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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
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  • 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. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






4. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






5. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






6. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






8. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






10. What was the Korean War?






11. How many horses did the Mongols use?






12. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






14. How many meridians are in your body?






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






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






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


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






19. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






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






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






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






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






25. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






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






28. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






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






32. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






33. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






34. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






43. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






44. What was the Korean War?






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






46. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






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






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


50. What treaty solved the Opium War?