World Culture Quiz

1. What was the former name of the country known since 1989 as Myanmar?

A: Pakistan
B: India
C: Burma
D: Turkey

Correct answer: (C) Burma

2. Which of the following facts about India is not true?

A: India has 17 major languages, 844 dialects.
B: India is the world's largest, oldest, continuous civilization.
C: India is the world's second largest producer of films.
D: India is the seventh largest country in the world.

Correct answer: (C) India is the world's second largest producer of films.

3. Name the smallest Asian country in terms of both population and area?

A: Maldive
B: Tuvalu
C: Palau
D: Cook Island

Correct answer: (A) Maldive

4. The word “Ketchup” comes from “Koetsiap”, which is in what language?

A: Swedish
B: Malay
C: Hindi
D: Chinese

Correct answer: (B) Malay

5. What is the Thai word for “Free”?

A: Mai
B: Pee
C: Thai
D: Fee

Correct answer: (C) Thai


6. What is Krakatoa?

A: a volcano
B: tea
C: a type of martial art
D: fish

Correct answer: (A) a volcano

7. Which of the following originated in a country other than India?

A: pajamas
B: bandana
C: cricket
D: tie-dying

Correct answer: (C) cricket

8. Fortune cookies were first made in which of the following countries?

A: Japan
B: China
C: Singapore
D: America

Correct answer: (D) America

9. By what name is the Central Asian snow leopard also known?

A: Ounce
B: Pounce
C: Dounce
D: Bounce

Correct answer: (A) Ounce

10. Which of the following Asian countries does the equator pass through?

A: China
B: Indonesia
C: Republic of Kiribati
D: B and C

Correct answer: (D) B and C