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






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






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






4. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






5. What was the Korean War?






6. What was the Korean War?






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

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






9. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






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






13. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






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






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






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






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






19. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






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






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






23. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






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






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

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

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28. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






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






31. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






32. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






34. What treaty solved the Opium War?






35. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






36. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






38. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






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






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






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






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






44. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






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






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






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






49. How many horses did the Mongols use?






50. What does Feng Shui mean?