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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






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






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






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






17. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






18. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






19. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






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






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






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






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






25. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






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






28. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






30. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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






33. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






34. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






35. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






38. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






39. Why was it called theForbidden City?






40. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






48. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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