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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. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






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






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






6. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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






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






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






11. What was the Korean War?






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






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






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






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






16. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






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






19. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






20. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






22. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






24. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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

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27. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






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






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






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

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






33. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






35. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






37. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






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






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






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

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42. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






44. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






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

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






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






49. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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