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






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






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






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






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






6. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






7. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






9. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






10. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






12. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






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






15. Why was it called theForbidden City?






16. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






17. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






19. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






29. How many meridians are in your body?






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






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






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






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






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






35. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






37. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






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






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






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






43. Where did the Long March begin and end?






44. How many meridians are in your body?






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






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






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






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






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






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

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