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83 Cards in this Set
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What did Michael Fay do to get himself caned in Singapore?
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spray painted some cars
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What space project is China working on?
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unmanned landings on the moon, unmanned landings on Mars, manned landing on Mars
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What are Juku?
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cram schools
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What was the posture forced on victims by the Red Guards on their victims in the Cultural Revolution?
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jet plane (airplane)
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How can the Japanese use sliding doors in their homes on all four sides?
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walls do not support weight
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The entryway to a Japanese house is called
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genikan
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What are Komainu?
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guardians of a Shinto temple
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Which of the following programs caused the upswing in abortions in China?
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available ultrasound
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In Japan, where can a person leave an unwanted child?
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in the "baby hatch"
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What were the fire arrows used by Genghis Khan?
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gunpowder in iron pots
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The former name for Myanmar, which politicians in the USA insist on using is _____
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Burma
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How many hikikomori are there in Japan?
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one million
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Who is rountinely expected to work 12 hours a day in Japan?
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factory workers
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Why are sons favored in China?
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they are social security for when you get old
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If you see ____when you start on a business trip you should just go home.
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a woman
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Who is the current prime minister of Japan?
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Yasuo Fukuda
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in Shinto, what happens to people after death?
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become kami
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What number means "pain" in Japan?
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9
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What Muslim ethnic minority makes up the majority of the population in the Chinese province of Xianjiang?
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Uighur
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What do students in Japan, Korea, China and Taiwan all have in common?
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uniforms
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How long must a boy stay in his room to be labeled a hikikomori?
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six months
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Which would NOT be part of a Thai dinner?
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nuts for appetizer
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Why is blindness from cataracts 10x more prevalent in North Korea than other countries?
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poor nutrition and poor medical care
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What are the teenage boys who are retreating into their rooms and not coming out in Japan called?
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hilikomori
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To what country do the North Koreans escape?
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China
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What is North Korea called because of its isolation?
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the Hermit Kingdom
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Which of the following is not a lucky number in Japan?
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4
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Thais eat with _______ in the left hand and _ in the right
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fork, spoon
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Shinto gods are called ________
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kami
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What is the training of elephants called?
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crush
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What did the Buddhist monks in Myanmar do during the protests to symbolize the excommunicatiion of the soldiers attacking them?
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held begging bowls upside down
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Why should you not abuse an animal while you are pregnant?
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your baby will look like that animal
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What is anime?
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animated shows
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What percentage of hikikomori are male?
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80%
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What sport in Japan uses baseball bats as part of its training, except its not baseball?
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sumo
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How many people died in the Myanmar protests according to the government?
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12
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What is manga?
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Japanese comic books
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What did China begin in 1980 to control population?
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the One Child Policy
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I just had a vivid dream that a snake was coiled around me, and was tightening. What does this mean?
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I will soon find my soul mate
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What did 300 of 820 women in a Chinese village do in 2002?
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get an abortion
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There are two types of elephants, Asian and _____ (careful!)
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African
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The North Korean philosophy of "Juche" means
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"up yours" to the world
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At what age do many Japanese begin to be hermits in their tiny bedrooms?
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13
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What proof exists that North Korean children have poorer nutrition than South Korean children?
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North Korean children are six inches shorter
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How many foriegners are allowed per Japanese baseball team?
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4
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Why is junior high so important in Japan?
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it determines what high school you will attend
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What is the number of births avoided by the One Child Policy?
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300 million
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How many children can Chinese women have in Tibet?
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unlimited
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What happened to 42,000 women and children in China from 2001 to 2003?
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rescued from being kidnapped
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What are the mats that are placed on the floor in Japanese homes?
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tatami
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Angkor Wat is one of
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the largest religious monuments in the world
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The shortage of women have led to
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bachelor villages
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To call each other to a meeting, what do the two Koreas use to communicate over the DMZ?
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a 1960's style Russian crank phone
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Who rules North Korea like a god-king?
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Kim Jong-il
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What city became an independent nation in 1965 after leaving Malaysia?
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Singapore
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What does Kim use to strike fear into the hearts of his people?
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concentration camps
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In 1917, __began in Japan?
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anime
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In Mongolia, put charcoal on your kids' foreheads to
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ward off evil spirits
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What was Michael Fay's punishment that he actually got?
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one stroke of the cane
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What is the normal ratio of boys to girls babies?
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108 boys to 100 girls
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What substance to the amount of 1 million gallons was dumped by USA on North Korea during the Korean Conflict?
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napalm
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A group which has been fighting the military government in Myanmar are
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the Karen
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Which of the following is an endangered species?
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Asian elephants
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Singapore is made of
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a main island and 63 islets
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Why do so many Japanese kids commit suicide?
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for letting down the ancestors with a failing grade
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What event was used by the Chinese government to crack down on the Uighur?
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Attack on the USA on 9/11/2001
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What country executed the most prisoners last year?
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China
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Which of the following species have only 5% left ?
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elephant habitat
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Shinto means
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way of the gods
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Who built Angkor Wat as his burial shrine?
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Suryavaram
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What have the North Koreans created as many as 19 of at the DMZ to allow an invasion?
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tunnels
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What is the capital of North Korea?
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Pyongyang
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What animal is poached for ivory?
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elephants
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What do the elephants ears of Asia look like?
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look like a map of India
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Who was the previous dictator of North Korea (and may have been murdered by his son?
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Kim Il-sung
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Who are gaijin?
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foriegners in Japanese baseball
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To get ready for New Year's in the East, you should
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paint a fresh coat of red on the door
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in Japan, what is group harmony?
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wa
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How many "missing women" in China?
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40 to 600 million
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What does the Japanese word hikikomori mean?
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withdrawal
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That millions of Chinese families that are aborting female babies is termed
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gendercide
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What country ended the reign of Korea as a unified soveriegn nation in 1910?
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Japan
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Why do the North Koreans have two soldiers on guard at the border at all times?
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to keep the other from defecting
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