Events in Asia 2001-2020 - Statistics

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year hint answer % Correct
2001 On 1 January, Calcutta is renamed to this Kolkata
93%
2010 This building, the world's tallest, is officially opened in Dubai Burj Khalifa
88%
2004 200,000 are killed by this natural disaster in South-East Asia tsunami
88%
2015 A stampede during the hajj kills 2200 pilgrims in this city Mecca
80%
2008 This nation becomes the first Asian country to adopt the euro Cyprus
78%
2002 This country becomes the 191st member state of United Nations Timor-Leste
71%
2020 Summer Olympics in this city happens in July and August Tokyo
68%
2017 The US drops the world's largest non-nuclear weapon on this country Afghanistan
66%
2011 This nuclear power plant is badly damaged following an earthquake and tsunami Fukushima
66%
2007 This former prime-minister of Pakistan is assassinated at an election rally Benazir Bhutto
59%
2005 This environmental treaty comes into effect {Kyoto} Protocol
56%
2018 The world's longest sea crossing bridge opens, connecting Hong Kong to this city Macau
56%
2003 The US moves its Middle East Air Combat headquaters to Al-Udeid Air Base in this country Qatar
56%
2016 Tsai Ing-wen is sworn as the 14th president of this nation Taiwan
54%
2006 The 3rd ruler of this country since its independence, Sheikh Jaber, dies aged 79 Kuwait
46%
2012 Typhoon Bopha kills over 1000 people on this Filipino island Mindanao
32%
2009 This miltary-political group is defeated, bringing its country's 25-year civil war to an end Tamil Tigers
29%
2019 The second US-North Korea summit is held in this city Hanoi
22%
2014 Malaysia Airlines flight 370, flying from KL to this city, vanishes Beijing
20%
2013 This country becomes the first ever to reject a seat on the UN Security Council Saudi Arabia
17%
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