ASIA Q & A #1 (SPECTATOR’S)

1. Which Asian city, with a population of more than 24 million, is the most populous
city proper in the world? Shanghai

2. Besides Thailand, which two countries have coasts on the Gulf of Thailand?
Cambodia and Vietnam

3. Which city, located in southern India and the highest of India's major cities, is
nicknamed the 'Silicon Valley of India'? Bangalore

4. Thimphu is the capital, while Phuntsholing is the financial centre, of which small
landlocked country? Bhutan

5. Khmer is spoken by more than 95% of the population of which country? Cambodia

6. Incheon International Airport serves which country? South Korea

7. Borobudur, a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple and the world's largest

Buddhist temple, is in which country? Indonesia

8. Which country shares its southern border with both Iran and Afghanistan?
Turkmenistan

9. The Democracy Monument, the Giant Swing, Wat Arun, and the Grand Palace can
all be seen by 'tuk-tuk' in which capital city? Bangkok

10.The Volcano Islands are a group of three islands belonging to which country? Japan

11.Which parallel north forms the border between South and North Korea? 38th
parallel

12.Which Asian country's name means 'land of the pure'? Pakistan

13.Which singer closed the 2014 Asian Games ceremony with a performance of
Gangnam Style? Psy

14.What is the English translation of 'the Rub' al Khali', which encompasses most of
the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula? The Empty Quarter

15.Which island is the largest in Asia? Borneo

ASIA Q & A #1

1. Which Asian city, with a population of more than 24 million, is the most populous
city proper in the world?

Shang Hai

2. Besides Thailand, which two countries have coasts on the Gulf of Thailand?

Viet Nam & Cambodia

3. Which city, located in southern India and the highest of India's major cities, is
nicknamed the 'Silicon Valley of India'?

Bangalore

4.Thimphu is the capital, while Phuntsholing is the financial centre, of which small
landlocked country?

Bhutan

5. Khmer is spoken by more than 95% of the population of which country?

Cambodia

6. Incheon International Airport serves which country?

South Korea

7. Borobudur, a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple and the world's largest

Buddhist temple, is in which country?

Indonesia

8. Which country shares its southern border with both Iran and Afghanistan?

Turkmenistan

9. The Democracy Monument, the Giant Swing, Wat Arun, and the Grand Palace can
all be seen by 'tuk-tuk' in which capital city?

Bangkok
10. The Volcano Islands are a group of three islands belonging to which country?

Japan

11. Which parallel north forms the border between South and North Korea?

38th Parallel

12. Which Asian country's name means 'land of the pure'?

Pakistan

13. Which singer closed the 2014 Asian Games ceremony with a performance of
Gangnam Style?

PSY

14. What is the English translation of 'the Rub' al Khali', which encompasses most of
the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula?

The Empty Quarter

15. Which island is the largest in Asia?

Borneo
 ASIA Q & A #2 (SPECTATOR’S)

