North East Asia Challenge

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Which of the following did NOT occur during the Meiji Restoration in Japan between 1868 and 1912? Japan defeated China in the Sino-Japanese War and Russia in the Russian-Japanese War. The shogunate (military government) was abolished. Commodore Perry of the U.S. Navy arived with a squadron of 'Black ships' to insist Japan open to foreign trade. The daimyo (feudal lords) surrendered and their land was divided into prefectures.

2. Which of the following is the phonetic alphabet of Korea? Hangul Hiragana Kanji Katakana

3. Hong Kong was handed back to China in 1997 by the British. Macao was handed back to China in 1999 by the: Dutch Portuguese British Spanish

4. Which of the following Japanese foods is not some kind of noodle? Udon Okonomiyaki Soba Somen

5. Which of the following trainlines does NOT have a terminus in Beijing, China? Trans-Manchurian All of them have a terminus in Beijing Trans-Mongolian Trans-Siberian

6. The truce village on the ceasefire line in the DMZ between North and South Korea is called: Kwangju Suwon Panmunjom Pukansan

7. The currency in Macao is the: Yuan Won Pataca Yen

8. The phonetic syllabary Hangul was invented about 500 years ago by: A priest A king A peasant A wealthy merchant

9. Which of the following isn't one of 'Japan's Best Views'? Amanohashidate Matsushima Kiyomizu Miyajima

10. Three of the following are 'Thank you' in North East Asian languages. Which one is 'Thank you' in a South East Asian language? Xie xie Kam-sa ham-ni-da Arigato gozaimasu Khawp khun