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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?






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






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






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






5. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






6. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






8. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?






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






10. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






11. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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

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13. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?






14. What was the Korean War?






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






16. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






17. Why was it called theForbidden City?






18. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






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






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






22. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






24. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






25. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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

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






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

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29. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






31. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






33. How many horses did the Mongols use?






34. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






36. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






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

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






40. How many meridians are in your body?






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






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






43. How many meridians are in your body?






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?