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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?






2. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?


3. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?






4. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?






5. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






6. What treaty solved the Opium War?






7. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?






8. Where did the Long March begin and end?






9. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






10. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






11. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?






12. Why was it called theForbidden City?






13. What was the nickname given to the Mongol warriors?


14. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?






15. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?






16. How many meridians are in your body?






17. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?






18. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?






19. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






20. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?






21. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






22. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?






23. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






24. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?






25. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






26. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






27. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?






28. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






29. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






30. What was the Korean War?






31. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?






32. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






33. How many meridians are in your body?






34. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






35. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?






36. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?






37. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?






38. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?






39. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?






40. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






41. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?






42. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?






43. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?






44. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?






45. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






46. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






47. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'






48. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






49. What does Feng Shui mean?






50. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?