Is the Great Wall of China 650, 1,450 or 2,050 What did Burma change its name to in 1989?
miles long? A: Myanmar.
A: 1,450. A 25 km causeway, the longest in the world,
Where did the Gang of Four try to seize power links Saudi Arabia with which other country?
in 1976? A: Bahrain.
A: China. Beside which river are the Indian cities of
Which Asian city hosted the 1988 Olympic Delhi and Agra?
Games? A: Jumna.
A: Seoul. On which inland sea do the ports of Astrakhan
Who was emperor of Japan during world War and Baku lie?
II? A: Caspian Sea.
A: Hirohito. Of which state in India is Lucknow the capital?
What is the capital of Saudi Arabia? A: Uttah Pradesh.
A: Riyadh. Which country was suspended from the Arab
Of which country is Vientiane the capital? League for ten years from 1979?
A: Laos. A: Egypt.
Who was the Mongol ruler who conquered With what is the Japanese art of bonsai
Persia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia in concerned?
the 14th Century? A: Miniature Trees.
A: Tamerlane. By what name was Thailand known until
Which two Middle Eastern countries fought a 1939?
war from 1980 to 1988? A: Siam.
A: Iran and Iraq. What kind of wild cattle with shaggy coats and
Which sea lies between china and Korea? upturned horns live in the mountains of Tibet?
A: Yellow Sea. A: Yak.
In which modern country are the ports of Which 13th-century Mongol warlord controlled
Sidon and Tyer? probably a larger area than anyone in history,
A: Lebanon. from the Yellow Sea to the Black Sea?
What is the name of the mountain pass which A: Genghis Khan.
lies between Pakistan and Afghanistan? Which country is bounded by Saudi Arabia,
A: Khyber Pass. Oman, the Gulf of Aden, and the Red Sea?
The West Bank of which river has been A: Yemen.
occupied by Israel since 1967? Which is the largest city in India?
A: Jordan. A: Calcutta.
Which 15th-century navigator discovered the Which is the principal island of Japan?
sea route from Europe to India by the Cape of A: Honshu.
Good Hope? What distinguished the Japanese tanker Shin-
A: Vasco da Gama. Attoku-Maru, launched in 1980?
What is the name of the group of 1,196 A: Assisted by wind.
islands in the North Indian Ocean, none What is the dominant classical language of
bigger than five square miles? the Indian subcontinent?
A: Maldives. A: Sanskrit.
In which 1954 battle did the Vietminh defeat Which Syrian city is said to be the oldest
the French and end their influence in continually inhabited city in the world?
Indochina? A: Damascus.
A: Dien Bien Phu. Who founded the modern republic of Turkey
What nationality are the Gurkhas, who have and, in 1934, took a name meaning "Father of
fought for the British and Indian armies since the Turks"?
1815? A: Kemal Ataturk.
A: Nepalese. What is the Japanese product kakiemon?
Which major export of Bangladesh is used to A: Porcelain.
make sacking? Which river with a vast delta to the South
A: Jute. china Sea rises as the Za Qu in Tibet?
What was the former name of Iran? A: Mekong.
A: Persia. Isfahan is a major city in which country?
Which river runs 1,560 miles to the Bay of A: Iran.
Bengal? Which Indian poet and philosopher was the
A: Ganges. first Asian to win the Nobel Prize for
Which sheikhdom is the capital of the United Literature?
Arab Emirates? A: Rabindranath Tagoe.
A: Abu Dhabi. In which square in Beijing did troops
Which native East Asian plant is the richest massacre more than 1,000 demonstrators in
natural vegetable food? 1989?
A: Soya. A: Tiananmen Square.
What is the capital of Hong Kong? Who was supposed to have told the Arabian
A: Victoria. Nights tales?
A: Scheherazade.
 ASIA Q & A #2
Is the Great Wall of China 650, 1,450 or 2,050 Maldives
miles long?
1,450 miles What did Burma change its name to in 1989?
Where did the Gang of Four try to seize power Myanmar
in 1976?
China A 25 km causeway, the longest in the world,
Which Asian city hosted the 1988 Olympic links Saudi Arabia with which other country?
Games? Bahrain
South Korea
Beside which river are the Indian cities of
Who was emperor of Japan during world War Delhi and Agra?
II? Yamuna River
Hirohito
What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?
On which inland sea do the ports of Astrakhan
Riyadh
and Baku lie?
Caspian Sea
Of which country is Vientiane the capital?
Laos
Of which state in India is Lucknow the capital?
Who was the Mongol ruler who conquered
Uttar Pradesh
Persia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia in
the 14th Century?
Chormagan Which country was suspended from the Arab
Which two Middle Eastern countries fought a League for ten years from 1979?
war from 1980 to 1988? Egypt
Iran and Iraq
Which sea lies between china and Korea? With what is the Japanese art of bonsai
Yellow Sea concerned?
In which modern country are the ports of Miniature Trees
Sidon and Tyer?
Lebanon By what name was Thailand known until
What is the name of the mountain pass which 1939?
lies between Pakistan and Afghanistan? Siam
Khyber Pass What kind of wild cattle with shaggy coats and
The West Bank of which river has been upturned horns live in the mountains of Tibet?
occupied by Israel since 1967? Yak
Jordan River Which 13th-century Mongol warlord controlled
Which 15th-century navigator discovered the probably a larger area than anyone in history,
sea route from Europe to India by the Cape of from the Yellow Sea to the Black Sea?
Good Hope? Genghis Khan
Vasco da Gama Which country is bounded by Saudi Arabia,
Oman, the Gulf of Aden, and the Red Sea?
What is the name of the group of 1,196 Yemen
islands in the North Indian Ocean, none Which is the largest city in India?
bigger than five square miles? Bengaluru
Which is the principal island of Japan?
 What is the capital of Hong Kong?
What distinguished the Japanese tanker Shin- Victorian
Attoku-Maru, launched in 1980? Which Syrian city is said to be the oldest
continually inhabited city in the world?
What is the dominant classical language of Damascus
the Indian subcontinent? Who founded the modern republic of Turkey
Sanskrit and, in 1934, took a name meaning "Father of
In which 1954 battle did the Vietminh defeat the Turks"?
the French and end their influence in Ataturk
Indochina?
Indochina War What is the Japanese product kakiemon?
What nationality are the Gurkhas, who have Porcelain
fought for the British and Indian armies since
1815? Which river with a vast delta to the South
Nepal china Sea rises as the Za Qu in Tibet?
Which major export of Bangladesh is used to Mekong River
make sacking? Isfahan is a major city in which country?
Jute products Iran
What was the former name of Iran? Which Indian poet and philosopher was the
Persia first Asian to win the Nobel Prize for
Which river runs 1,560 miles to the Bay of Literature?
Bengal? Rabindranath Tagore
Ganges River In which square in Beijing did troops
Which sheikhdom is the capital of the United massacre more than 1,000 demonstrators in
Arab Emirates? 1989?
Abu Dhabi Tiananmen square
Which native East Asian plant is the richest Who was supposed to have told the Arabian
natural vegetable food? Nights tales?
Soybean Scheherazade
 ASEAN Q & A #1 (SPECTATOR’S) 20. When is the National Day of Laos
celebrated? On December 2nd

