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






2. What was the Korean War?






3. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






5. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






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






8. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






9. What was the Korean War?






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


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






12. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






14. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






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






17. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






19. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






20. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






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






23. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






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






26. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?






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






28. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






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






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






33. How many meridians are in your body?






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






35. What treaty solved the Opium War?






36. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






44. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?






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






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






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






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






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






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