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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. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






3. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






4. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?






5. How many horses did the Mongols use?






6. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?






7. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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






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






11. What was the Korean War?






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






13. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






24. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






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






28. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






30. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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


32. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






33. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






35. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






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






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






39. What was the Korean War?






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






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






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






43. How many meridians are in your body?






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






45. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






47. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






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






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