Quiz Time
February 29, 2008
Test your knowledge with these Asian American-related questions from past trivia championships.
Questions:
1. Give the precise date and time for the opening of the Beijing Summer Olympics.
2. Who directed the original Japanese film, Ringu, upon which the American thriller The Ring is based?
3. Name two of the four daughters in the novel The Joy Luck Club.
4. Who was the first Japanese player to play in Major League Baseball?
5. Name the Chinese American gymnast, originally from San Jose, who won an individual silver medal at the 1998 Atlanta Games.
6. Name the author of the mystery series featuring the Japanese American heroine Rei Shimura.
7. Name the character on the drama ER played by Parminder Nagra.
8. Michelle Yeoh is the former reigning beauty queen of this country.
9. The book Catfish and Mandala is the tale of an author’s travel through which Asian country?
10. Who was the first Asian American to win a gold medal at the Olympics?
Answers: (1) 8/8/08 at 8:08 p.m.(2) Hideo Nakata (3) Jing-Mei “June” Woo, Waverly Jong, Lena St. Clair, Rose Hsu Jordan (4) Masanori Murakami (5) Amy Chow (6) Sujata Massey (7) Neela Rasgotra (8) Malaysia (9) Vietnam (10) Sammy Lee. He finished first in the 10-meter diving platform competition at the 1948 London Games.
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