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