Asian Confusion Trivia Quiz

Answer: Japanese

Ekiben is a bento box, or boxed lunch, sold at railway stations. The Shinkansen is better known as Japan's bullet train and reaches speeds up to 300 km/h. Manga are Japanese comic books made for all ages and include a wide range of subjects like fantasy, romance, action-adventure, historical drama and business and commerce. Kyoto, located in the mountains of Western Honshu, is known as the "City of a Thousand Temples", and has 1600 Buddhist temples and 400 Shinto shrines.

Answer: Korean

Maeun-tang is a hot and spicy fish soup, bulgogi is barbecued beef, baek kimchi is fermented white cabbage and guksu is wheat flour noodles. Korean dishes are typically served all at once with no separate courses like in Western cuisines.

Answer: Korean

Korean born actor, Jason Kyson Lee, plays Japanese office worker Ando Masahashi, the sidekick to Hiro Nakamura, on the television series "Heroes". Although he studied the Japanese language in college, he is not fluent in it. He says he can't learn the language phonetically so he works with a language coach to learn his dialogue from scratch.

Answer: Vietnamese

The ao dai is a long flowing tunic that varies depending on the region of Vietnam. The body-hugging top flows over wide-legged trousers that brush the floor. Splits in the gown make it comfortable and easy to move in. Typically young girls wear white, unmarried young women wear pastel colours and married women wear darker, richer colours. The ao dai is still worn on formal occasions.

A non la is a cone-shaped hat made from leaves, bamboo and a special thread called doac. They are seen mostly in the countryside for functional purposes.

Answer: Chinese

In the 1880's labourers were brought in from China to work on the Canadian Pacific Railway. After it was completed the Canadian Government charged a fee for every Chinese person entering Canada to discourage immigration. In 2006, the Canadian Government issued an apology and compensated those remaining survivors that were directly affected by the head tax.

Answer: Japanese

Aikido, meaning "way of spiritual harmony", is a purely defensive martial art utilizing twisting and throwing techniques to turn an attacker's strength and momentum against him.

Judo, meaning "gentle way", is an unarmed combat sport using throws, pins, arm locks and choke holds to subdue an opponent.

Karate, meaning "way of the empty hand", is a system that uses kicks, strikes and defensive blocking with the arms and legs against an opponent. Striking surfaces include the hand, ball and heel of the foot, forearm, knee and elbow.

Answer: Chinese

The Chinese team, led by all-round gold medalist Yang Wei, won their first ever gold medal in the team competition. They beat defending Olympic champions Japan (silver), and the United States (bronze). The members of the team were Zou Kai, Yang Wei, Xiao Qin, Li Xiaopeng, Huang Xu and Chen Yibing.

Answer: Vietnamese

The Marble Mountains are a series of five peaks made out of marble and limestone. It is a popular tourist attraction where people can explore the many cave entrances and tunnels. It is also home to several Buddhist sanctuaries.

The Cham museum, founded in 1915, contains a collection of Hindu sculptures made of sandstone. The Cham civilization practiced Hinduism and occupied parts of Vietnam until the 14th century.

The dong is the currency of Vietnam, and pho is the national soup of the country.

Answer: Korean

Korean-American Yul Kwon, lawyer and entrepreneur, won "Survivor: Cook Islands" in 2006, beating out favoured contestant Ozzy Lusth. It was his combination of strategic play and social skills that earned him the the title of Survivor.

Answer: Japanese

Harajuku girls is a term used to describe young women who dress in certain styles of clothing that originated in the street culture of major Japanese cities. Harajuku is a famous fashion and shopping area in Tokyo, and also where you can see crowds of youth hanging out in full Harajuku garb on Sundays. Pop singer Gwen Stefani has used dancers dressed as Harajuku girls in her music videos and live performances.