21. What is the currency of Brunei Darussalam?

1. How many countries belong to ASEAN today? Dollar
10
22. Who is the current Secretary-General of
2. What is the capital city of Indonesia? Jakarta ASEAN? Dato Lim Kock Hoi
3. When was the ASEAN founded? 1967 23. What is the national flower of Cambodia?
Rumdul / Romduol
4. Hanoi is the capital city of Vietnam.
24. What is the correct motto of ASEAN? One
5. What does ASEAN stand for? Association of
Vision, One Identity, One Community
Southeast Asian Nations
25. Where is the ASEAN Secretariat located?
6. Which country joined ASEAN in 1999?
Indonesia
Cambodia
26. What is the colour of a five-pointed star on
7. How many stars does the Singapore's flag
the flag of Myanmar? White
have? Five
27. What is the capital of the Philippines?
8. How many stripes are there on the flag of
Manila
Myanmar? Three
28. Who is the prime minister of Singapore? Mr.
9. What is the name of the anthem of ASEAN?
Lee Hsien Loong
The ASEAN Way
29. Who is the first president of Myanmar? Mr.
10. What is the national flower of Thailand?
Thein Sein / Sao Shwe Thaik
Ratchaphreuk
30. What is the longest river in Southeast Asia?
11. How many colors are there on the flag of
The Mekong River
ASEAN? Four
31. Who is the first female prime minister of
12. What does the blue color on the flag of
Thailand? Miss Yingluck Shinawatra
ASEAN represent? Peace and stability
32. How many countries in ASEAN does the
13. What is the capital city of Laos? Vientiane
Mekong River flow through? Five
14. Lotus is the national flower of Vietnam.
33. What is Amok usually made of? Fish
15. How many stars are there on the flag of the
34. What countries use the dollar as their
Philippines? Three
official currencies? Singapore and Brunei
16. What is the currency of Cambodia? Riel Darussalam

