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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. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






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






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






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






6. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






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






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






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






11. What was the Korean War?






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






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






14. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






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






17. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






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






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






21. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






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






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






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






26. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






28. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






30. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






32. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






33. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






34. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






35. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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


37. How many horses did the Mongols use?






38. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






39. How many meridians are in your body?






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






41. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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


43. What was the Korean War?






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






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






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






47. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






49. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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