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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
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1. What does Feng Shui mean?






2. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?






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






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






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






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






7. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?






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






9. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






10. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?






11. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






13. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






14. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?






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






16. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?






17. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?






18. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?






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






20. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?






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






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

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23. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






25. What was the Korean War?






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






27. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






28. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






29. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






30. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?






31. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?






32. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?






33. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






34. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






35. Why was it called theForbidden City?






36. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?






37. What are two purposes the gong served in China?






38. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






39. Where did the Long March begin and end?






40. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?






41. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?






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






43. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






45. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?






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






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






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






49. Why was it called theForbidden City?






50. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?