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Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Bonus
100

What is the largest country in Asia by land area?

Russai

100
  1. The island of Borneo is divided among three countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, and which smaller nation?

(Answer: Brunei)

100
  1. What is the capital city of South Korea?

  • (Answer: Seoul)

100
  • The capital of Kazakhstan, once called Astana and Nur-Sultan, has returned to what name?

(Answer: Astana)

100
  • Q: The American Civil War battle of Gettysburg took place in which U.S. state?

  • A: Pennsylvania

200

The Himalayan Mountains stretch across Nepal, India, Bhutan, and which other Asian country?


China

200

What Asian country is known as the “Land of the Rising Sun”?


Japan

200
  • The Great Wall of China was originally built to protect against invasions from tribes in which northern region?

(Answer: Mongolia / the Mongolian steppe)

200
  1. Which Southeast Asian country was formerly called Siam?

(Answer: Thailand)

200

The Persian Gulf War began when Iraq invaded which neighboring country in 1990?

A: Kuwait

300

The Gobi Desert is located in northern China and which other country?


Mongolia

300

The city of Istanbul lies on two continents. Which two?


Europe and Asia


300

Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in which Asian country?


Japan

300
  1. The city of Samarkand, an important stop on the ancient Silk Road, is located in which country?

  • (Answer: Uzbekistan)

300

 Who was involved in the U.S. Civil War (1861–1865)



  • Who: Union (North) vs. Confederacy (South).
400

The world’s most populous country is located in Asia. What country is it?


India 

400
  • The Aral Sea, which has been shrinking due to irrigation projects, lies between Kazakhstan and which other country?

(Answer: Uzbekistan)

400
  1. The Dead Sea lies on the border of Israel and which other Asian country?

  • (Answer: Jordan)

400
  • Lake Baikal, the deepest lake in the world, is located in which Asian region of Russia?

  • (Answer: Siberia)

400

Where did the U.S. Civil War (1861-1865) take place?

  • Where: Mainly in the Southern and Eastern United States (Gettysburg in Pennsylvania, Antietam in Maryland, etc.).
500

The Mekong River flows through several Southeast Asian countries. Name one.


Answer: Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, or China

500
  1. The capital of Bhutan, located high in the Himalayas, is what city?

  1. (Answer: Thimphu)

500
  • Which Asian country is made up of more than 7,000 islands?

  • (Answer: The Philippines)

500
  • The Pamir Mountains, sometimes called the “Roof of the World,” are mostly located in which Central Asian country?

(Answer: Tajikistan)

500

Who was involved in World War II (1939–1945)?



  • Who: Allies (U.S., Britain, Soviet Union, China, France, etc.) vs. Axis (Germany, Italy, Japan).