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Asian Games (aka Asiad) is the second-largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games. The first games was held in 1951; the XVIII Asian Games was hosted in Indonesia in 2018.

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1. Host of First Asian Games in 1951.

Answer: New Delhi, India

Only 11 nations took part in the First Asian Games. The event was held from 4 to 11 March 1951. A total of 491 athletes participated in 57 events from 8 sports. Japan won 24 golds to finish as overall champions, followed by the hosts, India, with 15 golds and Iran with 8 golds. Singapore, still a British colony, finished a creditable fourth with 5 golds.

2. Capital city of a South East Asian country which hosted four Asian Games in 1966, 1970, 1978 and 1998.

Answer: Bangkok, Thailand

Thailand's capital city, Bangkok, hosted the Games four times in the 20th century. The XIII Asiad in 1998 was attended by 41 nations in 377 events in 36 sports. China emerged as overall winner with 129 golds, followed by South Korea with 65 golds and Japan with 52 golds. Host Thailand was fourth on the medal standing with 24 golds.

3. First Middle Eastern city to host the Asian Games (in 1974).

Answer: Tehran, Iran

The VII Asiad was attended by 25 nations, which participated in 200 events in 16 sports. China took part for the first time, finishing third with 33 golds, behind overall winner Japan with 75 golds and host Iran with 36 golds. Israel participated for the last time due to political reasons.

4. The X Asiad in 1986 was hosted by this city in preparation for the 1988 Olympics.

Answer: Seoul, South Korea

South Korea hosted the Games for the first time. The venues and facilities used in this Games were used in the 1988 Olympics. Ten nations boycotted the Games for political reasons, resulting in only 27 nations participating in 296 events in 25 sports. China pipped hosts South Korea as overall winner by 1 gold, with 94 golds. Japan was third with 58 golds.

5. The 1990 Asian Games was the first major sport meet hosted by this country. Venue was the ancient northern capital city.

Answer: Beijing, China

China hosted a major multi-sports event for the first time. The XI Asiad in Beijing was attended by 36 nations in 308 events in 27 sports. Host China won 183 golds, more than all the gold medals won by the rest of the nations. Palestine took part for the first time after declaring independence in 1988. Yemen participated as one nation after the North and South regions united on 22 May 1990.

6. The main theme of the 1994 Asian Games held in this city was to promote peace and harmony among the Asian nations.

Answer: Hiroshima, Japan

The XII Asiad in Hiroshima was attended by 42 nations in 338 events in 34 sports. Overall winners China won 126 golds, followed by the host Japan with 64 golds and South Korea with 63 golds. Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan took part for the first time after gaining independence from the USSR in 1991. Iraq was suspended due to the 1991 Gulf War.

7. 2014 XVII edition - the host city was also the third in this country to host the Games.

Answer: Incheon, South Korea

45 nations attended XVII Asiad in Incheon, the third city after Seoul and Busan to have hosted the Games. In all, 9,501 athletes took part in 439 events in 36 sports. In the medal standings, China was first with 151 golds, host nation South Korea was second with 78 golds and Japan third with 47 golds.

8. XV Asian Games in 2006 was hosted for the second time by a Middle Eastern nation.

Answer: Doha, Qatar

The Games were attended for the first time by all 45 Asian nations of the Olympic Council. A total of 9,520 athletes took part in 424 events in 39 sports. China again were the overall winners with 165 golds, South Korea took 58 golds and Japan won 50 golds. Host nation Qatar finished ninth in the medal tally with 9 golds.

9. The III Asian Games in 1958 was the first major multi-sport event hosted by this country before hosting the Olympics.

Answer: Tokyo, Japan

The III Asiad was the first major multi-sport event hosted by Japan. The Games was attended by 20 nations in 112 events in 13 sports. Host Japan finished top in the medal tally with 67 golds, the Philippines and South Korea came second with 8 golds each. In 1964, Japan was the first Asian country to host the Olympics at Tokyo, which was also selected as the venue for the 2020 Olympics.

10. XVI Asiad 2010 was hosted for the second time in this nation in a major city in the south.

Answer: Guangzhou, China

XVI Asiad in Guangzhou was attended by all 45 nations. A total of 9,704 athletes took part in 476 events in 42 sports. Host China won a record number of 199 golds, well ahead of South Korea on 76 golds and Japan on 48 golds.

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Questions		Choices
1. Host of First Asian Games in 1951.		Tokyo, Japan
2. Capital city of a South East Asian country which hosted four Asian Games in 1966, 1970, 1978 and 1998.		Bangkok, Thailand
3. First Middle Eastern city to host the Asian Games (in 1974).		Doha, Qatar
4. The X Asiad in 1986 was hosted by this city in preparation for the 1988 Olympics.		Tehran, Iran
5. The 1990 Asian Games was the first major sport meet hosted by this country. Venue was the ancient northern capital city.		Seoul, South Korea
6. The main theme of the 1994 Asian Games held in this city was to promote peace and harmony among the Asian nations.		Hiroshima, Japan
7. 2014 XVII edition - the host city was also the third in this country to host the Games.		Guangzhou, China
8. XV Asian Games in 2006 was hosted for the second time by a Middle Eastern nation.		New Delhi, India
9. The III Asian Games in 1958 was the first major multi-sport event hosted by this country before hosting the Olympics.		Incheon, South Korea
10. XVI Asiad 2010 was hosted for the second time in this nation in a major city in the south.		Beijing, China