Asia Questions

1.         Which Indian state has the highest literacy rate in India – Jharkhand or Kerala?

Kerala

2.         Which country is the most populous in Asia – China or Indonesia?

China

3.         Which South Asian country, the eighth most populous in the world, was previously known as East Pakistan – Bangladesh or Myanmar?

Bangladesh

4.         The Kizilirmak River is also known as what river – Huang He or Halys River?

Halys River

5.         The Ural Mountain Range divides Russia into Asia and what other continent – North America or Europe?

Europe

6.         Zoroastrianism began in what Middle Eastern country that borders Afghanistan to the east and Iraq to the west – Pakistan or Iran?

Iran

7.         Which country has the capital of Ulaanbaatar – Uzbekistan or Mongolia?

Mongolia

8.         The island of Bali contains the largest proportion of the Hindu minority in which Southeast Asian Country – Malaysia or Indonesia?

Indonesia

9.         The Brahmaputra River empties out into what body of water – The Bay of Bengal or the Arabian Sea?The Bay of Bengal

10.     Kashmir is a disputed region between what two South Asian countries – India/Pakistan or Nepal/Afghanistan?

India/Pakistan

11.     Israel borders what body of water to the west – The Persian Gulf or the Mediterranean Sea?

Mediterranean Sea

12.     Damascus is the capital of what Southwest Asian country – Jordan or Syria?

Syria

13.     Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia are all part of what region – Northern Asia or the Caucasus?

Caucasus

14.     East Timor gained independence from what country that contains the most Muslims in the world – Indonesia or Lebanon?

Indonesia

15.     Burma borders what country to the southeast – Vietnam or Thailand?

Thailand

16.     How many emirates make up the United Arab Emirates – Seven or Eight?

Seven

17.     Dushanbe, Astana, and Tashkent are capitals of three countries that are located in what region – Southwest Asia or Central Asia?

Central Asia

18.     India’s national currency is what – the Rupee or Rupiah?

Rupee

19.     The Yangtze River is the third longest river in the world, and the longest in Asia. What East Asian country does it occupy – North Korea or China?

China

20.     The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are located in what present-day country that used to contain Mesopotamia, one of the first civilizations in the world – Iran or Iraq?

Iraq

21.     Pashto and Dari are the two official languages of which South Asian country – Bhutan or Afghanistan?

Afghanistan

22.     The Khyber Pass links Afghanistan to which bordering country which is the sixth most populous country in the world and contains the populous cities of Karachi and Lahore – Pakistan or Turkmenistan?

Pakistan

23.     Ankara is the capital of which country that had a dispute with Greece over ownership of Cyprus, a now independent nation – Turkey or Akrotiri?

Turkey

24.     SAARC is an Asian Organization that comprises of eight countries from which region – South Asia or the Middle East?

South Asia

25.     Petra, an archaeological city, is located in what Middle Eastern country that is landlocked by Israel, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq with the capital city of Amman – Jordan or Lebanon?

Jordan

26.     The Republic of China is known by what other name – Hong Kong or Taiwan?

Taiwan

27.     Which country is the only doubly landlocked country in the world besides Liechtenstein – Tajikistan or Uzbekistan?

Uzbekistan

28.     Ho Chi Minh City is the most populous city in what country – the Philippines or Vietnam?

Vietnam

29.     Angkor Wat, a Hindu Temple and the largest religious monument in the world is located in what country whose main religion is Theravada Buddhism – Cambodia or Singapore?

Cambodia

30.     Tagalog is a language spoken mainly in which country – Mongolia or Philippines?

Philippines

31.     The Gulf of Aden is south of which Middle Eastern country on the Arabian Peninsula – Yemen or Oman?

Yemen

32.     Kuwait was invaded by Iraq in what year – 1990 or 1992?

1990

33.     Which sea is the Earth’s lowest elevation on land – Red Sea or Dead Sea?

Dead Sea

34.     Sinhala and Tamil are the two official languages of what country – Maldives or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka

35.     The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be hosted by what Middle Eastern country – Qatar or Bahrain?

Qatar