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China Trivia
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What does Feng Shui mean?
public humiliation and loss of face
chi
wind and water
young enforcers of rules
2. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
5
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
the 38th parallel
chi
3. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
public humiliation and loss of face
urban
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
harsh and public
4. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
lost face
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
5. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
5
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
public humiliation and loss of face
6. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?
landscape
Mao Zedong
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
7. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
it overextended itself along the road
Kublai Khan
5
chi
8. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
5
freedom within yourself
young enforcers of rules
9. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?
devil's horsemen
landscape
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
lost face
10. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
to guard China
11. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?
devil's horsemen
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
wind and water
12. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?
the five elements
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
Kublai Khan
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
13. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?
the 38th parallel
lost face
Ming
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
14. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
wind and water
the 38th parallel
5
to guard China
15. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
kaolin with cobalt for color
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
urban
16. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?
to guard China
lost face
anti-foreign and anti-communist
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
17. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
the 38th parallel
the five elements
Kublai Khan
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
18. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?
the five elements
divine wind
anti-foreign and anti-communist
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
19. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?
not a war - but a police action by the UN
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
devil's horsemen
5
20. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?
Mao Zedong
Han and the Roman Empire
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
5
21. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
Ming
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
loved their art - lost their empire
from Jiangxi to Yenan
22. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?
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23. Where did the Long March begin and end?
chi (energy) and blood flow
from Jiangxi to Yenan
to guard China
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
24. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
harsh and public
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
25. What was the Korean War?
freedom within yourself
Kublai Khan
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
not a war - but a police action by the UN
26. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
young enforcers of rules
loved their art - lost their empire
boil it
boil it
27. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
harsh and public
chi
Ming
28. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
to guard China
the 38th parallel
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
29. What does the Monkey King symbolize?
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
5
freedom within yourself
30. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
public humiliation and loss of face
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
Han and the Roman Empire
public humiliation and loss of face
31. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
chi (energy) and blood flow
not a war - but a police action by the UN
Kublai Khan
5
32. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
5
it overextended itself along the road
the five elements
Mao Zedong
33. What does acupuncture help balance within us?
loved their art - lost their empire
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
anti-foreign and anti-communist
chi (energy) and blood flow
34. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
not a war - but a police action by the UN
harsh and public
5
Kublai Khan
35. 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
devil's horsemen
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Han and the Roman Empire
36. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
devil's horsemen
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
the 38th parallel
boil it
37. What are two purposes the gong served in China?
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
Ming
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
38. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
anti-foreign and anti-communist
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
5
39. Where did the Long March begin and end?
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
from Jiangxi to Yenan
to guard China
devil's horsemen
40. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?
Mao Zedong
chi (energy) and blood flow
Han and the Roman Empire
landscape
41. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
Han and the Roman Empire
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
the five elements
42. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
south - represented by red and a phoenix
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
kaolin with cobalt for color
43. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
chi (energy) and blood flow
public humiliation and loss of face
44. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?
landscape
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
boil it
Ming
45. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
it overextended itself along the road
south - represented by red and a phoenix
Mao Zedong
lost face
46. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
lost face
south - represented by red and a phoenix
loved their art - lost their empire
freedom within yourself
47. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
harsh and public
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
young enforcers of rules
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
48. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
urban
public humiliation and loss of face
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
49. 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
not a war - but a police action by the UN
they become spoiled and fat
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
50. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
lost face
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad