Memorize these and you could recognize 33.3% of all Asia clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 8 | At the close of its fiscal year, March 31, 1986, this island country had a trade surplus of $61.5 billion |
| 2 | the Philippines | 3 | 19th century novelist Jose Rizal was a hero of this country's independence movement |
| 3 | Thailand | 3 | Only SE Asian nation never a colony of the West, its name aptly means "land of the free" |
| 4 | India | 3 | The 2 houses of this large country's parliament are the Lok Sabha & the Rajya Sabha |
| 5 | Bangkok | 3 | This Thai capital is the home of Chulalongkorn University |
| 6 | Vietnam | 2 | The largest Soviet military base outside Warsaw Pact territory is on an ex-U.S. base in this country |
| 7 | the Mekong | 2 | This river is navigable from its delta in Vietnam to Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| 8 | the Gobi Desert | 2 | If you plan to walk from Beijing to Ulan Bator, take lots of water, as you'll be crossing this land region |
| 9 | the Demilitarized Zone | 2 | North Vietnam was separated from South Vietnam by this, DMZ for short |
| 10 | Shanghai | 2 | About half of all Chinese exports pass through this port |
| 11 | Russia | 2 | This country occupies & claims the Kuril Islands, but Japan claims the southernmost island in the group |
| 12 | Pakistan | 2 | The first three letters in this country's name stand for Punjab, Afghanistan & Kashmir |
| 13 | Malaysia | 2 | Sarawak & Sabah, regions of this country, cover most of northern Borneo |
| 14 | Laos | 2 | Forming most of Vietnam's northwestern border, it's the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia |
| 15 | Lake Baikal | 2 | The source of the Lena River, one of Russia's longest, lies less than 10 miles from this huge Siberian lake |
| 16 | Kashmir | 2 | You'll find Dal Lake with its flowing gardens in the "Vale of" this region |
| 17 | Indonesia | 2 | Kompas, this country's largest newspaper, is published in Jakarta |
| 18 | Gobi | 2 | This desert covering much of Mongolia is the coldest desert in the world |
| 19 | China | 2 | 2,000 years ago they were "Han" & their country the "Middle Kingdom"; to us today they're this |
| 20 | Bhutan | 2 | The Bhutia, this Himalayan country's major ethnic group, call themselves Drukpa, or "dragon people" |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 2 | Tho only the size of Wisc., this country, whose capital is Dhaka, is 9th most populous nation in world |
| 22 | the dragon | 2 | The mythical beast pictured on the flag of Bhutan |
| 23 | Mongolia | 2 | This country has been Communist since 1924, longer than any other except the USSR |