Food
Flora and Fauna of Taiwan
Taiwanese History
Current Politics
Culture
100

This Taiwanese dish features minced or braised pork belly served over rice
A) Lu Rou Fan
B) Beef Noodle Soup
C) Dan Zai Noodles
D) Gua Bao

What is LurouFan

100

This bird is the National Bird of Taiwan, known for its bright blue wings and red spot on its chest

A) Mikado Pheasant
B) Taiwan Blue Magpie
C) Formosan Black Bear
D) White-eared Sibia

What is a Taiwan Blue Magpie

100

This European country established a colonial presence in Taiwan during the 17th century.
A) Spain
B) Portugal
C) Netherlands
D) France

What is the Netherlands or the Dutch
100

He is the current President of Taiwan (as of 2024)
A) Tsai Ing-wen
B) Han Kuo-yu
C) Lai Ching-te
D) Ma Ying-jeou

Who is Lai Ching Te

100

This festival is celebrated with mooncakes and lanterns in Taiwan
A) Dragon Boat Festival
B) Mid-Autumn Festival
C) Lunar New Year
D) Ghost Festival

What is Mid-Autumn Festival
200

this mix gives Taiwanese “stinky tofu” its strong smell
A) Fermented shrimp paste
B) Blue cheese powder
C) A fermented brine of milk, vegetables, and meat
D) Spoiled soybeans

what is A fermented brine of milk, vegetables, and meat

200

This type of forest is the most dominant over the mountainous terrain of the island.
A) Temperate coniferous forest
B) Tropical rainforest
C) Subtropical broadleaf forest
D) Boreal forest

Subtropical Broadleaf Forest

200

This man defeated the Dutch and established a Ming loyalist government in Taiwan in 1662?
A) Zheng Chenggong (Koxinga)
B) Shi Lang
C) Qianlong Emperor
D) Sun Yat-sen

Who is Koxinga

200

This political party is the one that Lai Ching-te belong to:
A) Kuomintang (KMT)
B) People First Party (PFP)
C) New Power Party (NPP)
D) Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)

what is the DPP

200

This is a popular traditional Taiwanese street food made with pork, peanut powder, cilantro, and ice cream
A) Lu Rou Fan
B) Ba-wan
C) Ice Cream Run Bing
D) Tofu Pudding

what is Ice Cream Run Bing (潤餅冰淇淋)

300

This dessert features shaved ice, grass jelly, red beans, taro balls, and sweet syrup, and is a signature of Jiufen?
A) Mochi Ice Cream
B) Douhua
C) Taro Ball Dessert
D) Tangyuan

What is Taro Ball Desserts

300

This species is Endemic to Taiwan and now is a symbol of its solidarity and independence. 
A) Clouded Leopard
B) Formosan Rock Macaque
C) Asian Black Bear
D) Sunda Pangolin

What is a formosan rock macaque

300

This was how many years was Taiwan a colony of Japan
A) 31 years
B) 41 years
C) 50 years
D) 64 years

What is 50 years?

300

This was the year gay marriage was legalized in Taiwan.

A) 2012

B) 2021

C) 2013

D) 2019

When was 2019

300

This indigenous group is known for their intricate weaving and annual harvest festival in Taiwan
A) Hakka
B) Atayal
C) Min Nan
D) Hoklo

Who are the Atayal peoples

400

“bawan” (肉圓), a Taiwanese delicacy from Changhua it is described as:
A) A soup dumpling with crab broth
B) A steamed bun with taro paste
C) A large translucent dumpling with a chewy dough and savory filling
D) A rice cake wrapped in bamboo leaves

What is A large translucent dumpling with a chewy dough and savory filling

400

This plant species, known for its bright red flowers, is a symbol of Taiwanese indigenous cultures and often used in traditional rituals.
A) Flame tree (Delonix regia)
B) Camellia (Camellia sinensis)
C) Maple (Acer serrulatum)
D) Blood Pheasant Flower (Rhododendron oldhamii)

What is the Blood Pheasant Flower

400

This event was the purpose of the "February 28 Incident" (1947).

A) A tax protest; led to Japanese retaliation
B) A student movement; led to the founding of the DPP
C) An uprising against KMT rule; led to White Terror
D) A celebration of democracy; led to Taiwan’s first election

what is An uprising against KMT rule

400

This is the function of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan
A) Judicial review
B) Executive oversight
C) National defense
D) Legislative and budgetary authority

what is Legislative and budgetary authority

400

This religious practice is uniquely common in Taiwan and often includes “spirit money,” festivals, and processions with deity palanquins
A) Pure Land Buddhism
B) Daoist temple worship and folk religion
C) Theravāda Buddhism
D) Confucian ancestral rites only

What is Daoist Temple Worship and Folk Religion in Taiwan

500

This globally famous drink originated in Taiwan in the 1980s and typically contains tea, milk, and chewy tapioca balls
A) Grass Jelly Tea
B) Bubble Tea (Boba)
C) Soy Milk Tea
D) Milk Cap Tea

whats boba :)

500

This critically endangered amphibian, once thought extinct, was rediscovered in central Taiwan and is notable for its unique evolutionary lineage.
A) Taipei Tree Frog (Rhacophorus taipeianus)
B) Formosan Salamander (Hynobius formosanus)
C) Brown Tree Frog (Buergeria robusta)
D) Alpine Keelback (Rhabdophis swinhonis)

What is the Formosan Salamander

500

This was the significance of the “Kaohsiung Incident” (also known as the Formosa Incident) in 1979
A) Taiwan declared independence
B) Indigenous groups won land rights
C) Pro-democracy activists were arrested, sparking the modern opposition movement
D) Martial law was lifted

What happened when Pro-democracy activists were arrested, sparking the modern opposition movement

500

In the 2024 elections, a third party called the TPP (Taiwan People’s Party) gained traction. This is a distinguishing feature of their platform:
A) Pro-unification with China
B) Focus on nonpartisan technocratic governance
C) Religious nationalism
D) Monarchist revivalism

what is Focus on nonpartisan technocratic governance

500

In modern Taiwanese pop culture, this is the people whomst the term “zhai nan” (宅男) refers to
A) A rural farmer
B) A high-tech entrepreneur
C) A socially introverted male who rarely leaves home
D) A government worker

Who are nerds lmao