17. What is the currency of Vietnam? Dong
18. What is the currency of Myanmar? Kyat
19. What is the currency of Laos? Kip
35. Which river is the most important
commercial waterway of Myanmar? The
Irrawaddy River
36. What is the highest mountain in Southeast
Asia? Hkakabo Razi
37. What is Thailand’s national carrier? Thai 55. What is the national animal of Thailand?
Airways International Thai Elephant

38. Where is the main hub of the Philippine 56. What is the national animal of Indonesia?
Airlines? Ninoy Aquino International Airport Komodo Dragon

39. Who is the current President of Singapore? 57. What is the national animal of the
Halimah Yacob Philippines? Carabao

40. Where is Wattay International Airport 58. What is the national animal of Malaysia?
located? Laos Malayan Tiger

41. What is the highest mountain in Malaysia? 59. What is the national animal of Cambodia?
Kinabalu Kouprey

42. What is the name of an image placed at the 60. Ambuyat is considered the most popular
centre of the Cambodian flag? Angkor Thom delicacy in Brunei.

43. What kind of flower is found on the Brunei 61. Amok is a traditional Cambodian dish.
one-dollar bank note? Simpor
62. Gado-Gado is one of the well-known dishes
44. What is Adobo usually made of? Pork from Indonesia.

45. How long does the Secretary-General of 63. Chicken soup is a traditional Lao dish.
ASEAN serve in one term? 5 years
64. Nasi Lemak is one of the well-known dishes
46. What does AEC stand for? ASEAN Economic from Malaysia.
Community
65. Nem is one of Vietnam’s favorite dishes.
47. When is ASEAN Day celebrated annually?
66. Adobo is the most popular Filipino dish.
August 8th
67. Laksa is spicy noodle that is popular in
48. Where is Burobudur located? Indonesia
Singapore.
49. Which of the following flowers merits the
68. Lahpet is a national dish of Myanmar.
nickname “The Flower of the Dawn”? The Lotus
69. Baju Melayu is a traditional Malay outfit for
50. How many stories does Petronas Twin
men.
Towers have? 88 stories
70. The female version of the baju melayu is
51. Who is the current prime minister of Laos?
called the baju kurung.
Thongsing Thammavong
71. The most popular and widely recognized
52. Where is the main hub of Singapore
Vietnamese national costume is the Áo dài.
Airlines? Changi Airport
72. A Kebayais a traditional blouse-dress
53. What is the official currency of the
combination worn by women in Indonesia.
Philippines? Peso
73. The barong Tagalog is an embroidered
54. What is the highest mountain in Indonesia?
formal garment of the Philippines.
Puncak Jaya
74. The balintawak is the traditional Filipino 2. What is the capital city of Indonesia?
costume for women.
3. When was the ASEAN founded?
75. Cambodia is the last country to join ASEAN
4. Hanoi is the capital city of
member countries.
5. What does ASEAN stand for?
76. Indonesia is the largest country in Southeast
Asia. 6. Which country joined ASEAN in 1999?

7. How many stars does the Singapore's flag

have?

8. How many stripes are there on the flag of

Myanmar?

9. What is the name of the anthem of ASEAN?

10. What is the national flower of Thailand?

11. How many colours are there on the flag of

ASEAN?

12. What does the blue colour on the flag of

ASEAN represent?

13. What is the capital city of Laos?

14. Lotus is the national flower of.

15. How many stars are there on the flag of the

Philippines?

16. What is the currency of Cambodia?

17. What is the currency of Vietnam?

18. What is the currency of Myanmar?

19. What is the currency of Laos?

20. When is the National Day of Laos

celebrated?

21. What is the currency of Brunei Darussalam?

22. Who is the current Secretary-General of

ASEAN?

23. What is the national flower of Cambodia?

ASEAN Q & A #1
24. What is the correct motto of ASEAN?

