Statistics for South Asia A-Z

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	Clue	Answer	% Correct
E	Tallest mountain in the world	Everest	100%
K	Capital of Nepal	Kathmandu	93%
R	Most common currency	Rupee	93%
D	Capital of Bangladesh	Dhaka	91%
I	River that was home to one of world's ancient civilizations	Indus	90%
U	National language of Pakistan	Urdu	90%
M	Island nation built on atolls	Maldives	88%
T	National animal of Bangladesh	Tiger	88%
Z	Number created in India	Zero	88%
L	Major Punjabi-speaking city in Punjab, Pakistan	Lahore	86%
B	"Land of the Thunder Dragon"	Bhutan	84%
Y	Indian spiritual practice	Yoga	84%
C	Colonial name of Sri Lanka	Ceylon	80%
F	Holi, Diwali, Chhath etc.	Festivals	75%
S	Peninsula that shapes most of South Asia: Indian ___________	Subcontinent	75%
V	Hindu god with four arms that is the preserver of the universe	Vishnu	75%
A	Ocean sea to the west	Arabian Sea	72%
J	Religion founded by Mahavira	Jainism	70%
G	Term for a Nepalese soldier	Gurkha	65%
P	Ethnic group that dominates Afghanistan	Pashtun	62%
H	Major mountain range in central Afghanistan	Hindu Kush	51%
Q	Capital of Balochistan, Pakistan	Quetta	43%
W	Indian state of Kolkata	West Bengal	40%
N	Major city in central India	Nagpur	38%
O	Language also known as Odia	Oriya	18%