Which South Asian Country? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bangladesh

The Ganges River starts in the mountains of Northern India in Uttar Pradesh. It moves through Northern India, enters Bangladesh and combines with the Brahmaputra to form a huge delta at its mouth. The river is religiously, economically, and politically important to India and Bangladesh.

Answer: Nepal

In 2009, Nepal had less than a four percent Muslim population. Bangladesh had about a ninety percent Muslim population, and Pakistan had about a ninety-six Muslim population. In the Maldives, Islam is the state religion and non-Muslims are not allowed to be citizens.

The majority of Nepalese are Hindus, at about eighty percent, while there is a significant Buddhist population at about ten percent.

Answer: India

Cricket is the most popular sport throughout the South Asia area. India won the World Cup in 1983 against West Indies, Pakistan won in 1992 against England, and Sri Lanka won in 1996 against Australia. Field hockey is also a major sport in South Asia.

Answer: Sri Lanka

The majority of people in Sri Lanka are Sinhalese, and they speak Sinhala. They are mostly Buddhists. There are also Sri Lankan Tamils in Sri Lanka who speak Tamil. Sri Lankan Muslims typically speak Tamil also.

Answer: Nepal

Mount Everest, also known as Mount Sagarmatha in Nepali, is the world's tallest mountain at 8,848 m. It is located in the Eastern part of Nepal and also in Tibet in China. Nepal is rugged and mountainous in the north, and fairly flat in the southern part of the country. The first known people to climb to the summit of the mountain were Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953.

Answer: Bhutan

Bhutan is a constitutional monarchy. All of the others are republics. Nepal was once a monarchy. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck became the king of Bhutan in 2008.

Answer: Pakistan

Pashto is a language spoken by the Pashtun people in the north-western area of Pakistan and in Afghanistan. It is a provincial language of Pakistan. Pakistan is the only South Asian country in which an Iranian language has official status.

Answer: India

In 2010, India had the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites at 27, which include the Red Fort, Agra Fort, and the Taj Mahal. Only China has more sites in Asia than India does. In 2010, Sri Lanka had seven, Pakistan had six, and Nepal had four. All of these countries have unique histories.

Answer: Bangladesh

Bangladesh became an independent country on December 16, 1971, gaining freedom from West Pakistan. It became the first South Asian country to gain independence from another South Asian country. It was once a part of the former Indian state of Bengal, which later split into Bangladesh and West Bengal.

Answer: Maldives

Maldives is a tiny island nation south of India, located in the Indian Ocean. Its capital is Male and it is made up of many islands. In 2009, Maldives had a population of around 400,000 people, all living on a country that is around 300 sq km. Less than one-fifth of Maldives' many islands are inhabited. More than 11,000 Maldives could fit into the largest South Asian country, India!

Answer: Bhutan

Bhutan is a small country located in a very mountainous area. The most densely populated countries in South Asia are Bangladesh, Maldives, and India. The most sparsely populated are Bhutan, Nepal and Pakistan.

Answer: India

In 2009, the world's most populated state or province was Uttar Pradesh in northern India. It had about 190 million people alone! The Ganges and Yamuna are important rivers in the state. The state is home to many major cities such as Lucknow, Kanpur, Allahabad, and Agra. It is home to the Taj Mahal and is located very close to Delhi.

Answer: Pakistan

Tea has been a staple plant to South Asia for many, many years, and is part of the culture of the Indian subcontinent. India is the world's second largest producer of tea, Sri Lanka comes in at fourth, and Bangladesh at 11th. The tea plant is best cultivated in North India, East India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka near the lush greenery. Pakistan grows some tea in the north, but it isn't a major tea producer.

It is a major tea consumer, however, and tea is part of the culture.

Answer: Bangladesh

The countries of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal all use a currency by the name of Rupee (they don't use the same currency, just the same name). Maldives uses the Rufiyaa, whose name comes from the word Rupee. Bangladesh uses a different name for its currency, the Bangladeshi Taka, BDT.

The rupee was originally a silver coin used in India, coming from the word rupaiya. Many other countries have used the name Rupee before, including Afghanistan, Burma, and Bhutan.

Answer: Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, only about 15% of the population lives in urban areas. It has one of the lowest percentages of urban population in South Asia. All in all, South Asia is a rural region.