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China Trivia
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1. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
divine wind
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
not a war - but a police action by the UN
2. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
Mao Zedong
freedom within yourself
3. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?
landscape
kaolin with cobalt for color
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
4. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
anti-foreign and anti-communist
chi
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
5. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
Ming
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
boil it
6. What was the nickname given to the Mongol warriors?
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7. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
it overextended itself along the road
to guard China
urban
public humiliation and loss of face
8. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
lost face
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
freedom within yourself
9. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
Ming
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
10. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?
chi (energy) and blood flow
landscape
chi (energy) and blood flow
5
11. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?
freedom within yourself
public humiliation and loss of face
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
harsh and public
12. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
landscape
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Ming
13. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?
not a war - but a police action by the UN
Mao Zedong
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
14. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
boil it
divine wind
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
15. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?
public humiliation and loss of face
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
anti-foreign and anti-communist
16. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
17. What was the Korean War?
not a war - but a police action by the UN
lost face
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
the five elements
18. What does Feng Shui mean?
wind and water
5
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
not a war - but a police action by the UN
19. Why was it called theForbidden City?
Mao Zedong
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
urban
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
20. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?
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21. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
22. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?
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23. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
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public humiliation and loss of face
Ming
they become spoiled and fat
24. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
anti-foreign and anti-communist
harsh and public
25. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
anti-foreign and anti-communist
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Kublai Khan
wind and water
26. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
Ming
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
the five elements
lost face
27. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
Ming
chi
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
chi (energy) and blood flow
28. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?
boil it
landscape
5
landscape
29. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
from Jiangxi to Yenan
chi
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
30. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
devil's horsemen
Mao Zedong
they become spoiled and fat
chi
31. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
chi
32. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
it overextended itself along the road
33. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?
public humiliation and loss of face
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
urban
Han and the Roman Empire
34. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?
the five elements
divine wind
harsh and public
they become spoiled and fat
35. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
lost face
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
devil's horsemen
the five elements
36. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
chi
they become spoiled and fat
Kublai Khan
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
37. What are two purposes the gong served in China?
lost face
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
5
38. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?
urban
wind and water
boil it
freedom within yourself
39. What does Feng Shui mean?
wind and water
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
chi (energy) and blood flow
40. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
landscape
lost face
young enforcers of rules
5
41. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
urban
they become spoiled and fat
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
42. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
it overextended itself along the road
the 38th parallel
43. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
harsh and public
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
44. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
chi
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
45. Why was it called theForbidden City?
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
Ming
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
young enforcers of rules
46. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
south - represented by red and a phoenix
it overextended itself along the road
Mao Zedong
47. What treaty solved the Opium War?
it overextended itself along the road
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
young enforcers of rules
to guard China
48. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
not a war - but a police action by the UN
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
Ming
49. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
loved their art - lost their empire
50. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?
loved their art - lost their empire
freedom within yourself
the 38th parallel
Ming
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