East Asia
Which family was the primary driver of the Mongol Empire?
Khan (Ghengis and Kublai)
Which religion is preeminent in SE Asia (and East Asia)?
Bhuddism
Which mountains separate Central Asia from East Asia?
Himalayas
What is the most populous country in Oceania?
Australia
Which Asian country is the US's largest trading partner in Asia?
China
Who founded the modern communist party in China?
Mao Zedong (aka Chairman Mao)
After fighting for eight years, the US lost a war in which country?
Vietnam
Which country has remained "uncapturable" thwarting efforts by the British, the Soviets and the American?
Afghanistan
What is the primary land use in central Australia?
Herding
Which Asian country claims sovereignty from China but China sees it as part of China?
Taiwan
Name two countries Japan warred with during the 20th Century
China, Korea, Russia, US, Australia, Philippines
Where are the killing fields?
Cambodia (1,000,000 died by the hands of the Khmer Rouge and their leader Pol Pot)
Which two countries have had a border standoff since 1947 and only do $2 billion in trade despite their combined population of 1.6 billion people.
India and Pakistan
Which country in Oceania has more sheep than people?
New Zealand
Which Asia democracy and close U.S. ally just declared martial law?
South Korea
Which country is behind the Belt and Road initiative?
China - exert more control and expand trade
What is a key resource in Indonesia?
Oil, Nickel, Tin, Copper, Bauxite
Name two of the five former "-stans" that used to be part of the Soviet Union?
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
The region of Oceania encompasses much of the same area of which description (which also happens to be the name of a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical)?
South Pacific
Which Asian country has the highest life expectancy in the world?
Japan (84.6 years)
Which two countries have the strongest economies in East Asia?
China and Japan
Which country has 7640 islands (only 2000 of which are inhabited)?
The Philippines
What is the only double land locked country in Central Asia?
Uzkbekistan
Name two of the "-nesias" that make up Oceania
Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia
In which Asian province did Covid-19 start?
Wuhan Province, China