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What are the 3 different types of scripts in the Japanese language?
Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana
100
The Philippines was colonized over 300 years ago by which country?
Spain
100
What is the Capital of China?
Beijing
100
A thick porridge made from rice (or barley) is often served for breakfast in China.
Congee!
100
What is this cultural clothing called?
Hanbok
100
One of the negative effects and threats to the people of Sri Lanka and Maldives from Climate Change is _______
Rising Sea Levels
200
What is the Native Language of the Philippines?
Tagalog
Austronesian language is spoken as a first language by the ethnic Tagalog people, who make up a quarter of the population of the Philippines, and as a second language by the majority.
200
During which dynasty was the Great Wall of China built/completed?
Completed during the Ming Dynasty
200
This is the largest country in Asia by land area.
Russia!
200
What culture is this traditional dance from?
China
200
Cornell's most accomplished Asian alumni?
(We have a Hall named after them)
Hu Shih (Class of 1914)
He originally studied Agriculture! but changed his major to Philosophy and Literature after two years. Hu contributed to Chinese liberalism and language reform and advocated for the use of written vernacular Chinese. He was a key contributor to the May Fourth Movement, Chinese liberal development, and literature. He was also nominated for a Nobel Prize in Literature.
200
By area, the largest country in South Asia is...
India
300
This island nation has four official languages: Tamil, Sinhala, English, and Malay.
Sri Lanka
300
Traders using the Silk Route had to overcome the physical barriers posed by the mountains & the _____
Desert climate conditions
300
What country is this?
Pakistan!
300
What country does this popular drink originate from?
Taiwan
300
What is the most prevalent/popular religion in the Philippines?
Christianity!
Around 90%, identify as Christian. The largest denomination is Catholicism.
300
Turkey is famously known as a transcontinental country, bridging which 2 continents?
Europe and Asia.
400
Hindi (Spoken widely in India) is written in this script.
Devanagari
This ancient Indian script was used to write Sanskrit and is considered one of the oldest writing systems in South Asia.
400
What country in Latin America has the highest number of Asian immigrants?
Brazil!!! is home to the largest population of East Asian (West Asian as well) descendants in Latin America. Also, the largest Japanese population in the world outside of Japan.
400
What body of water lies between Korea and China?
The Yellow Sea
400
In what month(s) is the Lunar Festival celebrated?
January and mid-February
400
The value of strong respect for elders is a tradition for which belief system of China?
Confucianism
400
Which country rejected Britain's request for more liberal trade policies?
China (the Qing Dynasty)
500
Top 3 most spoken Chinese dialects?
Mandarin, Wu (Shanghainese/Fujian), & Cantonese.
500
Which country in Latin America has the most CHINESE immigrants?
Peru!
There are an estimated 1,300,000 Chinese people in the country. The Chinese community in Peru began to grow three generations ago when the abolition of slavery left a labor shortage. 5% of the Peruvian population has some degree of Chinese ancestry.
500
Singapore gained full independence on August 9, 1965, from which country?
Malaysia
500
What is the most important holiday in Vietnam?
Tet, or Lunar New Year (Tet Nguyen Dan)
Celebrates the arrival of spring based on the Vietnamese calendar!
500
Metaphor for the barriers that prevent Asian Americans from advancing in their careers, particularly into leadership roles
"The Bamboo Ceiling"
500
The teachings of Hinduism are based on religious texts called the...
Vedas: a collection of ancient Hindu religious texts that are considered to be the oldest scriptures in Hinduism and the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature