More Fun In Asia
Popularly known as the "festival of spring", the "festival of colours", or the "festival of love". This holiday also celebrates the beginning of a good spring harvest season.
What is Holi?
An open-air complex, mainly found in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Hong Kong housing many stalls that sell a variety of inexpensive food. Typically found in city centers, near public housing estates or transport hubs.
What is a hawker center?
The longest-running film in the history of Indian cinema. As of 2019, 21 years after it's first release, it is still being shown at the Maratha Mandir theatre in Mumbai.
What is DDLJ or Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge?
A former competitive figure skater. She is the 2010 Olympic champion and the first ever to complete a Career Super Grand Slam.
Who is Yuna Kim?
This region receives the highest recorded average rainfall in the world. This place also holds the record for the most rainfall in the year 1861.
Where is Cheranpunji/Meghalaya?
Longest celebrated holiday in the Philippines. This season's beginning is marked during the first of the "ber" months which is September.
What is Christmas?
Famous side dish is made of salted and fermented vegetable, such as napa cabbage and radish.
What is Kimchi?
A 6-time Grammy Award winner in 2018. This musician with Filipino roots became popular with songs Just the Way You Are, Grenade, etc.
Who is Bruno Mars?
A current senator, who is also the only eight-division world champion in the history of boxing.
Who is Manny Pacquiao?
A system of irrigated rice terraces in the mountains of Central Luzon. Created more than 2 centuries ago. This Eight Wonder of the World was featured in Avenger's Infinity War movie.
What are the Banaue Rice Terraces?
Initially invented as a moral lesson about karma to be taught to children. This board game was later commercialized and became one of the most popular in the world.
What is Snakes and Ladders?
Typically served on a round plate, with small bowls (including vegetables, curries and curd) lining the periphery; in the center of the plate is placed a heap of plain rice, which is replenished as you move through the meal.
What is Thali?
This first and only Korean act as of 2019 to top the U.S. Billboard 200 with their studio album Love Yourself: Tear. This group is also known as the biggest boy band in the planet.
Who are BTS or Bangtan Boys?
Standing at a towering 7' 6" tall. This Asian basketball player played for the Houston Rockets from 2002 - 2011.
Who is Yao Ming?
Also known as the mother river by all the Chinese people, this body of water runs through nine provinces and autonomous regions on its way to the Bohai Sea.
What is the Yellow River?
Sometimes termed as Moon Festival, this annual celebration held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar.
What is the Mid-Autumn Festival?
"Best pig, ever!" With that one phrase, Anthony Bourdain put this specialty pork dish in the global spotlight.
What is Lechón?
Famous Taiwanese singer/composer. His songs inventively combines Asian and Western style of music styles to produce tunes that assimilate R&B, Rock, and Pop genres.
Who is Jay Chou?
This cricketer is regarded as one of the best batsmen in the world. He currently plays for the Royal Challengers in the Indian Premier League.
Who is Virat Kohli?
First state in India to have spa just for elephants. Elephants receive baths, massages, and even food.
Where is Kerala?
This traditional garment is worn on special occasions and celebrations such as weddings, Lunar New Year, ancestral rites, and dol, a child’s first birthday.
What is the Hanbok?
In winter, when chilly temperature and frigid winds prevail over the land, this type of food is most popular among families. One that instantly warms bodies and lifts one's spirits.
What is hot pot?
In 2009, this popular girl group release the single entitled "Nobody". This made them the first South Korean group to enter the Billboard 100 chart.
Who are the Wonder Girls?
She was the first Asian player to win a Grand Slam when she won the French Open in 2011. Three years later she proved her major success was no fluke when she won the Australian Open.
Who is Li Na?
Often used to refer to the nearby Joint Security Area (JSA). This demilitarized zone is where discussions between North and South Korea still take place in blue buildings that straddle the Military Demarcation Line.
Where is Panmunjom or DMZ?