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China Trivia
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
boil it
it overextended itself along the road
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
2. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
young enforcers of rules
not a war - but a police action by the UN
Kublai Khan
it overextended itself along the road
3. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
kaolin with cobalt for color
it overextended itself along the road
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
4. What does Feng Shui mean?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
they become spoiled and fat
wind and water
5. What does the Monkey King symbolize?
Ming
public humiliation and loss of face
wind and water
freedom within yourself
6. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
south - represented by red and a phoenix
loved their art - lost their empire
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
7. What are two purposes the gong served in China?
it overextended itself along the road
not a war - but a police action by the UN
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
8. What are two purposes the gong served in China?
to guard China
harsh and public
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
9. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?
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10. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?
chi (energy) and blood flow
Mao Zedong
chi
Han and the Roman Empire
11. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?
chi
wind and water
divine wind
5
12. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
the five elements
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
13. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?
public humiliation and loss of face
boil it
the five elements
to guard China
14. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
south - represented by red and a phoenix
Mao Zedong
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
they become spoiled and fat
15. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
divine wind
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
Ming
16. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
public humiliation and loss of face
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
Ming
loved their art - lost their empire
17. Where did the Long March begin and end?
chi (energy) and blood flow
freedom within yourself
from Jiangxi to Yenan
devil's horsemen
18. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
the five elements
boil it
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
to guard China
19. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
wind and water
landscape
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
20. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
urban
Ming
public humiliation and loss of face
it overextended itself along the road
21. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
urban
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
22. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
they become spoiled and fat
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
23. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
the 38th parallel
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
divine wind
south - represented by red and a phoenix
24. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
kaolin with cobalt for color
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
loved their art - lost their empire
25. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
kaolin with cobalt for color
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
26. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?
they become spoiled and fat
chi
kaolin with cobalt for color
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
27. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
landscape
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
28. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
the 38th parallel
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
loved their art - lost their empire
29. What was the nickname given to the Mongol warriors?
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30. What was the nickname given to the Mongol warriors?
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31. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
south - represented by red and a phoenix
divine wind
Ming
devil's horsemen
32. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?
boil it
anti-foreign and anti-communist
divine wind
chi
33. Why was it called theForbidden City?
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
34. What does Feng Shui mean?
Han and the Roman Empire
kaolin with cobalt for color
wind and water
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
35. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?
to guard China
Mao Zedong
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
kaolin with cobalt for color
36. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
to guard China
divine wind
Ming
37. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?
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38. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
Ming
from Jiangxi to Yenan
landscape
39. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?
to guard China
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
Han and the Roman Empire
south - represented by red and a phoenix
40. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
young enforcers of rules
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
Ming
harsh and public
41. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?
Mao Zedong
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
42. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
Mao Zedong
lost face
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
harsh and public
43. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
Mao Zedong
boil it
5
44. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
the five elements
45. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
from Jiangxi to Yenan
Mao Zedong
Han and the Roman Empire
46. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?
Mao Zedong
boil it
urban
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
47. What was the Korean War?
not a war - but a police action by the UN
loved their art - lost their empire
devil's horsemen
5
48. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
lost face
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
Ming
5
49. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
Ming
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
the 38th parallel
50. What treaty solved the Opium War?
Ming
kaolin with cobalt for color
loved their art - lost their empire
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong