other Japanese cities.
Which country is located in the Himalayas?
Nepal
Jerusalem is the capital city of which of these countries?
Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Israel, or Yemen.
Israel
Vientiane is the capital city of which country?
Laos
Why did the Russian Empire fall?
Disease, They were conquered, Famine, or World War I.
Participating in World War I had disastrous effect for the entire Russian Empire. It had weakened it so much that it fell during the February Revolution of 1917.
Which Asian country used to be known as Siam?
Cambodia, Japan, Thailand, or Malaysia.
Thailand was known as Siam by Westerners for generations. It is now outdated and politically incorrect to refer to Thailand as Siam or Thai people as Siamese.
What is the name given to the stretch of water between China and Korea?
Yellow Sea
Bishkek is the capital city of which of these countries?
Kyrgyzstan, India, Tajikistan, or Pakistan.
Kyrgyzstan
Kuala Lumpur is the capital city of which country?
Malaysia
The last European colony in Asia was:
India, Macau, Vietnam, or Thailand.
Macau is known as the Vegas of Asia. Today it is an autonomous territory of China but it was a colony of Portugal from 1557 to 1999.
Who was the world's first female prime minister?
Indira Gandhi, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Margaret Thatcher, or Golda Meir.
Sirimavo Bandaranaike. She was named the leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom party in 1959, the same year her husband was assassinated while serving as the prime minister, and became prime minister herself in 1960.
How long did it take to build the Great Wall of China?
Its construction lasted over 2,300 years (680 BC – 1681 AD). Different sections of the Great wall were being built, destroyed, and renovated by 9+ dynasties.