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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
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  • 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 are two purposes the gong served in China?






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






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






4. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






5. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






6. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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


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






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






10. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






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






14. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






15. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






16. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






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






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






20. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






22. What does Feng Shui mean?






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


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






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






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






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






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






29. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






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






32. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






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






35. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






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






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






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






40. What was the Korean War?






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






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






43. How many meridians are in your body?






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






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






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


47. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






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






50. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?