Geography
The largest in the Japanese archipellago, this island is home to just over 100 million people
What is Honshu Island
Written right to left, this is the official language of around 24 countries
What is Arabic
This dish, commonly confused as Indian cuisine, was created in Glasgow in the 1970s
What is chicken tikka masala
This K-pop group became the first K-pop act to top the Billboard 200
What is BTS?
This city state is the 3rd most densely populated country in the world
What is Singapore
Known as the cradle of civilization, this river is the 2nd largest in all of Asia
What is the Yellow River
This Asian language has one logographic and two syllabary official writing systems
What is Japanese
This traditional spice, harvested from a flower grown in Iran and India, retails for around $10 per gram in the United States
What is saffron?
Released in 2020, this song by Filipino-American artist Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, and Silk Sonic became a major hit with its retro R&B sound.
What is "Leave the Door Open"
Recently hit with a deadly flood, this country is the only one in the world without a rectangular flag
What is Nepal
Known as the Las Vegas of Asia, this city was returned by the Portuguese in 1999
What is Macau
This language, most commonly spoken around Manilla, has thousands of loanwords from Spanish
What is Tagalog
These traditional Nepalese and Tibetan steamed buns were created to survive the cold Himalayan climate
What are momos?
This Indian composer won two Academy Awards for the 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire, including Best Original Score and Best Original Song for “Jai Ho.”
Who is A.R Rahman
This former Soviet state, one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world, made its first ever appearance at the World Cup this year
What is Uzbekistan
Approximately 75% of China's oil passes through this major shipping chokepoint between the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea
What is the Strait of Malacca
Marathi, Danish, Farsi, Latvian and Pashto are all descended from this ancient language family
What is Proto-Indo-European
Laab (or Larb), a spicy minced meat salad served with cilantro, shalllots, mint, lime juice, and fish sauce over a bed of rice, is the national dish of this southeast Asian country
What is Laos?
This Japanese composer created the scores for Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and numerous other Studio Ghibli films.
Who is Joe Hisaishi?
This historical empire, known for their beautiful, and often blue, architecture, covered much of Western Asia, Northern Africa, and southeastern Europe
What is the Ottoman Empire
Spread across Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Armenia, the Sykes-Picot Agreement left this ethnic group famously stateless
Who are the Kurds
This southeast Asian language uses duplication to pluralize simple nouns
What is Malay
This Chinese noodle dish is famous for the complicated characters that make up its name
What are biang biang noodles?
Before becoming an international pop star, this Filipino singer won the first season of Star Search in Singapore in 1997 and later became known for "Miss Saigon."
Who is Lea Salonga?
This organization, focused on maintaining peace and fostering economic development in its region, was joined by a certain southern Asian country with a direction in their name within the last year
What is ASEAN