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Geography of Asia
Test your knowledge about geography of Asia.
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Last updated: November 29, 2023
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1. Which desert is located between Mongolia and China?
Kyzylkum
Kalahari
Karakum
Gobi
2. Which country is not located on Indochinese Peninsula?
Malaysia
Bhutan
Laos
Vietnam
3. From which country Malaysia gained its independence in 1957?
United Kingdom
Spain
Portugal
France
4. On which Island is the eastern part of Malaysia situated?
New Guinea
Sumatra
Borneo
Java
5. What was the former name of the capital city of Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan?
Tashkent
Bishkek
Astana
Ashgabat
6. Which island nation became independent from Malaysia in 1965?
Papua New Guinea
Brunei
East Timor
Singapore
7. On which island is Tokyo located?
Shikoku
Kyushu
Hokkaido
Honshu
8. What is official language in Israel?
Arabic
Hebrew
Yiddish
English
9. Which city is legally the capital of Israel, although many other countries don't recognize it?
Nazareth
Haifa
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
10. Which lake began shrinking in the 1960s and had largely dried up by the 2010s?
Caspian Sea
Ladoga
Aral Sea
Lake Baikal
11. Which lake in Asia is the deepest lake in the world?
Onega
Baikal lake
Ladoga
Urmia
12. How many emirates do United Arab Emirates consist of?
7
10
5
15
13. The Dead sea is located on the border of which two countries?
Jordan and Syria
Israel and Jordan
Lebanon and Israel
Syria and Lebanon
14. What is the name of the strait between Asia and North America?
Strait of Magellan
Bering strait
Bass strait
Strait of Hormuz
15. Which is the most sacred river to Hindu people?
Ganges
Indus
Brahmaputra
Krishna
16. What symbols does China have on its flag?
Sun and moon
Half moon
Stars
Yin and yang
17. Which Asian country has the Star of David on its flag?
Syria
Lebanon
Jordan
Israel
18. Not counting Russia, which of the countries of the former USSR is the largest by area?
Turkmenistan
Azerbaijan
Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan
19. What is official language in Iran?
English
Persian
French
Arabic
20. Which country colonized Indonesia?
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Spain
France
21. Supervolcano Lake Toba erupted 74,000 years ago, nearly causing humans to become extinct. Where is it located?
Japan
Taiwan
Indonesia
Sri Lanka
22. On which island is Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, located?
Borneo
New Guinea
Sumatra
Java
23. Where is Krakatoa volcano that erupted in 1883 located?
Indonesia
Philippines
Japan
China
24. What is the most spoken first language in India?
English
Bengali
Hindi
Punjabi
25. Which Indian city was formerly known as Bombay?
Hyderabad
Kolkata
Delhi
Mumbai
26. Kashmir is a disputed territory, now administered by three countries. Which one is not one of them?
Afghanistan
India
China
Pakistan
27. Which sea borders the country of Georgia?
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
28. What are official languages of Cyprus?
Cypriot Arabic and English
Turkish and English
Greek and Turkish
Cypriot Arabic and Greek
29. What river makes most of the Chinese border with Russia?
Lena
Yellow River
Amur
Mekong
30. What is the main city in Tibet?
Islamabad
Kathmandu
Thimphu
Lhasa
31. Mountain Everest is located on the border between which two countries?
China and Nepal
Bangladesh and China
India and Bangladesh
Nepal and India
32. What is China's largest island?
Kyushu
Taiwan
Hainan
Shikoku
33. What is the longest river of Asia?
Yenisei
Yangtze
Yellow River
Indus
34. What is the informal name of the northeasternmost part of China?
Sikkim
Punjab
Tibet
Manchuria
35. What former Portuguese colony was returned to China in 1999?
Taipei
Macau
Hong Kong
Taiwan
36. Which Asian country is also known as Kampuchea?
Cambodia
Laos
Vietnam
Myanmar
37. Akrotiri and Dhekelia in Cyprus are sovereign base areas of which country?
Lebanon
Turkey
United Kingdom
Israel
38. Whose former colony is Hong Kong?
French
British
Spanish
Portuguese
39. South Ossetia is a de facto independent state claimed in whole by which country?
Russia
Georgia
Afghanistan
Armenia
40. What is the only country that recognizes Northern Cyprus as independent?
Russia
Greece
Turkey
Israel
41. Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia is claimed in whole by which country?
