Asia is the world’s largest and most diverse continent – home to record-breaking landscapes, ancient civilizations, famous landmarks, vibrant cultures, and fast-growing modern cities.
From the snowy peaks of the Himalayas to the tropical beaches of Southeast Asia and the futuristic skylines of East Asia, this part of the world never stops surprising travelers, students, and curious minds. With so much to explore, Asia offers endless opportunities for trivia, discovery, and fun learning.
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This Asia trivia collection continues my growing global trivia series, following earlier editions such as the 75 Travel Superlatives and 175 Trivia Questions About Europe. This new edition gathers a mix of easy, medium, and expert questions designed for everyone – from families and teachers to travel lovers and quiz-night enthusiasts.
All questions are fact-checked and intentionally non-controversial, making them suitable for classrooms, travel clubs, and online quiz games. Whether you’re hosting an Asia quiz or creating a printable activity, these questions work for all ages.
The set is intentionally balanced: about 70% easy/common-knowledge, 20% medium difficulty, and 10% expert-level for the true trivia fans who love a good challenge.
Since Asia is so vast, the questions cover geography, history, landmarks, food, culture, pop culture, nature, and more. Whether you’re preparing for a themed trivia night, brushing up on your Asia knowledge, or simply exploring the world from home, you’ll find plenty of discoveries here.
Asia is the birthplace of major inventions, timeless traditions, and world-changing ideas – from writing systems and early mathematics to martial arts, spices, and robotics. It’s home to remote villages, megacities, deserts, rainforests, coral reefs, and everything in between.
Exploring Asia through trivia is a fun way to appreciate its incredible variety and learn something new no matter your starting point. You’ll also discover surprising Asia facts along the way.
How to use these trivia questions:
These Asia trivia questions work perfectly for game nights, long road trips, classroom quizzes, social media challenges, newsletters, office team-building, or travel-themed parties.
Mix easy, medium, and expert questions to match the mood of the group, or print them out for a fun activity at home. Trivia is one of the best ways to spark curiosity – and Asia is the perfect continent for it. These also make great Asian geography trivia questions or Asia history facts for classroom activities.
100 Asia Trivia Questions (With Answers)
These Asia trivia questions and answers are divided into categories to help you explore Asian geography trivia, history, food, landmarks, and more.
Geography & Nature
1. What is the largest country in Asia by area?
Answer: Russia
2. What is the tallest mountain in Asia – and the world?
Answer: Mount Everest
3. Question: What is the lowest point on land in Asia – and the lowest land elevation on Earth?
Answer: The Dead Sea shoreline.
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4. Which river is the longest in Asia?
Answer: The Yangtze River
5. Which desert stretches across northern China and southern Mongolia?
Answer: The Gobi Desert
6. What is the largest peninsula in Asia?
Answer: The Arabian Peninsula
7. Which Asian country has the most volcanoes?
Answer: Indonesia
8. Which Asian country spans the most time zones?
Answer: Russia
9. What large plateau is often called the “Roof of the World”?
Answer: The Tibetan Plateau
10. Which sea lies between Saudi Arabia and Africa?
Answer: The Red Sea
11. What is the deepest lake in the world, located in Siberia?
Answer: Lake Baikal
12. Which Asian country is famous for its cedar forests in the region of Hida?
Answer: Japan
13. Which country is home to the world’s largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans?
Answer: Bangladesh (and India)
14. What is the largest landlocked country in Asia?
Answer: Kazakhstan
15. Which Asian river is known as the “Yellow River”?
Answer: The Huang He (China)
16. Which Asian mountain range includes the world’s second-highest mountain, K2?
Answer: The Karakoram Range (expert)
17. Which strait separates Asia from Europe near Turkey?
Answer: The Bosporus Strait
18. What is the major river flowing through Bangkok?
Answer: The Chao Phraya River
19. Which Asian island is the most populous island in the world?
Answer: Java (Indonesia)
