Asia Rd 1 Trivia
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. What is the smallest country in size?
a. / Bahrain / c. / Sri Lankab. / Qatar / d. / Kuwait
____ 2. What is the main religion(s) Qatar?
a. / Muslim/Hindu / c. / Orthodox Christianb. / Buddhist / d. / Muslim/Christian
____ 3. How many telephones/cell phones are in Jordan?
a. / 714,000/1.4 million / c. / 519,000/5.3 millionb. / 2.9 million/8.9 million / d. / 3.6 million/7 million
____ 4. What is the currency of Azerbaijan?
a. / rial / c. / manatb. / lari / d. / dram
____ 5. What is the GDP in Oman?
a. / $20,200 / c. / $110,700b. / $2,400 / d. / $20,500
____ 6.
a. / Iraq / c. / Kuwaitb. / United Arab Emirates / d. / Bahrain
____ 7. What is the main religion(s) of Israel?
a. / sunni muslim / c. / Jewishb. / muslim / d. / buddhist
____ 8. What is the major language(s) of Bhutan?
a. / Punjabi / c. / Nepalib. / Hindi / d. / Dzongkha
____ 9. What is the major language of Sri Lanka?
a. / Arabic / c. / Sinhalab. / Georgian / d. / Bangla
____ 10. What is the capital of Uzbekistan?
a. / Bishkek / c. / Dushanbeb. / Astana / d. / Tashkent
____ 11. What is the main religion(s) of Iran?
a. / buddhist / c. / sunni muslimb. / Jewish / d. / muslim
____ 12. What is the major language(s) of Nepal?
a. / Hindi / c. / Punjabib. / Dzongkha / d. / Nepali
____ 13. How many telephones/cell phones are in Syria?
a. / 714,000/1.4 million / c. / 2.9 million/8.9 millionb. / 3.6 million/7 million / d. / 519,000/5.3 million
