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Asia Quiz

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
Afghanistan
b)
Pakistan
c)
India
d)
Sri Lanka
2.
a)
Bay of Bengal
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Arabian Sea
3.
a)
Arabian Sea
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Bay of Bengal
d)
Persian Gulf
4.
a)
Atlas Mountains
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Himalaya Mountains
d)
Ural Mountains
5.
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Pakistan
d)
Sri Lanka
6.
a)
North Korea
b)
South Korea
c)
China
d)
Japan
7.
a)
Pakistan
b)
Afghanistan
c)
India
d)
China
8.
South Asia is also known as the...
a)
Indian subcontinent
b)
India zone
c)
Indo-Gangetic Plain
d)
least mountainous region of the world
9.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Euphrates River
b)
Tigris River
c)
Jordan River
d)
Strait of Hormuz
10.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Arabian Sea
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Tigris River
d)
Euphrates River
11.
What country is this?
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Israel
d)
Egypt
12.
What country is this?
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Turkey
d)
Egypt
13.
What country is this?
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Egypt
d)
Saudi Arabia
14.
What country is this?
a)
Israel
b)
China
c)
Turkey
d)
Oman
15.
What country is this?
a)
Egypt
b)
Israel
c)
Turkey
d)
Yemen
16.

What physical feature is #2?

a)

Bay of Bengal

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Indus River

d)

Ganges Delta

17.

What physical feature is #6?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Bay of Bengal

c)

Indus River

d)

Deccan Plateau

18.
What country is this?
a)
China
b)
North Korea
c)
South Korea
d)
Japan
19.

Which region stretches from China to Mongolia and is the largest desert in Asia?

a)

Sahara

b)

Gobi

c)

Atacama

d)

Nile Basin

20.

__________ is a large country that is part of Asia and Europe .

a)

Russia

b)

Mongolia

c)

China

d)

Saudi Arabia

21.

Which mountain is part of the Himalayas and the tallest mountain in the world?

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Mount McKinley

c)

Mount Fuji

d)

Mount Ranier

22.

What country is marked by a red star?

a)

South Korea

b)

North Korea

c)

Japan

d)

China

23.

Country E

a)

Thailand

b)

Russia

c)

North Korea

d)

Mongolia

24.

Country M

a)

Taiwan

b)

Malaysia

c)

Singapore

d)

Philippines

25.

Physical feature "I"

a)

Yellow River

b)

Yangtze River

c)

Ganges River

d)

Himalaya River

26.

Physical feature "G"

a)

Yangtze River

b)

Yellow River

c)

Ganges River

d)

Himalaya River

27.

Physical feature "H"

a)

Yellow River

b)

Yangtze River

c)

Ganges River

d)

Himalaya River

28.

Physical feature "J" (Northern China, Southern Mongolia)

a)

Himalaya Mountains

b)

Plateau of Tibet

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Taklamakan Desert

29.

Physical feature "K"

a)

East China Sea

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Sea of Japan

d)

Bay of Bengal

30.

Physical feature "L"

a)

Yellow Sea

b)

Russian Plain

c)

Plateau of Tibet

d)

Korean Peninsula

31.

What is the largest volcano in Japan?

a)

Mt. Fuji

b)

Mt. Everest

c)

Yellowstone

d)

Mauna Kea

32.

The Ring of Fire is an area in the Pacific Ocean where there are many volcanoes and earthquakes are frequent. What country is in the Ring of Fire?

a)

China

b)

North Korea

c)

South Korea

d)

Japan

33.

Which of these countries are a part of two continents?

a)

China

b)

Russia

c)

Japan

d)

Korea

34.

The highest mountain range in the world is

a)

The Alps mountain range.

b)

The Ural mountain range.

c)

The Altai mountain range.

d)

The Himalayas mountain range.

35.

Which two countries in Asia are the most populated countries in the world?

a)

China and India

b)

China and Japan

c)

Pakistan and Bangladesh

d)

Japan and Vietnam

36.

Three archipelagos of Asia include

a)

Japan, the Philippines, and Indonesia.

b)

Japan, the Philippines, and India.

c)

Japan, the Philippines, and Hawaii.

d)

Indonesia, the Maldives, and the Azores

37.
What is this?
a)
North Korea
b)
Japan
c)
South Korea
38.
Which feature is labeled #5?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Gaza Strip
c)
Persian Gulf
d)
Arabian Peninsula
39.
What is the name of the seasonal winds that cause the wet and dry seasons in India?
a)
hurrican
b)
tsunami
c)
Monsoon
d)
tornado
40.

Holy City of Islam

a)

Mecca

b)

Rome

c)

London

d)

Beijing

41.

Prophet and founder of Islam

a)

Muhammad

b)

Jesus

c)

Caesar

d)

Hammurabi

42.

Sacred text of Islam

a)

Bible

b)

Torah

c)

Talmud

d)

Qur'an

43.

What is an Arab?

a)

A Muslim

b)

A person from the Arabian Peninsula

c)

A Native American

d)

A person who speak Arabic

44.