20. Which Asian country experiences the most earthquakes annually?
Answer: Japan
History, Civilizations & Ancient Asia
21. Which trade route linked Asia to Europe for centuries?
Answer: The Silk Road
22. Which Chinese dynasty expanded the Great Wall significantly?
Answer: The Ming Dynasty
23. Where is Angkor Wat located?
Answer: Cambodia
24. Who founded the Mongol Empire?
Answer: Genghis Khan
25. The Taj Mahal was built under which empire?
Answer: The Mughal Empire
26. Paper was invented in which Asian country?
Answer: China
27. In which city was Confucius born?
Answer: Qufu, China (expert)
28. Which ancient civilization built the city of Persepolis?
Answer: Persia (Iran)
29. Chess is believed to have originated in which Asian country?
Answer: India
30. What is the traditional Japanese warrior class called?
Answer: The Samurai
31. Which country is the birthplace of Buddhism?
Answer: Nepal
32. Bagan, home to thousands of temples, is in which country?
Answer: Myanmar
33. Which Chinese invention, originally used for fireworks, later transformed global warfare?
Answer: Gunpowder
34. Which Asian city served as the capital of the Khmer Empire?
Answer: Angkor (medium)
35. Which iconic wall in Asia is more than 21,000 km long?
Answer: The Great Wall of China
36. Which country was formerly known as Ceylon?
Answer: Sri Lanka
37. Which empire built the city of Samarkand into a major cultural center?
Answer: The Timurid Empire (expert)
38. Which ancient empire built the famous Royal Road to improve communication and trade across its territory?
Answer: The Achaemenid Empire (Persia)
39. Which ancient culture created the terracotta warriors?
Answer: China (Qin Dynasty)
40. Which Korean kingdom created the first metal movable-type printing system in the 13th century?
Answer: The Goryeo Dynasty (expert)
Bonus question: Which ancient South Asian civilization is known for its advanced urban planning in cities like Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa?
Answer: The Indus Valley Civilization
Food, Drinks & Culinary Traditions
41. Sushi originated in which country?
Answer: Japan
42. Kimchi is a famous dish in which country?
Answer: South Korea
43. The world’s largest tea producer is which country?
Answer: China
44. Pad Thai comes from which Asian country?
Answer: Thailand
45. Which fruit is known as the “king of fruits” in Southeast Asia?
Answer: Durian
46. Pho is a traditional dish from which country?
Answer: Vietnam
47. Which Indian bread is cooked in a tandoor?
Answer: Naan
48. Bubble tea originated in which Asian country?
Answer: Taiwan
49. Miso soup is a staple in which country?
Answer: Japan
50. Which Southeast Asian country is famous for “rendang,” a slow-cooked coconut beef dish often called one of the world’s tastiest foods?
Answer: Indonesia – and here is the complete Beef Rendang recipe, ranked as no 1 dish in the world.
51. Adobo is a beloved dish from which Asian country?
Answer: The Philippines
52. What traditional Japanese drink is made from rice?
Answer: Sake
53. Which Middle Eastern dish features chickpeas blended with tahini?
Answer: Hummus (common across the region)
54. Which Middle Eastern dessert made from layers of filo pastry, nuts, and syrup is popular across Western Asia?
Answer: Baklava
55. Which country is famous for green tea called “matcha”?
Answer: Japan
56. Samosas are widely associated with which country?
Answer: India (They are popular across South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East)
57. Which Asian country is known for the flavorful dish “bibimbap”?
Answer: South Korea
58. Tom Yum soup originates from which country?
Answer: Thailand
59. What is the Japanese term for grilled skewered chicken?
Answer: Yakitori
60. Which Asian country is famous for dim sum?
Answer: China (especially Hong Kong/Guangdong)
Landmarks, Cities & Famous Places
61. Which Asian city is home to the historic Shwedagon Pagoda, covered in gold and topped with diamonds?
Answer: Yangon, Myanmar
62. Where is the Burj Khalifa located?
Answer: Dubai, UAE
63. The Forbidden City is in which Asian capital?
Answer: Beijing, China
64. Which city is known as the “City of Angels” in its local language?
Answer: Bangkok, Thailand
65. Where are the Petronas Twin Towers located?
Answer: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – here is a local’s guide to Kuala Lumpur
66. What city is known for the futuristic Marina Bay Sands?
Answer: Singapore
67. Which Indian city is called the “Pink City”?
Answer: Jaipur – here is a guide to Jaipur with 20+ unmissable things to do and other useful information