____ 14.
a. / India / c. / Bhutanb. / Nepal / d. / Pakistan
____ 15. What is the capital of Iraq?
a. / Manama / c. / Baghdadb. / Kuwait City / d. / Abu Dhabi
____ 16. What % of the population lives below the poverty line in Tajikistan?
a. / 13.8% / c. / 60%b. / 40% / d. / 33%
____ 17. What is the GDP of Georgia?
a. / $9,500 / c. / $6,200b. / $6,300 / d. / $4,700
____ 18. What is the currency of Turkey?
a. / lira / c. / afghanib. / rial / d. / shekel
____ 19. What is the country with the smallest population?
a. / Qatar / c. / Sri Lankab. / Oman / d. / Bahrain
____ 20. Which country has the lowest GDP?
a. / Afghanistan / c. / Indiab. / Nepal / d. / Pakistan
____ 21.
a. / Nepal / c. / Pakistanb. / India / d. / Bhutan
____ 22. What is the GDP in Saudi Arabia?
a. / $110,700 / c. / $2,400b. / $20,200 / d. / $20,500
____ 23. What is the population of Israel?
a. / 4,017,095 / c. / 20,178,485b. / 6,342,948 / d. / 7,233,701
____ 24.
a. / Bahrain / c. / Kuwaitb. / United Arab Emirates / d. / Iraq
____ 25.
a. / Bahrain / c. / Kuwaitb. / Iraq / d. / United Arab Emirates
____ 26. What is the population of Lebanon?
a. / 4,017,095 / c. / 6,342,948b. / 7,233,701 / d. / 20,178,485
____ 27. What is the main religion(s) Bangladesh?
a. / Muslim/Hindu / c. / Orthodox Christianb. / Buddhist / d. / Muslim/Christian
____ 28.
a. / Bhutan / c. / Nepalb. / India / d. / Pakistan
____ 29. What is the major language(s) of India?
a. / Hindi / c. / Dzongkhab. / Nepali / d. / Punjabi
____ 30.
a. / United Arab Emirates / c. / Bahrainb. / Iraq / d. / Kuwait
____ 31. What is the GDP of Armenia?
a. / $9,500 / c. / $4,700b. / $6,200 / d. / $6,300
____ 32. What is the GDP of Azerbaijan?
a. / $6,200 / c. / $9,500b. / $6,300 / d. / $4,700
____ 33. What is the largest country in size?
a. / Turkey / c. / Indiab. / Saudi Arabia / d. / Kazakhstan
____ 34. What is the capital of Kuwait?
a. / Kuwait City / c. / Baghdadb. / Manama / d. / Abu Dhabi
____ 35. What is the currency of Iran?
a. / lari / c. / dramb. / rial / d. / manat
____ 36. What % of the population lives below the poverty line in Kazakhstan?
a. / 13.8% / c. / 40%b. / 60% / d. / 33%
____ 37. What is the GDP in Qatar?
a. / $20,200 / c. / $2,400b. / $110,700 / d. / $20,500
____ 38. What is the capital of Tajikistan?
a. / Bishkek / c. / Astanab. / Tashkent / d. / Dushanbe
____ 39. What is the main religion(s) of Afghanistan?
a. / buddhist / c. / muslimb. / Jewish / d. / sunni muslim
____ 40. What is the major language(s) of Pakistan?
a. / Nepali / c. / Dzongkhab. / Hindi / d. / Punjabi
____ 41. What is the major language of Bangladesh?
a. / Georgian / c. / Arabicb. / Bangla / d. / Sinhala
____ 42. What is the major language of Arabic?
a. / Sinhala / c. / Banglab. / Arabic / d. / Georgian
____ 43. What is the main religion(s) Sri Lanka?
a. / Muslim/Christian / c. / Muslim/Hindub. / Orthodox Christian / d. / Buddhist
____ 44. What is the GDP of Turkmenistan?
a. / $6,300 / c. / $9,500b. / $6,200 / d. / $4,700
____ 45.
a. / Pakistan / c. / Nepalb. / India / d. / Bhutan
____ 46. What is the GDP in Yemen?
a. / $20,200 / c. / $2,400b. / $110,700 / d. / $20,500
____ 47. What is the capital of Kazakhstan?
a. / Dushanbe / c. / Tashkentb. / Bishkek / d. / Astana
____ 48. What is the population of Syria?
a. / 20,178,485 / c. / 4,017,095b. / 7,233,701 / d. / 6,342,948
____ 49. Which country has the highest population?
a. / Pakistan / c. / Iraqb. / India / d. / Saudi Arabia
____ 50. What is the main religion(s) of Sri Lanka?
a. / muslim / c. / sunni muslimb. / Jewish / d. / buddhist
____ 51. What is the main religion(s) Georgia?
a. / Orthodox Christian / c. / Muslim/Hindub. / Buddhist / d. / Muslim/Christian
____ 52. What is the currency of Georgia?
a. / rial / c. / dramb. / manat / d. / lari
____ 53. Which country has the highest GDP?
a. / Qatar / c. / Israelb. / Bahrain / d. / Kuwait
____ 54. What is the currency of Israel?
a. / lira / c. / rialb. / shekel / d. / afghani
____ 55. What % of the population lives below the poverty line in Kyrgyzstan?
a. / 13.8% / c. / 60%b. / 33% / d. / 40%
____ 56. What is the currency of Afghanistan?
a. / rial / c. / shekelb. / lira / d. / afghani
____ 57. Vocab: the belief that the soul, once a person dies, is reborn in a new body.
a. / nirvana / c. / reincarnationb. / karma / d. / jihad
____ 58. Vocab: a state of perfect peace
a. / karma / c. / jihadb. / reincarnation / d. / nirvana
____ 59. Vocab: literally means “to make an effort” or “to struggle”
a. / reincarnation / c. / nirvanab. / jihad / d. / karma
____ 60. Vocab: belief in more than one god
a. / Polytheism / c. / Medinab. / Monotheism / d. / Mecca
____ 61. Vocab: Birthplace of Muhammad
a. / Medina / c. / Polytheismb. / Monotheism / d. / Mecca
____ 62. Vocab: The city Muhammad moved to when he was kicked out of his hometown
a. / Medina / c. / Polytheismb. / Monotheism / d. / Mecca
____ 63. Vocab: belief in only one god.
a. / Polytheism / c. / Monotheismb. / Medina / d. / Mecca
____ 64. Vocab: The 5 acts of worship for Muslims
a. / caste system / c. / 4 noble truthsb. / 10 commandments / d. / 5 pillars of Islam
____ 65. Vocab: Christian place of worship
a. / synagogue / c. / pagodab. / mosque / d. / church
____ 66. Vocab: a divistion of Indian society into gropus based on a person’s birth
a. / caste system / c. / 5 pillars of Islamb. / 4 noble truths / d. / 10 commandments
