1. Which famous monument did Shah Jahān build to immortalize his wife?

2. Who restored democratic rule to the Philippines after the long dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos?

3. Which type of aircraft was used to bomb Hiroshima, Japan, in World War II?

4. Which two Asian countries are divided by the 38th parallel?

5. Who led the first European expedition around the Cape of Good Hope, opening a sea route to Asia via the Atlantic and Indian oceans?

6. What religion that originated in India was divided into the “White-Robed” and the “Sky-Clad” sects in a 5th-century schism?

7. In which year did Pakistan launch “Operation Grandslam” against India?

8. Of the three kingdoms that constituted ancient Korea until 668, which was the largest?

9. Which failed revolt against British rule led to major changes in colonial administration and society?

10. What religious movement was responsible for a nerve gas attack on a Tokyo subway in 1995?

11. Which ancient ruler’s reign, from 336 to 323 BCE, marked a decisive moment in the history of Europe and Asia?

12. Which temple complex in Asia symbolically represents Mount Meru and was built during a golden age of Cambodian history?

13. Who launched the Cultural Revolution in China?

14. What South Asian country emerged in 1971 as the result of civil war and foreign invasion?

15. What is Aṣṭchāp?

16. Which communist leader’s economic strategy was called the Great Leap Forward?

17. Who was the first president of Indonesia?

18. What name was given to the surprise attack launched by the North Vietnamese army against U.S. and South Vietnamese forces during the Lunar New Year festival of 1968?

19. Who was the world’s first woman prime minister?

20. Who was the first president of the independent Republic of the Philippines?