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North East Asia Challenge Trivia Quiz

Ten multi-choice questions about the countries of North East Asia: Japan, Korea, and China. How much do you know about the food, languages, history and geography of these three countries?

A multiple-choice quiz by kashikoi. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
kashikoi

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
38,261

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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1200

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following did NOT occur during the Meiji Restoration in Japan between 1868 and 1912? Hint

Japan defeated China in the Sino-Japanese War and Russia in the Russian-Japanese War.

The shogunate (military government) was abolished.

Commodore Perry of the U.S. Navy arrived with a squadron of 'Black ships' to insist Japan open to foreign trade.

The daimyo (feudal lords) surrendered and their land was divided into prefectures.

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following is the phonetic alphabet of Korea? Hint

Katakana

Kanji

Hangul

Hiragana

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Question 3 of 10

3. Hong Kong was handed back to China in 1997 by the British. Macao was handed back to China in 1999 by the: Hint

Dutch

Spanish

British

Portuguese

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following Japanese foods is not some kind of noodle? Hint

Okonomiyaki

Soba

Udon

Somen

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following trainlines does NOT have a terminus in Beijing, China? Hint

Trans-Siberian

Trans-Mongolian

Trans-Manchurian

All of them have a terminus in Beijing

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Question 6 of 10

6. The truce village on the ceasefire line in the DMZ between North and South Korea is called: Hint

Panmunjom

Pukansan

Suwon

Kwangju

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Question 7 of 10

7. The currency in Macao is the: Hint

Yuan

Won

Pataca

Yen

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Question 8 of 10

8. The phonetic syllabary Hangul was invented about 500 years ago by: Hint

A priest

A wealthy merchant

A peasant

A king

9. In 1643, the scholar Hayashi Gaho produced a short list known as the "Three Views of Japan", of what he considered to be the three finest scenic views in the country. Which of the following wasn't one of them? Hint

Kiyomizu

Miyajima

Matsushima

Amanohashidate

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Question 10 of 10

10. Three of the following are 'Thank you' in North East Asian languages. Which one is 'Thank you' in a South East Asian language? Hint

Kam-sa ham-ni-da

Xie xie

Khawp khun

Arigato gozaimasu

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following did NOT occur during the Meiji Restoration in Japan between 1868 and 1912?

Answer: Commodore Perry of the U.S. Navy arrived with a squadron of 'Black ships' to insist Japan open to foreign trade.

The two wars occurred in 1894-95 and 1904-05, respectively. Perry's arrival was in 1853.

2. Which of the following is the phonetic alphabet of Korea?

Answer: Hangul

The others are the three written languages used in Japan.

3. Hong Kong was handed back to China in 1997 by the British. Macao was handed back to China in 1999 by the:

Answer: Portuguese

Portugal had had control of Macao since the mid-1800s.

4. Which of the following Japanese foods is not some kind of noodle?

Answer: Okonomiyaki

Okonomiyaki is often described as 'a Japanese pizza' but I think it is more like a fritter. The best known types come from Osaka and Hiroshima. Somen is a thin white noodle, served cold in the summer.

5. Which of the following trainlines does NOT have a terminus in Beijing, China?

Answer: Trans-Siberian

The Trans-Siberian travels between Nakhodka (near Vladivostok) and Moscow. The other two both go between Moscow and Beijing, with the Trans-Manchurian bypassing Mongolia.

6. The truce village on the ceasefire line in the DMZ between North and South Korea is called:

Answer: Panmunjom

An amazing place. There is a negotiation room built half in North Korea and half in South Korea.

7. The currency in Macao is the:

Answer: Pataca

The Won is used in Korea, the Yuan in China, and the Yen, of course, in Japan. The Pataca was first used in the Philippines by Spanish merchants and went into use in Macao in 1901. It is still being used even after the return of Macao to China.

8. The phonetic syllabary Hangul was invented about 500 years ago by:

Answer: A king

It was invented by King Sejong and his group of researchers in 1443. These days it consists of 24 letters: 14 consonants and 10 vowels.

Answer: Kiyomizu

Japan is very fond of lists like this. I am sure that Kiyomizu-dera, one of the most famous temples in Kyoto, must be on another list. 'The three most famous temples in Japan', perhaps? Matsushima is in Miyagi Prefecture, Miyajima Island is in Hiroshima Prefecture and Amanohashidate is in Kyoto Prefecture.

10. Three of the following are 'Thank you' in North East Asian languages. Which one is 'Thank you' in a South East Asian language?

Answer: Khawp khun

'Xie xie' is Chinese, 'Kamsa hamnida' is Korean, 'Arigato gozaimasu' is Japanese, and 'Khawp khun' is Thai.

Source: Author kashikoi

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