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China Trivia
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
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harsh and public
lost face
urban
2. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
south - represented by red and a phoenix
wind and water
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
3. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
young enforcers of rules
Ming
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
4. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?
5
Ming
public humiliation and loss of face
the 38th parallel
5. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
6. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
it overextended itself along the road
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
they become spoiled and fat
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
7. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
to guard China
kaolin with cobalt for color
from Jiangxi to Yenan
8. What does the Monkey King symbolize?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
wind and water
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
freedom within yourself
9. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?
Ming
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
loved their art - lost their empire
harsh and public
10. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
Han and the Roman Empire
11. What was the nickname given to the Mongol warriors?
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12. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
13. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
public humiliation and loss of face
kaolin with cobalt for color
south - represented by red and a phoenix
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
14. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
Mao Zedong
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
5
Ming
15. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?
5
it overextended itself along the road
chi
Mao Zedong
16. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
loved their art - lost their empire
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Kublai Khan
from Jiangxi to Yenan
17. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
the 38th parallel
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
boil it
18. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
kaolin with cobalt for color
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
devil's horsemen
Han and the Roman Empire
19. Where did the Long March begin and end?
from Jiangxi to Yenan
Han and the Roman Empire
loved their art - lost their empire
Ming
20. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?
chi
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
harsh and public
divine wind
21. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?
Kublai Khan
divine wind
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
22. What are two purposes the gong served in China?
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set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
urban
23. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
south - represented by red and a phoenix
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
young enforcers of rules
24. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
public humiliation and loss of face
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
boil it
Mao Zedong
25. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
south - represented by red and a phoenix
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
the 38th parallel
26. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
Ming
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
they become spoiled and fat
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
27. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
it overextended itself along the road
urban
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
28. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
Ming
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
urban
29. Where did the Long March begin and end?
the five elements
from Jiangxi to Yenan
kaolin with cobalt for color
lost face
30. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
Ming
chi (energy) and blood flow
south - represented by red and a phoenix
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
31. How many horses did the Mongols use?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
5
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
32. What does Feng Shui mean?
from Jiangxi to Yenan
boil it
wind and water
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
33. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
they become spoiled and fat
harsh and public
34. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
wind and water
5
divine wind
35. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
devil's horsemen
5
harsh and public
south - represented by red and a phoenix
36. What was the Korean War?
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
the five elements
not a war - but a police action by the UN
freedom within yourself
37. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
the five elements
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
young enforcers of rules
38. What does acupuncture help balance within us?
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Kublai Khan
chi (energy) and blood flow
the five elements
39. What was the Korean War?
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
Kublai Khan
not a war - but a police action by the UN
harsh and public
40. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
the 38th parallel
from Jiangxi to Yenan
5
41. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
to guard China
public humiliation and loss of face
it overextended itself along the road
kaolin with cobalt for color
42. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
Ming
kaolin with cobalt for color
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
divine wind
43. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
the five elements
young enforcers of rules
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
44. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?
chi
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
anti-foreign and anti-communist
harsh and public
45. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?
they become spoiled and fat
to guard China
Mao Zedong
landscape
46. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
urban
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
47. How many meridians are in your body?
not a war - but a police action by the UN
5
harsh and public
public humiliation and loss of face
48. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
the five elements
freedom within yourself
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
49. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
landscape
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
50. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?
boil it
Ming
5
freedom within yourself