Ramdom Questions (Asia)

Question 1

The Green Line was in place from 1975-1990 to separate the Christian and Muslim areas in the only national capital city located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Name this city

Answer 1

Beirut

Question 2

Before capturing Samarkand, Alexander the Great crossed the Oxus River, which flowed from the Pamirs of the Aral Sea. Today, the river is know by what other name

Answer 2

Amu Darya

Question 3

Which two languages are spoken by people on the southwestern part of Asia

Answer 3

Kurdish and Persian

Question 4

Doha was a pearl and fishing center before oil production began in 1949. This city is what country

Answer 4

Qatar

Question 5

Mother Teresa’s work among the poor was centered in one of India’s most populous cities. Name this city in eastern India

Answer 5

Kolkata

Question 6

The largest number of Azeris live in Azerbaijan and what other country

Answer 6

Iran

Question 7

The United States frilled an atomic bomb on which two Japanese cities to end World War II in the pacific

Answer 7

Hiroshima, Nagasaki