Enlightenment
In the caste system, these people are found at the very bottom, with their fates seemingly sealed and doomed as soon as they are born.
What are the untouchables?
Name the capital city that hosted the Olympic Games in the summer of '08
What is Beijing
Sony, Mazda, Subaru, Konica, Toshiba
What is Japan?
Tens of millions of years ago, a tectonic smashup between the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates created this mountain range, and it is still growing to this very day.
On December 7, 1941, "a day that will live in infamy", name the country and the event that took place that brought America to World War II
What is Japan and the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
Flowing from India to Bangladesh, this river is considered sacred and the holiest river in the Hindu faith
What is the Ganges River?
This policy has sent the Chinese demographics into haywire, where approximately there will be 30 million more men in Chinese society compared to women, which could lead to social instability and a lot of unmarried men.
What is the One Child Policy
Busan, Incheon, Daegu, Daejeon
What is "South Korea"?
This country was known as "East Pakistan", coming into its own name in 1971
What is Bangladesh?
Referred to as the Great Leader, name the three dictators that have ruled over North Korea since 1945 in sequence
Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un
What were the four things that Prince Siddhartha saw as he left his palace walls for the first time?
What is a sick man, a dying man, a corpse, and a spiritual man?
Luzon, Mindanao, Samar, Negros, Palawan
Hollywood's alternative and based in Mumbai, this film industry makes the most movies in the world
What is Bollywood?
India had a nickname, as it was considered this particular gemstone that rests at the head of royalty, amongst all other colonies in the British Empire
What is "The Jewel in the Crown of the British Empire"?
Hindus strive to attain this state, while Buddhists strive to attain this state. Both break the cycle of reincarnation, uniting in one with the energy that frees individuals from earthly desires
What are "Moksha" and "Nirvana"
13 cities, 140 towns, and more than 1,600 villages have been submerged under the world's largest reservoir. An official count of 1.3 million people were relocated, helping to create the world's largest hydroelectric generator.
What is the Three Gorges Dam
Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nong, Nha Trang
What is Vietnam?
It is estimated that there are approximately 500,000 lightning strikes during this season, occurring when the wind blows from the cooler ocean to the much warmer land mass in the Indian subcontinent
What is a Monsoon?
For over 353 years, this country ruled over the Philippines, influencing the people's language, their names, and their Catholicism
What is "Spain"?
The third largest sect of Buddhism, name the particular sect associated with the Dalai Lama and his followers in Tibet
What is Vajrayana?
This western autonomous region in China is home to a large Muslim population, who in recent years have been rumored to be forced into interment camps and cultural training, leading to a lot of criticism of China as of late
What is Xinjiang?
Petronas, Permodalan Naisonal Berhad, Tenaga Nasional Berhad
What is Malaysia?
In this hotly disputed territory in Northern India, between 1989 and 2008, more than 47,000 people were killed in separatist violence, according to the Indian government. Some human rights groups and nongovernmental organizations say the death toll is higher.
What is Kashmir?
Name the American Commodore who forced Japan into opening itself up to the outside world in 1853. "Let us in, or we will fire cannons at your ports!"
Who is "Matthew Perry"?