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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. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






2. How many horses did the Mongols use?






3. Why was it called theForbidden City?






4. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






5. What was the Korean War?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






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






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






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






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


20. Where did the Long March begin and end?






21. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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






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






25. What was the Korean War?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. What treaty solved the Opium War?






35. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






36. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






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






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






40. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






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






43. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






45. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






46. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






48. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






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