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Geography of Asia

Test your knowledge about geography of Asia.
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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?
Portugal
Spain
France
United Kingdom
4. On which Island is the eastern part of Malaysia situated?
Java
New Guinea
Borneo
Sumatra
5. What was the former name of the capital city of Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan?
Bishkek
Ashgabat
Tashkent
Astana
6. Which island nation became independent from Malaysia in 1965?
Papua New Guinea
Singapore
Brunei
East Timor
7. On which island is Tokyo located?
Hokkaido
Shikoku
Kyushu
Honshu
8. What is official language in Israel?
English
Arabic
Hebrew
Yiddish
9. Which city is legally the capital of Israel, although many other countries don't recognize it?
Tel Aviv
Haifa
Nazareth
Jerusalem
10. Which lake began shrinking in the 1960s and had largely dried up by the 2010s?
Caspian Sea
Ladoga
Lake Baikal
Aral Sea
11. Which lake in Asia is the deepest lake in the world?
Urmia
Baikal lake
Ladoga
Onega
12. How many emirates do United Arab Emirates consist of?
15
7
5
10
13. The Dead sea is located on the border of which two countries?
Syria and Lebanon
Jordan and Syria
Lebanon and Israel
Israel and Jordan
14. What is the name of the strait between Asia and North America?
Strait of Magellan
Bering strait
Strait of Hormuz
Bass strait
15. Which is the most sacred river to Hindu people?
Krishna
Brahmaputra
Indus
Ganges
16. What symbols does China have on its flag?
Yin and yang
Stars
Half moon
Sun and moon
17. Which Asian country has the Star of David on its flag?
Lebanon
Jordan
Syria
Israel
18. Not counting Russia, which of the countries of the former USSR is the largest by area?
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan
19. What is official language in Iran?
Persian
French
Arabic
English
20. Which country colonized Indonesia?
Spain
Netherlands
United Kingdom
France
21. Supervolcano Lake Toba erupted 74,000 years ago, nearly causing humans to become extinct. Where is it located?
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Indonesia
Japan
22. On which island is Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, located?
New Guinea
Java
Sumatra
Borneo
23. Where is Krakatoa volcano that erupted in 1883 located?
Indonesia
China
Philippines
Japan
24. What is the most spoken first language in India?
Hindi
Bengali
English
Punjabi
25. Which Indian city was formerly known as Bombay?
Hyderabad
Delhi
Mumbai
Kolkata
26. Kashmir is a disputed territory, now administered by three countries. Which one is not one of them?
Pakistan
China
Afghanistan
India
27. Which sea borders the country of Georgia?
Mediterranean Sea
Caspian Sea
Red Sea
Black Sea
28. What are official languages of Cyprus?
Cypriot Arabic and Greek
Cypriot Arabic and English
Greek and Turkish
Turkish and English
29. What river makes most of the Chinese border with Russia?
Lena
Amur
Yellow River
Mekong
30. What is the main city in Tibet?
Thimphu
Lhasa
Kathmandu
Islamabad
31. Mountain Everest is located on the border between which two countries?
Bangladesh and China
Nepal and India
India and Bangladesh
China and Nepal
32. What is China's largest island?
Shikoku
Kyushu
Hainan
Taiwan
33. What is the longest river of Asia?
Yenisei
Indus
Yellow River
Yangtze
34. What is the informal name of the northeasternmost part of China?
Manchuria
Tibet
Punjab
Sikkim
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
Cambodia
Vietnam
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
Spanish
British
Portuguese
39. South Ossetia is a de facto independent state claimed in whole by which country?
Afghanistan
Georgia
Armenia
Russia
40. What is the only country that recognizes Northern Cyprus as independent?
Greece
Russia
Israel
Turkey
41. Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia is claimed in whole by which country?
Russia
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Armenia
42. Whose former colony is Macau?
Spanish
British
Portuguese
French
43. Due to the lack of formal recognition Chinese Taipei is the other name for which country?
Thailan
Macau
Hong Kong
Taiwan
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
Borneo
Sulawesi
Java
46. What animal is depicted on the flag of Bhutan?
Elephant
Eagle
Lion
Dragon
47. From which country Bangladesh gained its independence in 1971?
India
China
Myanmar
Pakistan
48. Much of Bangladesh lies on the delta of which river?
Ganges
Yangtze
Amur
Indus
49. Bahrain is connected by bridge to which country?
Kuwait
Qatar
UAE
Saudi Arabia
50. Which tall mountain in is a national symbol of Armenia?
Karakoram
Caucasus
Pamir
Ararat
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
Spain
Portugal
53. In which body of water is Bahrain located?
Gulf of Oman
Gulf of Aden
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
54. Which Asian country is composed of 26 atoll islands?
Seychelles
Maldives
East Timor
Indonesia
55. Which country is not located in the Bay of Bengal?
India
Bangladesh
Laos
Myanmar
56. Famous as excellent mountain climbers most Sherpa people live in the eastern regions of which country?
Bhutan
Nepal
Pakistan
Vietnam
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?
Madagascar
Zanzibar
Comoros
Socotra
59. What is the name of strait between Iran and Oman?
Malacca Strait
Dardanelles Strait
Strait of Hormuz
Bab al-Mandab Strait
60. Which country has the largest Muslim population in the world?
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Pakistan
Indonesia
61. Which country was formerly known as East Pakistan?
Bhutan
Afghanistan
Tajikistan
Bangladesh
62. Although Jerusalem is designated as the capital, what is the administrative center of Palestine?
Jericho
Jenin
Hebron
Ramallah
63. Quezon city is the most populous city of which country?
Vietnam
Thailand
Philippines
Indonesia
64. What is the only bordering country with Qatar?
United Arab Emirates
Kuwait
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
65. Two territories are commonly referred to as Palestine today. Which one is not one of them?
Golan Heights
Gaza Strip
West Bank
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?
Kurds
Albanians
Arabs
Bosniaks
68. What sea connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea?
Tyrrhenian Sea
Sea of Azov
Sea of Marmara
Ionian Sea
69. What is the name of the peninsula on which most of Turkey is situated?
Levant
Maghreb
Anatolia
Sinai
70. What sea does not exist?
Green Sea
White Sea
Yellow Sea
Red Sea
6 Comments
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Level 81
Feb 26, 2021
Tokyo is located on the island honshu not hoshu.
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Level 53
Feb 27, 2021
Thanks for that. My mistake.
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Level 83
Feb 26, 2021
The Caucasus also divides Europe and Asia, so you'll probably want to change that question.
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Level 53
Feb 27, 2021
Thanks, you are right. I didn't think about Caucasus.
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Level 61
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!
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Level 53
Nov 29, 2023
Thanks, I changed that. Good job 👍