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China Trivia
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?
Han and the Roman Empire
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
2. What treaty solved the Opium War?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
chi (energy) and blood flow
Mao Zedong
chi
3. What was the Korean War?
not a war - but a police action by the UN
harsh and public
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
to guard China
4. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
they become spoiled and fat
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
5. What does Feng Shui mean?
landscape
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
wind and water
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
6. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?
Mao Zedong
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
5
divine wind
7. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
wind and water
kaolin with cobalt for color
they become spoiled and fat
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
8. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
from Jiangxi to Yenan
chi
9. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
loved their art - lost their empire
it overextended itself along the road
10. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
they become spoiled and fat
11. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
south - represented by red and a phoenix
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
loved their art - lost their empire
harsh and public
12. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
they become spoiled and fat
harsh and public
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
13. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?
Ming
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Mao Zedong
divine wind
14. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
they become spoiled and fat
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
it overextended itself along the road
from Jiangxi to Yenan
15. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
kaolin with cobalt for color
public humiliation and loss of face
south - represented by red and a phoenix
16. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
it overextended itself along the road
loved their art - lost their empire
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
17. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?
not a war - but a police action by the UN
landscape
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
5
18. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?
Ming
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
to guard China
19. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
harsh and public
lost face
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
20. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
urban
Ming
freedom within yourself
21. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?
to guard China
5
public humiliation and loss of face
harsh and public
22. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?
Han and the Roman Empire
from Jiangxi to Yenan
Kublai Khan
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
23. How many horses did the Mongols use?
chi (energy) and blood flow
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
5
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
24. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?
they become spoiled and fat
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
boil it
25. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
divine wind
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
26. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?
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27. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?
lost face
they become spoiled and fat
Ming
public humiliation and loss of face
28. What does acupuncture help balance within us?
loved their art - lost their empire
chi (energy) and blood flow
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
devil's horsemen
29. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
urban
harsh and public
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
to guard China
30. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
devil's horsemen
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
31. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
5
harsh and public
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
the five elements
32. What does acupuncture help balance within us?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
Kublai Khan
from Jiangxi to Yenan
chi (energy) and blood flow
33. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
34. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
Kublai Khan
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
devil's horsemen
wind and water
35. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
young enforcers of rules
Mao Zedong
to guard China
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
36. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?
south - represented by red and a phoenix
public humiliation and loss of face
from Jiangxi to Yenan
anti-foreign and anti-communist
37. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
public humiliation and loss of face
chi (energy) and blood flow
38. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Han and the Roman Empire
wind and water
it overextended itself along the road
39. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
the five elements
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
to guard China
harsh and public
40. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
young enforcers of rules
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
41. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
urban
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
chi (energy) and blood flow
42. Where did the Long March begin and end?
the 38th parallel
from Jiangxi to Yenan
south - represented by red and a phoenix
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
43. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
chi
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
44. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
Mao Zedong
Kublai Khan
Ming
45. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
south - represented by red and a phoenix
Kublai Khan
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
devil's horsemen
46. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?
harsh and public
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
divine wind
anti-foreign and anti-communist
47. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
they become spoiled and fat
wind and water
kaolin with cobalt for color
divine wind
48. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
Han and the Roman Empire
chi (energy) and blood flow
Kublai Khan
the 38th parallel
49. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
Kublai Khan
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
lost face
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
50. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?
Mao Zedong
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
lost face
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way