What is the house of worship for Islam?

a)

Synagogue

b)

Church

c)

Cathedral

d)

Mosque

45.

A black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine

a)

Dome of the Rock

b)

Kaaba

c)

Hailey's Comet

d)

Blarney Stone

46.

What are the following: Declaration of faith, prayer, alms, fasting, and pilgrimage (hajj)

a)

5 Pillars of Islam

b)

5 Golden Rings

c)

5 Sacraments of Christianity

d)

5 Aztec Beliefs

47.

In what country did Islam originate?

a)

Egypt

b)

Israel

c)

Iraq

d)

Saudi Arabia

48.

How many times a day do Muslims pray?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

5

d)

1

49.

When Muslims pray, where must they face?

a)

Washington, D.C.

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Sumer

d)

Mecca

50.

A follower of Islam is called

a)

Jew

b)

Hindu

c)

Christian

d)

Muslim

51.

What is the name of the Islamic holiday that Muslims must fast between sunrise to sunset?

a)

Hanukkah

b)

Ramadan

c)

Passover

d)

Raksha Bandhan

52.
What is the Hajj?
a)
The holiest holiday where Muslims fast from sunup to sundown.
b)
The Muslim holy book that contains the word of God as revealed to Muhammad.
c)
The daily prayer all Muslims say.
d)
The Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims are encouraged to do at least once.
53.

To successfully follow the first pillar Shahadah, Muslims must make two declarations.

a)

To travel the desert in search of an oases, and join a caravan.

b)

To give all their money and serve the poor.

c)

To wake up early, and have a good breakfast.

d)

To believe in one God, Allah, and in

the prophet Muhammad.

54.

Muslims are expected to pray _____ times a day to demonstrate their commitment to Allah.

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

55.

During the 29 days of Ramadan Muslims are expected to _________ during the daylight hours.

a)

fast

b)

run a marathon

c)

visit the Kaaba

d)

sleep

56.
What mountain range separates Europe Russia from Asia Russia (Siberia)?
a)
Rocky Mts
b)
Alps
c)
Ural Mts
d)
Andes Mts
57.

What did the meltdown at Chernobyl release into the air?

a)

Radioactive dust

b)

Bees!

c)

The Hounds

d)

The Kracken

58.
The disaster of Chernobyl occured in:
a)
1988
b)
1986
c)
1987
d)
1990
59.

Where was the Chernobyl power plant located?

a)

In the United States

b)

In the Soviet Union (Ukraine)

c)

In England

d)

In France

60.

A fertile place in a desert where there is water and vegetation

a)

Oasis

b)

Muhammad

c)

Quran (Koran)

d)

Islam

61.

Regarded by Muslims as the last and greatest prophet.

a)

Oasis

b)

Muhammad

c)

Quran (Koran)

d)

Islam

62.

The holy book of Islam

a)

Oasis

b)

Muhammad

c)

Quran (Koran)

d)

Islam

63.

dry climate with slightly more rain than an arid climate

a)

Oasis

b)

Muhammad

c)

Quran (Koran)

d)

semiarid climate

64.

A liquid mixture of hydrocarbons present in certain rock strata that can be extracted and refined to produce fuels

a)

petroleum

b)

K2

c)

Rub al Khali (Empty Quarter)

d)

oasis

65.

A religion based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed which stresses belief in one god (Allah) Followers are called Muslims.

a)

petroleum

b)

Islam

c)

Rub al Khali (Empty Quarter)

d)

oasis

66.

Second highest peak in the world. Found in Pakistan.

a)

petroleum

b)

Islam

c)

Rub al Khali (Empty Quarter)

d)

K2

67.

The world's largest sand sea

a)

petroleum

b)

Islam

c)

Rub al Khali (Empty Quarter)

d)

K2

68.

A follower of the religion of Islam

a)

Islam

b)

Muslim

c)

fossil water

d)

monotheism

69.

The monotheistic religion of the Jews.

a)

Judaism

b)

Muslim

c)

fossil water

d)

monotheism

70.

Rain water from thousands of years ago that is pumped from underground

a)

Judaism

b)

Muslim

c)

fossil water

d)

monotheism

71.

Belief in only one god

a)

Judaism

b)

Muslim

c)

fossil water

d)

monotheism

72.
What is the major natural resource of the Middle East?
a)
Diamonds
b)
Apples
c)
Gold
d)
Oil
73.
Definition:
Arabic word for God
a)
Prophet
b)
Islam
c)
Allah
d)
Qur'an
74.
Ancient Mesopotamia existed between what two rivers? 
a)
Tigris and Nile
b)
Euphrates and Nile
c)
Amazon and Nile
d)
Tigris and Euphrates
75.
_______ means "land between two rivers." 
a)
Crescent
b)
Euphrates
c)
Tigris
d)
Mesopotamia
76.
The first ______ communities were in the Middle East.
a)
farming
b)
trading
c)
writing
d)
civilized
77.
The areas between Mesopotamia, Canaan, and Egypt were mostly ______. 
a)
forest
b)
desert
c)
ocean
d)
fertile