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China Trivia

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






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






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

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






5. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






7. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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

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






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






11. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






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






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






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






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






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

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18. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






19. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






20. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






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






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






25. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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

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






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






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






31. How many horses did the Mongols use?






32. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






34. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






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






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






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






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






40. Why was it called theForbidden City?






41. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






43. What treaty solved the Opium War?






44. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






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






47. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






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






50. What treaty solved the Opium War?







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