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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 was it called theForbidden City?






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






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






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






5. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






6. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






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






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






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






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






12. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. How many meridians are in your body?






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






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






22. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






23. What was the Korean War?






24. Where did the Long March begin and end?






25. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






27. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






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






30. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






32. How many horses did the Mongols use?






33. What was the Korean War?






34. What treaty solved the Opium War?






35. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






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






38. Why was it called theForbidden City?






39. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






40. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






42. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






44. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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


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






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






49. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






50. Where did the Long March begin and end?