Russia
Armenia
Georgia
Azerbaijan
42. Whose former colony is Macau?
French
Portuguese
British
Spanish
43. Due to the lack of formal recognition Chinese Taipei is the other name for which country?
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Thailan
Macau
44. Which country controlled Cambodia from 1867 until 1953?
Germany
United Kingdom
Spain
France
45. On which island is the country of Brunei located?
Sumatra
Sulawesi
Java
Borneo
46. What animal is depicted on the flag of Bhutan?
Lion
Elephant
Eagle
Dragon
47. From which country Bangladesh gained its independence in 1971?
Myanmar
China
India
Pakistan
48. Much of Bangladesh lies on the delta of which river?
Ganges
Yangtze
Indus
Amur
49. Bahrain is connected by bridge to which country?
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
UAE
Qatar
50. Which tall mountain in is a national symbol of Armenia?
Pamir
Caucasus
Ararat
Karakoram
51. On which sea is the capital of Azerbaijan located?
Caspian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Black Sea
52. From which European country Bahrain gained its independence in 1971?
France
United Kingdom
Portugal
Spain
53. In which body of water is Bahrain located?
Persian Gulf
Gulf of Aden
Red Sea
Gulf of Oman
54. Which Asian country is composed of 26 atoll islands?
East Timor
Indonesia
Seychelles
Maldives
55. Which country is not located in the Bay of Bengal?
Laos
Bangladesh
Myanmar
India
56. Famous as excellent mountain climbers most Sherpa people live in the eastern regions of which country?
Nepal
Vietnam
Pakistan
Bhutan
57. What sea is located between North Korea and China?
Yellow Sea
South China Sea
Sea of Okhotsk
East China Sea
58. Which African island was once the capital of Oman and the residence of the Omani monarchs?
Socotra
Madagascar
Zanzibar
Comoros
59. What is the name of strait between Iran and Oman?
Bab al-Mandab Strait
Strait of Hormuz
Malacca Strait
Dardanelles Strait
60. Which country has the largest Muslim population in the world?
Saudi Arabia
Pakistan
Indonesia
Iran
61. Which country was formerly known as East Pakistan?
Tajikistan
Bhutan
Bangladesh
Afghanistan
62. Although Jerusalem is designated as the capital, what is the administrative center of Palestine?
Jenin
Hebron
Jericho
Ramallah
63. Quezon city is the most populous city of which country?
Indonesia
Vietnam
Thailand
Philippines
64. What is the only bordering country with Qatar?
United Arab Emirates
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
65. Two territories are commonly referred to as Palestine today. Which one is not one of them?
Golan Heights
West Bank
Gaza Strip
66. Phuket is the largest island and the major tourst center in which country?
Taiwan
Thailand
Indonesia
Cambodia
67. What is the second-largest ethnic group in Turkey?
Arabs
Albanians
Bosniaks
Kurds
68. What sea connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea?
Sea of Marmara
Sea of Azov
Tyrrhenian Sea
Ionian Sea
69. What is the name of the peninsula on which most of Turkey is situated?
Levant
Maghreb
Sinai
Anatolia
70. What sea does not exist?
Yellow Sea
Green Sea
White Sea
Red Sea
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6 Comments
kennedy78
+2
Level 82
Feb 26, 2021
Tokyo is located on the island honshu not hoshu.
Nenadbs
+1
Level 54
Feb 27, 2021
Thanks for that. My mistake.
TurkeyCookTime
+1
Level 85
Feb 26, 2021
The Caucasus also divides Europe and Asia, so you'll probably want to change that question.
Nenadbs
+1
Level 54
Feb 27, 2021
Thanks, you are right. I didn't think about Caucasus.
XYU
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Level 62
Nov 29, 2023
Good work. The Muslim population of Pakistan has just about caught up with that of Indonesia (both around 240 million), so you might have to change that one, given the spiralling population of Pakistan!
Nenadbs
+1
Level 54
Nov 29, 2023
Thanks, I changed that. Good job 👍
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