East Asia
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South Asia
South East Asia
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Empress Wu Chao
Who was China's only female Emperor?
100
The second most commonly used language in the world.
What is Mandarin?
100
She was the former Prime Minister of India.
Who is Indira Gandhi?
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India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka
What are the South Asian countries?
100
Made up of some 7 017 islands. Its inhabitants speak 87 dialects.
What are The Philippines?
200
Gunpowder and ink.
What are Chinese inventions?
200
One of the world's most prosperous countries.
What is Singapore?
200
She was the former president of Philippines.
Who is Corazon Aquino?
200
Eight of the world's ten highest mountains, including this one (the tallest one), are in Nepal. The first person to step on its peak was South Asian, Tenzing Norgay.
What is Mount Everest?
200
This country is located in the South East region of Asia. The people there mostly practice the religions of Islam, Buddhism or Christianity.
What is Malaysia?
300
The longest structure ever built, nearly 6 400 kilometres long and 8 metres high. It is the only human-made structure visible from outer space.
What is The Great Wall of China?
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This is one of the fastest-growing religions in the world.
What is Islam?
300
She is a writer, journalist, born in Hong Kong and former Governor General of Canada?
Who is Adrienne Clarkson?
300
The greatest pakistani religious occasion. Also referred to as "the festival of the breaking of the fast" It follows Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting.
What is Id al Fitrl?
300
Millions of Thai, Lao, Cambodians and Vietnamese depend on water from here to grow the rice that sustains them, as well as to trade and for communication.
What is the Mekong River?
400
Japan's highest mountain. It is situated on the islands of Honshu, about 100 kilometres south of Tokyo and is the site of three volcanoes.
What is Mount Fuji?
400
In 1858, Chinese pioneers travelled from San Francisco, California,along the western coast of North America to Fort Victoria, British Columbia, by chartered ship, wagon or on foot, searching for this.
What is gold?
400
He is a famous scientist, television personality, environmental activist and has an East Asian background?
Who is Dr. David Suzuki?
400
This country has the second largest population in the world.
What is India?
400
The newest South East Asian country, which gained its full independence in 1984.
What is Brunei?
500
The martial art that was developed in Korea.
What is Taekwondo?
500
He was born about 780 in Baghdad, and is considered the to be "the father of algebra", and his work entitled Hisab al-jabr w'al muqabala is the origin of our word, algebra.
Who is Al- Khwarizmi?
500
He believed that is right to hate what is unjust, but wrong to hate people. He believed that Britain had no right to rule India. India won its independence peacefully in 1947.
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
500
One of the first medical texts, compiled in India in 700 B.C., which shows that Hindu doctors had an excellent understanding of diet and the digestive system.
What is The Ayurverda?
500
Also known as wayang, it is historically Indonesia's chief type of entertainment, but being replaced by movies produced in the United States, India and Japan.
What is shadow-puppet play?