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