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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
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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 is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?






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






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






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






5. What does Feng Shui mean?






6. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






7. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






10. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






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






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


15. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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


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






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






19. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






20. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






21. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






23. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






25. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






26. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






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






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






30. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






32. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






33. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






35. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






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






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






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






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






41. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






42. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






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






45. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






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






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






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






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