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Asia : A Mystery For You ? Trivia Quiz

'Mysterious Asia ' - also a mystery to the funtrivia quizfans? - Proper names are spelled as in Times Atlas of the World , Oxford English Reference Dictionary and Cambridge Fact Finder.

A multiple-choice quiz by flem-ish. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
flem-ish

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
39,393

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2058

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What's the largest town in the Republic of China? Hint

Shanghai

Hong Kong

Beijing

T'ai - pei

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Question 2 of 10

2. What's the official language of Taiwan ? Hint

American English

Popular Chinese

Mandarin Chinese

Taiwanese

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where in Asia did Sir Stamford Raffles get the famous luxury hotel built that carries his name? Hint

Bangkok

Singapore

Istanbul

Kuala Lumpur

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Question 4 of 10

4. What country does the Indus River have its river mouth in? Hint

Pakistan

Bengal

India

Nepal

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Question 5 of 10

5. What country is Baluchistan a subpart of ? Hint

Bengal

Afghanistan

Myanmar

Pakistan

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the name of the Burmese capital between 1989 and 2006? Hint

Myitkyina

Rangoon

Yangon

Mandalay

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Asian group of islands suffered a lot in 1991 from the eruption of a volcano called Mount Pinatubo? Hint

Indonesia

Philippines

Japan

Andaman Islands

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these is not in Turkey ? Hint

Bergama

Al - Mawsil

Diyarbakir

Antalya

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these countries does Tajikistan (alternative spelling: Tadzhikistan) have no common borders with ? Hint

Kyrgyzstan

Turkmenistan

Afghanistan

China

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Question 10 of 10

10. Brunei has been independent since 1984. Its territory is completely surrounded - except for its sea-outlet - by another Asiatic country. Which one? Hint

New Guinea

Indonesia

Philippines

Malaysia

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What's the largest town in the Republic of China?

Answer: T'ai - pei

Of course there is but one China and it's called the People's Republic of China - but as long as there are some other people on that off-coast island in the China Sea who don't believe this and call themselves the Republic of China, the answer to this question might point to another place than Beijing, Shanghai or Hong Kong. What about T'ai-Pei? Or Taipei as some spell it.

2. What's the official language of Taiwan ?

Answer: Mandarin Chinese

3. Where in Asia did Sir Stamford Raffles get the famous luxury hotel built that carries his name?

Answer: Singapore

4. What country does the Indus River have its river mouth in?

Answer: Pakistan

For a land-locked country as Nepal, it would be hard to have a river mouth on its territory. The mouth of the Indus is actually a delta near to Karachi.

5. What country is Baluchistan a subpart of ?

Answer: Pakistan

6. What was the name of the Burmese capital between 1989 and 2006?

Answer: Yangon

In 1989 Burma became Myanmar and Rangoon was given the name Yangon.

7. Which Asian group of islands suffered a lot in 1991 from the eruption of a volcano called Mount Pinatubo?

Answer: Philippines

Andaman Islands belong to India and there is no Mount Pinatubo there.

8. Which of these is not in Turkey ?

Answer: Al - Mawsil

Al-Mawsil = Mosul in Iraq. Diyarbakir is in a mainly Kurdish area but within Turkey. Bergama derives from the antique town of Pergamon where parchment was the local speciality. Antalya is famous for its beach.

9. Which of these countries does Tajikistan (alternative spelling: Tadzhikistan) have no common borders with ?

Answer: Turkmenistan

10. Brunei has been independent since 1984. Its territory is completely surrounded - except for its sea-outlet - by another Asiatic country. Which one?

Answer: Malaysia

Source: Author flem-ish

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