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China Trivia
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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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?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
2. How many horses did the Mongols use?
5
Han and the Roman Empire
Ming
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
3. Why was it called theForbidden City?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
chi
it overextended itself along the road
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
4. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
Kublai Khan
harsh and public
5. What was the Korean War?
public humiliation and loss of face
Mao Zedong
it overextended itself along the road
not a war - but a police action by the UN
6. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?
landscape
Ming
devil's horsemen
Ming
7. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?
lost face
the 38th parallel
anti-foreign and anti-communist
Kublai Khan
8. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
5
harsh and public
Han and the Roman Empire
it overextended itself along the road
9. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?
Han and the Roman Empire
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
chi (energy) and blood flow
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
10. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
5
the five elements
Kublai Khan
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
11. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
they become spoiled and fat
Ming
Ming
12. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
boil it
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
13. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
Ming
public humiliation and loss of face
loved their art - lost their empire
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
14. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
Han and the Roman Empire
freedom within yourself
Mao Zedong
15. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?
boil it
the five elements
lost face
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
16. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
freedom within yourself
Han and the Roman Empire
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
17. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?
divine wind
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
from Jiangxi to Yenan
lost face
18. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
the five elements
young enforcers of rules
anti-foreign and anti-communist
urban
19. What was the nickname given to the Mongol warriors?
20. Where did the Long March begin and end?
chi (energy) and blood flow
loved their art - lost their empire
kaolin with cobalt for color
from Jiangxi to Yenan
21. Why was it called theForbidden City?
Mao Zedong
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
they become spoiled and fat
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
22. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
anti-foreign and anti-communist
landscape
urban
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
23. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
young enforcers of rules
Han and the Roman Empire
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
24. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
Han and the Roman Empire
kaolin with cobalt for color
loved their art - lost their empire
freedom within yourself
25. What was the Korean War?
not a war - but a police action by the UN
it overextended itself along the road
urban
Ming
26. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
harsh and public
they become spoiled and fat
urban
27. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
they become spoiled and fat
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
28. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
to guard China
lost face
devil's horsemen
29. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
harsh and public
public humiliation and loss of face
Kublai Khan
Ming
30. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
Ming
the five elements
it overextended itself along the road
to guard China
31. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
the five elements
to guard China
32. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
the 38th parallel
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
lost face
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
33. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
public humiliation and loss of face
5
chi
34. What treaty solved the Opium War?
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
it overextended itself along the road
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
to guard China
35. What does acupuncture help balance within us?
the 38th parallel
anti-foreign and anti-communist
chi (energy) and blood flow
south - represented by red and a phoenix
36. Where did the Long March begin and end?
they become spoiled and fat
from Jiangxi to Yenan
the 38th parallel
5
37. What are two purposes the gong served in China?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
Mao Zedong
landscape
38. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
kaolin with cobalt for color
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
landscape
39. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
anti-foreign and anti-communist
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
40. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
they become spoiled and fat
loved their art - lost their empire
Mao Zedong
41. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
urban
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
Ming
42. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
freedom within yourself
south - represented by red and a phoenix
chi (energy) and blood flow
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
43. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
devil's horsemen
Ming
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
44. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
landscape
lost face
south - represented by red and a phoenix
urban
45. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
divine wind
46. What does acupuncture help balance within us?
chi (energy) and blood flow
Han and the Roman Empire
the five elements
landscape
47. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
lost face
divine wind
the 38th parallel
48. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
5
freedom within yourself
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
harsh and public
49. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
from Jiangxi to Yenan
Mao Zedong
lost face
50. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?