South Asia and Hinduism

Question 1

South East Asia

Answer 1

Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Philippines

Question 2

Archipelago

Answer 2

Large group of islands

Question 3

Atoll

Answer 3

Ring-like coral island and reef that nearly or entirely encloses a lagoon

Question 4

Carrion

Answer 4

Dead and decaying flesh of an animal, often eaten by carnivorous animals

Question 5

Aborigine

Answer 5

Natives to Australia

Question 6

Marsupial

Answer 6

Mammal that carries its young in a pouch

Question 7

Platypus

Answer 7

Semiaquatic egg-laying mammal in eastern Australia

Question 8

Thylacinus

Answer 8

carnivorous marsupial in Tasmania (believed to be extinct)

Question 9

Buddha was believed to be the ninth incarnation of which god?

Answer 9

Vishnu

Question 10

What percent of the population is Buddhist?

Answer 10

6%

Question 11

Where do most Buddhists live?

Answer 11

SE Asia, China, and Japan

Question 12

What are the four noble truths of Buddhism?

Answer 12

All is suffering; cause of suffering is desire; to be rid of suffering is to be rid of desire; follow Eightfold path

Question 13

What are the three regions of Oceania?

Answer 13

Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia

Question 14

What country shares an island with Indonesia?

Answer 14

Papua New Guinea

Question 15

What Oceania region hunts dolphins and uses their teeth as currency?

Answer 15

Solomon Islands

Question 16

The Tyson company recruits people from what country?

Answer 16

The Marshall Islands