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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 was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?






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






3. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






4. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






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






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






15. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






17. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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


19. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






21. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






22. What was the Korean War?






23. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






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






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






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






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






29. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






30. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






33. How many meridians are in your body?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






42. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






44. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






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






47. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






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






50. What does the Monkey King symbolize?