____ 67. Vocab: Muslim place of worship
a. / mosque / c. / pagodab. / synagogue / d. / church
____ 68. Vocab: religion based on messages Muhammad received from God (Allah).
a. / Judaism / c. / Muslimb. / Islam / d. / Christianity
____ 69. Vocab: the holy book of Islam
a. / rabbi / c. / qur’anb. / Messiah / d. / bible
____ 70. Vocab: Jewish place of worship
a. / pagoda / c. / churchb. / synagogue / d. / mosque
____ 71. Vocab: the effects that good or bad actions have on a person’s soul
a. / reincarnation / c. / jihadb. / karma / d. / nirvana
____ 72. Vocab: a religion based on Jesus’ life and teaching
a. / Christianity / c. / Judaismb. / Islam / d. / Muslim
____ 73. Vocab: a Hebrew’s religion
a. / Judaism / c. / Islamb. / Christianity / d. / Muslim
____ 74. Vocab: the holy book of Christianity
a. / bible / c. / Messiahb. / qur’an / d. / rabbi
____ 75. Vocab: a river in Pakistan that creates a fertile plain
a. / delta / c. / Ganges Riverb. / Indus River / d. / landlocked
____ 76. Vocab: Buddhist place of worship
a. / pagoda / c. / churchb. / mosque / d. / synagogue
____ 77. Vocab: a landform at the mouth of a river created by sediment deposits
a. / delta / c. / landlockedb. / Ganges River / d. / Indus River
____ 78. Vocab: religious teachers of Judaism
a. / bible / c. / rabbib. / Messiah / d. / qur’an
____ 79. Vocab: a territory inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land
a. / subcontinent / c. / Jerusalemb. / Gaza / d. / colony
____ 80. Vocab: a great leader the ancient Jews predicted would restore greatness to Israel
a. / rabbi / c. / bibleb. / Messiah / d. / qur’an
____ 81. Vocab: land completely surrounded by land with no access to the ocean
a. / Ganges River / c. / landlockedb. / delta / d. / Indus River
____ 82. Vocab: ethnic group from the mountains of Nepal
a. / nun / c. / sherpab. / monastery / d. / convent
____ 83. Vocab: largely populated, rural land disputed over by Jews and Arabs
a. / Dead Sea / c. / Jordan Riverb. / Gaza / d. / West Bank
____ 84. Vocab: the lowest point on any continent and the world’s saltiest body of water
a. / Jordan River / c. / Gazab. / Dead Sea / d. / West Bank
____ 85. Vocab: the scattering of the Jewish population
a. / diaspora / c. / colonyb. / subcontinent / d. / embargo
____ 86. Vocab: a woman who belongs to a religious order
a. / convent / c. / monasteryb. / sherpa / d. / nun
____ 87. Vocab: a limit on trade
a. / Gaza / c. / subcontinentb. / embargo / d. / colony
____ 88. Vocab: a special home for nuns
a. / nun / c. / sherpab. / convent / d. / monastery
____ 89. Vocab: a large landmass that is smaller than a continent
a. / Gaza / c. / Jerusalemb. / subcontinent / d. / colony
____ 90. Vocab: a person who practices Islam
a. / Muslim / c. / Judaismb. / Christianity / d. / Islam
____ 91. Vocab: a small, crowded piece of coastline disputed over by Jews and Arabs
a. / Dead Sea / c. / Gazab. / West Bank / d. / Jordan River
____ 92. Vocab: India’s most important river, flows across northern India into Bangladesh
a. / delta / c. / Ganges Riverb. / landlocked / d. / Indus River
____ 93. Vocab:a river that begins in Syria, goes through Israel/Jordan and into the Dead Sea
a. / Gaza / c. / Jordan Riverb. / Dead Sea / d. / West Bank
____ 94. The Pontic and Taurus mountains are in which country?
a. / Turkey / c. / Syriab. / India / d. / Iran
____ 95. What is Israel’s population made up of?
a. / 80% Arab, 20% Kurd / c. / 80% Jewish, 20% Arabb. / 80% Arab, 20% Jewish / d. / 80% Kurd, 20% Arab
____ 96. Which country was the site of the world’s first civilization, Mesopatamia, in between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
a. / Saudi Arabia / c. / Israelb. / Iraq / d. / Iran
____ 97. The world’s largest sand desert is the Rub’ al-Khali desert. What country is it in?
a. / India / c. / Saudi Arabiab. / Iraq / d. / Iran
____ 98. What 2 ethnic groups are found in Iraq?
a. / Arab, Kurd / c. / Kurd, Jewishb. / Tamil and Sinhalese / d. / Arab, Tamil
____ 99. Israel is referred to as the Holy Land for all the following religions, EXCEPT...
a. / Buddhists / c. / Jewsb. / Muslims / d. / Christians
____ 100. Which is NOT one of the regions of Israel that Arabs and Jews are fighting over?
a. / East Jerusalem / c. / West Bankb. / West Jerusalem / d. / Gaza
____ 101. What type of climate does the Middle East and Central Asia have?
a. / Steppe / c. / Desertb. / Humid Subtropic / d. / Mediterranean
____ 102. What are the 2 major natural resources in the Middle East?
a. / water and oil / c. / phosphates and oilb. / oil and gold / d. / water and phosphates
____ 103. When Hussein became president of Iraq in 1979 which of the following did he do?
a. / kill political enemies / c. / restrict the pressb. / take away people’s freedom / d. / all of the above
____ 104. After the terrorist attacks of 9/11 which of the following is true about Hussein and Iraq?