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Asia: Odd One Out Trivia Quiz

This quiz covers a range of issues relating to the Asian continent. Just pick the odd one out in each question!

A multiple-choice quiz by timence. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
timence

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
375,867

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
465

Last 3 plays: reeshy (9/10), Guest 103 (9/10), PurpleComet (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following seas is not an Asian sea? Hint

Sea of Japan

East China Sea

West China Sea

South China Sea

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these countries is NOT classified as an Asian nation? Hint

Myanmar

Burkina Faso

Nepal

Taiwan

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following cities is NOT part of Asia? Hint

Chennai

Pyongyang

Zagreb

Vientiane

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Caspian Sea, the world's largest lake, is located wholly in Asia.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these is NOT a mountain range in Asia? Hint

Horlick Mountains

Himalayas

Altay Mountains

Zagros Mountains

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following countries does NOT feature in the top ten Asian countries by land area? Hint

Thailand

Indonesia

Pakistan

Mongolia

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these Asian countries is the odd one out because it is NOT landlocked? Hint

Bhutan

Nepal

Pakistan

Mongolia

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Question 8 of 10

8. Asia has both the smallest and largest deserts in the world by area (excluding Antarctica).

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these countries is the odd one out because it is NOT one of the five smallest Asian countries by area? Hint

Sri Lanka

Bahrain

Singapore

Brunei

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Question 10 of 10

10. Asia is an odd continent out because at the turn of the 21st century it was the only continent without any active volcanoes.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following seas is not an Asian sea?

Answer: West China Sea

As indicated by their names, the South China Sea lies to the south of China (and between the Philippines and Vietnam) and the East China Sea to the east (between China and Japan). China's west is made up of land boundaries with Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Pakistan, among others.

2. Which of these countries is NOT classified as an Asian nation?

Answer: Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is an African nation. Myanmar is in south-east Asia, while Nepal and Taiwan are in south Asia.

3. Which of the following cities is NOT part of Asia?

Answer: Zagreb

Zagreb is the largest and capital city of Croatia, in Europe. Pyongyang is in North Korea; Vientiane in Laos; and Chennai in India.

4. The Caspian Sea, the world's largest lake, is located wholly in Asia.

Answer: False

While much of the Caspian Sea sits in West Asia, it also touches Eastern Europe. The Caspian Sea is over 370,000 square km (143,000 square miles) in surface area.

5. Which of these is NOT a mountain range in Asia?

Answer: Horlick Mountains

The Horlick Mountains are in Antarctica. The Altays are in Central and East Asia, between Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan. The Zagros Mountains are in Iran and Iraq, and the Himalayas are a very large range north of India and including several of the world's largest peaks (including Mount Everest).

6. Which of the following countries does NOT feature in the top ten Asian countries by land area?

Answer: Thailand

Asia is the largest continent on Earth by area. China consists of over 9.5 million square km and is easily the largest Asian country, followed by the Asian portion of Russia (about 3.9 million). India is the third largest country in Asia by size (about 3.2 million square km); Indonesia sixth (1.9 million); and Pakistan ninth (0.8 million).

While still relatively large in global terms, Thailand comes in 14th in Asia at just over 500,000 square km.

7. Which of these Asian countries is the odd one out because it is NOT landlocked?

Answer: Pakistan

Nepal is landlocked between Bhutan, India, China, Tibet and Bangladesh; Mongolia by China, Kazakhstan and Russia; and Bhutan by India, Bangladesh, China, Nepal and Myanmar. Pakistan has a southern coastal area on the Arabian Sea.

8. Asia has both the smallest and largest deserts in the world by area (excluding Antarctica).

Answer: False

While Asia has some large deserts including the Arabian (West Asia) and Gobi (East Asia), these are significantly smaller than Africa's Sahara Desert. Asia does have two of the world's smallest sub-tropical deserts, the Dasht-e Kavir and Dasht-e Lut, both in Iran.

9. Which of these countries is the odd one out because it is NOT one of the five smallest Asian countries by area?

Answer: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, at about 65,000 square km, is small in Asian terms. However, there are at least twelve Asian countries that are substantially smaller, including Brunei (5,700 square km), Singapore (690 square km) and Bahrain (660). The Maldives comes in as smallest, at just 300 square km.

10. Asia is an odd continent out because at the turn of the 21st century it was the only continent without any active volcanoes.

Answer: False

There are many volcanoes in Asia that are considered to be 'active', which means they are in the process of erupting (often slowly) or likely to erupt. Some famous examples, which bring millions of tourists to watch every year, include Mount Fuji (Japan) and Mount Bromo (Indonesia).

Source: Author timence

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