25. Where is the ASEAN Secretariat located?

1. How many countries belong to ASEAN today?
26. What is the colour of a five-pointed star on 48. Where is Burobudur located?
the flag of Myanmar?
49. Which of the following flowers merits the
27. What is the capital of the Philippines? nickname “The Flower of the Dawn”?

28. Who is the prime minister of Singapore? 50. How many stories does Petronas Twin
Towers have?
29. Who is the first president of Myanmar?
51. Who is the current prime minister of Laos?
30. What is the longest river in Southeast Asia?
52. Where is the main hub of Singapore
31. Who is the first female prime minister of
Airlines?
Thailand?
53. What is the official currency of the
32. How many countries in ASEAN does the
Philippines?
Mekong River flow through?
54. What is the highest mountain in Indonesia?
33. What is Amok usually made of?
55. What is the national animal of Thailand?
34. What countries use the dollar as their
official currencies? 56. What is the national animal of Indonesia?

35. Which river is the most important 57. What is the national animal of the
commercial waterway of Myanmar? Philippines?

36. What is the highest mountain in Southeast 58. What is the national animal of Malaysia?
Asia?
59. What is the national animal of Cambodia?
37. What is Thailand’s national carrier?
60. is considered the most popular delicacy in
38. Where is the main hub of the Philippine Brunei.
Airlines?
61. is a traditional Cambodian dish.
39. Who is the current President of Singapore?
62. is one of the well-known dishes from
40. Where is Wattay International Airport Indonesia.
located?
63. is a traditional Lao dish.
41. What is the highest mountain in Malaysia?
64. is one of the well-known dishes from
42. What is the name of an image placed at the Malaysia.
centre of the Cambodian flag?
65. is one of Vietnam’s favorite dishes.
43. What kind of flower is found on the Brunei
66. the most popular Filipino dish.
one-dollar bank note?
67. is spicy noodle that is popular in Singapore.
44. What is Adobo usually made of?
68. is a national dish of Myanmar.
45. How long does the Secretary-Genaeral of
69. is a traditional Malay outfit for men.
ASEAN serve in one term?
70. The female version of the baju melayu is
46. What does AEC stand for?
called the
47. When is ASEAN Day celebrated annually?
71. The most popular and widely recognized
Vietnamese national costume is the.

72. A Kebayais a traditional blouse-dress

combination worn by women in Indonesia.

73. The is an embroidered formal garment of

the Philippines.

74. The is the traditional Filipino costume for

women.

75. is the last country to join ASEAN member

countries.

76. is the largest country in Southeast Asia.

ASEAN Q & A #2 (SPECTATOR’S)

1. The motto of ASEAN is “

One Vision, One Identity, One Culture.”
Answer: False. One Vision, One Identity,
One Community
2. The found member-states of ASEAN are
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore
and
Thailand.
Answer: True
3. The stalks of padi in the center of the
ASEAN emblem represent the dream of
ASEAN
Founding Fathers for an ASEAN comprising
all the countries in Southeast Asia, bound
together
in friendship and solidarity. In the emblem,
there are 11 stalks of padi, representing the
member-
states of ASEAN.
Answer: False. There are only 10.
4. The ASEAN Secretariat is based in
Singapore.
Answer: False. It is based in Indonesia.
5. The ASEAN Day is observed every 8th of
August.
Answer: True.
6. The ASEAN Anthem is entitled, “The
ASEAN Cares.”
Answer: False. It is entitled, “The ASEAN
Way.”
7. Narciso G. Reyes was the first Filipino to
serve as the Secretary-General of ASEAN.
Answer: True.
8. The three pillars of the ASEAN
community are the following: Political-
Security Community,
Economic Community, and Socio-Cultural
Community.
Answer: True.
9. The ASEAN+3 is a forum that functions as
a coordinator of cooperation between the
ASEAN
and three East Asia nations of China, Japan,
and North Korea.
Answer: False. It should be China, Japan,
and South Korea.
10. In 2002, East Timor was recognized as
an observer of ASEAN and joined the ASEAN
Regional Forum in 2005.
Answer: True.