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