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