68. Mount Fuji is a symbol of which country?
Answer: Japan
69. Where is the historic city of Kyoto located?
Answer: Japan
70. In which Asian country can you visit the ancient rock-cut temples of Ellora and Ajanta?
Answer: India
71. Where can you visit the Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib)?
Answer: Amritsar, India
72. Which Asian country is home to the Longmen Grottoes?
Answer: China
73. Which country is home to Ha Long Bay, famous for its emerald waters and limestone islands?
Answer: Vietnam
74. Which Southeast Asian country has a famous floating market near Bangkok?
Answer: Thailand
75. Where can you find the Statue of Unity, the world’s tallest statue?
Answer: India
76. Which city in South Korea is known for its ancient palaces and vibrant markets?
Answer: Seoul
77. Which Japanese city was the first to host the modern Olympic Games in Asia (1964)?
Answer: Tokyo – BTW there are so many wonderful offbeat things to do in Tokyo!
78. Which city in Central Asia was an important Silk Road hub and is famous for its blue-tiled mosques?
Answer: Samarkand (Uzbekistan)
79. The historic Silk Road city of Bukhara is located in which Central Asian country?
Answer: Uzbekistan (medium)
80. Which Indonesian island is known for its temples and beaches, attracting millions of tourists annually?
Answer: Bali
Bonus question: Which iconic mausoleum in Xi’an houses the Terracotta Army?
Answer: The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (China) (The Terracotta Army is part of the extensive complex of the mausoleum)
Pop Culture, Technology & Modern Asia
81. Which country is the global center of K-pop?
Answer: South Korea
82. Which Japanese animation studio made Spirited Away?
Answer: Studio Ghibli
83. Which video game company created Mario?
Answer: Nintendo (Japan)
84. Which country produces the most films in Asia?
Answer: India (Often cited as the largest film producer globally by volume)
85. Which South Korean brand manufactures Galaxy smartphones?
Answer: Samsung
86. Which country is known for anime and manga culture?
Answer: Japan
87. Where is the tech hub known as “Silicon Valley of India”?
Answer: Bengaluru (Bangalore) – read our article – Bangalore sightseeing: the local’s guide to Bangalore, India
88. Which Asian country dominates competitive esports?
Answer: South Korea
89. Which Japanese sport involves wrestlers trying to push each other out of a ring?
Answer: Sumo wrestling
90. Which country is home to the high-speed Shinkansen bullet trains?
Answer: Japan
Nature, Animals, Festivals & Miscellaneous
91. Which country is home to the giant panda?
Answer: China
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92. Cherry blossom season, or “sakura,” is most associated with which country?
Answer: Japan
93. Diwali, the festival of lights, is widely celebrated in which country?
Answer: India
94. Which zodiac system includes animals like the Dragon, Rabbit, and Tiger?
Answer: The Chinese zodiac
95. Which Asian country is known for nomadic horse culture?
Answer: Mongolia
96. Which Asian country is home to the world’s largest population of wild orangutans?
Answer: Indonesia (particularly on Borneo and Sumatra)
97. What is the national animal of India?
Answer: The Bengal tiger
98. Which Middle Eastern country is famous for the desert festival of AlUla?
Answer: Saudi Arabia
99. Which Asian country has a traditional festival where lanterns are released into the sky?
Answer: Thailand (Yi Peng Lantern Festival)
100. Which Asian country is known for its snow monkeys that bathe in hot springs?
Answer: Japan
Bonus question: Which Japanese festival features massive floats called “nebuta” illuminated from within?
Answer: Aomori Nebuta Matsuri (Japan)
Bonus question: Which Himalayan animal, known for its thick fur and curved horns, is often called the “ship of the mountains”?
Answer: The yak (medium)
I love trivia games because they’re the perfect mix of fun and curiosity – they let me test what I already know while opening the door to new facts, new stories, and new places to explore. Every question becomes an invitation to dive deeper into a topic, whether it’s history, geography, food, or culture.
Asia is such a rich and endlessly fascinating continent that even the simplest trivia sparks a desire to learn more, travel more, and discover the world with fresh eyes. I hope these questions inspire you to keep exploring, keep learning, and keep having fun wherever your curiosity leads you.
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