FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

"W" Asian Cities Trivia Quiz

This will be my final Asian Cities quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
author

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
189,775

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
391

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. This city (used to be three cities) is the principal industrial, commercial and transportation center of central China. It was formed by the consolidation of Hankow, Hanyang and Wuchang in 1950.

Answer: (One Word)

NEXT>

Question 2 of 15

2. This is the chief town of Sumba Island, one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Hint

Wewak

Waingapu

Waka

Woluwaru

NEXT>

Question 3 of 15

3. This Chinese city, formerly called Tsangwu, is situated in the Hsi river gorge west of Guangzhou (Canton). It was made a treaty port in 1897 and was an important US air base in WW2. Hint

Wuxi

Wuhu

Wuzhou

Wuchang

NEXT>

Question 4 of 15

4. After the building of the Grand Canal (7th cent. AD) this city in Jiangsu province, China became an important shipping center for agricultural goods. Hint

Wuzhou

Wuhu

Wuxi

Wuchang

NEXT>

Question 5 of 15

5. The ancient city of Bactra was once a center of Zoroastrianism. It was destroyed twice, by Genghis Khan and Tamerlane. After a cholera epidemic in the 19th century it was reduced to a village with this name, near Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. Today it is the province town of Balkh, Afghanistan. Hint

Wah

Wadhwan

Warangal

Wazirabad

NEXT>

Question 6 of 15

6. Along with Kokura, Moji, Tobata and Yawata this city formed the major Japanese city of Kitakyushu in 1963. Hint

Wakayama

Wakasa

Wakayanagi

Wakamatsu

NEXT>

Question 7 of 15

7. This city is the capital of Kangwon province, North Korea. Hint

Wonsan

Wakkanai

Wonju

Wakamatsu

NEXT>

Question 8 of 15

8. This Japanese city is situated south west of Osaka on the Kii Channel.
It was the seat of one of the Tokugawa branches and has a large castle built in the 16th century by Hideyoshi. Hint

Wakkanai

Wakayanagi

Wakamatsu

Wakayama

NEXT>

Question 9 of 15

9. This city in India was the capital of the Telugu Kingdom in the 12th century. Hint

Warangal

Wadhwan

Wah

Wardha

NEXT>

Question 10 of 15

10. This city is situated east of Ujung Pandang on Sulawesi (Celebes) Island, Indonesia. It was conquered by the Dutch in 1860. Hint

Waingapu

Wakre

Watampone

Weda

NEXT>

Question 11 of 15

11. Along with Galela this is the chief port of Halmahera Island, Indonesia. Hint

Wewok

Wakre

Weda

Watampone

NEXT>

Question 12 of 15

12. This city is situated south of Nanking on the Yangtze river in Anhwei province, China. It is connected by canals with neighboring towns. It is a former treaty port and opened to foreign trade in 1877. Hint

Weihai

Wuzhou

Wuxi

Wuhu

NEXT>

Question 13 of 15

13. This city is the capital of Hubei province, China. It is the oldest of the Han cities. It was the capital of Chu kingdom (300 BC) and Wu kingdom (300 AD). Hint

Wuzhou

Wuhu

Wuchang

Wuxi

NEXT>

Question 14 of 15

14. This city is situated in Kangwon province, South Korea, east of Seoul. It has several electronic, medical and other modern industries. Hint

Wuxi

Wonsan

Wonju

Wuhu

NEXT>

Question 15 of 15

15. This seaport town on Hokkaido island has the northernmost airport of Japan. Hint

Wakamatsu

Wakkanai

Wakayama

Wakasa

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Wuhan

Wuhan ships tea, cotton, silk, hides, tung oil and timber. It has steel plants and produces textiles.

2. This is the chief town of Sumba Island, one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia.

Answer: Waingapu

Sumba Island was called Sandalwood Island by the English. It is situated south of Flores Island. It produces rice, maize, tobacco and copra.

3. This Chinese city, formerly called Tsangwu, is situated in the Hsi river gorge west of Guangzhou (Canton). It was made a treaty port in 1897 and was an important US air base in WW2.

Answer: Wuzhou

Wuzhou is situated in the autonomous region Guangxi Zhuang.

4. After the building of the Grand Canal (7th cent. AD) this city in Jiangsu province, China became an important shipping center for agricultural goods.

Answer: Wuxi

Wuxi is situated west of Shanghai.

Answer: Wazirabad

Bactra was the capital of Bactria, an ancient country between the Hindu Kush and the Oxus river. Wazirabad is also the name of a present city in Pakistan.

6. Along with Kokura, Moji, Tobata and Yawata this city formed the major Japanese city of Kitakyushu in 1963.

Answer: Wakamatsu

Kitakyushu is a major center of heavy industry, shipbuilding and fishing. It is on Kyushu island, Japan.

7. This city is the capital of Kangwon province, North Korea.

Answer: Wonsan

Wonsan was called Genzan under Japanese rule. It is situated on the Sea of Japan.

8. This Japanese city is situated south west of Osaka on the Kii Channel. It was the seat of one of the Tokugawa branches and has a large castle built in the 16th century by Hideyoshi.

Answer: Wakayama

Wakayama suffered an earthquake and a tidal wave in 1946. It produces textiles and lacquerware.

9. This city in India was the capital of the Telugu Kingdom in the 12th century.

Answer: Warangal

Warangal is situated east of Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh, India.

10. This city is situated east of Ujung Pandang on Sulawesi (Celebes) Island, Indonesia. It was conquered by the Dutch in 1860.

Answer: Watampone

The sultanate controlling south east Sulawesi (Celebes) was not entirely conquered by the Dutch until 1905.

11. Along with Galela this is the chief port of Halmahera Island, Indonesia.

Answer: Weda

Halmahera is the largest of the Moluccas Islands. It was known early to the Spanish and Portuguese. The sultan of Ternate yielded it to the Dutch in 1683. It has some trade in coconuts, dammar and spices.

Answer: Wuhu

Wuhu (formerly called Wunamu) is situated 260 miles by river above Shanghai.

13. This city is the capital of Hubei province, China. It is the oldest of the Han cities. It was the capital of Chu kingdom (300 BC) and Wu kingdom (300 AD).

Answer: Wuchang

Wuchang was the starting point of the revolution against the Imperial regime in 1911.

14. This city is situated in Kangwon province, South Korea, east of Seoul. It has several electronic, medical and other modern industries.

Answer: Wonju

Wonju is the main point for traffic to the Youngseu inland.

15. This seaport town on Hokkaido island has the northernmost airport of Japan.

Answer: Wakkanai

Wakkanai is situated on the north extremity of Hokkaido Island, on the Soya strait.

Source: Author author

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor minch before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.