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China Trivia
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What treaty solved the Opium War?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
south - represented by red and a phoenix
kaolin with cobalt for color
Han and the Roman Empire
2. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
kaolin with cobalt for color
3. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
the five elements
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
4. How many meridians are in your body?
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
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
5
5. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?
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6. How many horses did the Mongols use?
divine wind
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
5
Ming
7. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?
divine wind
south - represented by red and a phoenix
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
kaolin with cobalt for color
8. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
Kublai Khan
5
landscape
devil's horsemen
9. What was the Korean War?
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
not a war - but a police action by the UN
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
lost face
10. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
young enforcers of rules
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
south - represented by red and a phoenix
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
11. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
they become spoiled and fat
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
12. What are two purposes the gong served in China?
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
wind and water
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
wind and water
13. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
kaolin with cobalt for color
Mao Zedong
Ming
14. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
young enforcers of rules
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
15. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
5
freedom within yourself
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
divine wind
16. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
5
anti-foreign and anti-communist
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
kaolin with cobalt for color
17. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
Han and the Roman Empire
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
devil's horsemen
they become spoiled and fat
18. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
landscape
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
from Jiangxi to Yenan
19. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
Han and the Roman Empire
kaolin with cobalt for color
it overextended itself along the road
20. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
it overextended itself along the road
the 38th parallel
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
21. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?
chi (energy) and blood flow
boil it
harsh and public
the five elements
22. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?
chi (energy) and blood flow
divine wind
public humiliation and loss of face
Ming
23. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
young enforcers of rules
not a war - but a police action by the UN
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
24. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?
young enforcers of rules
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
25. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?
Mao Zedong
landscape
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
26. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
young enforcers of rules
urban
27. How many horses did the Mongols use?
5
chi (energy) and blood flow
Han and the Roman Empire
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
28. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
young enforcers of rules
harsh and public
Ming
south - represented by red and a phoenix
29. 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
young enforcers of rules
wind and water
boil it
30. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?
not a war - but a police action by the UN
landscape
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
Kublai Khan
31. Where did the Long March begin and end?
chi (energy) and blood flow
from Jiangxi to Yenan
it overextended itself along the road
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
32. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
Kublai Khan
Ming
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
young enforcers of rules
33. 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
Mao Zedong
young enforcers of rules
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
34. What was the Korean War?
chi
urban
not a war - but a police action by the UN
they become spoiled and fat
35. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
loved their art - lost their empire
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
Han and the Roman Empire
young enforcers of rules
36. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
it overextended itself along the road
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
to guard China
south - represented by red and a phoenix
37. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
it overextended itself along the road
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
lost face
38. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
the five elements
freedom within yourself
the 38th parallel
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
39. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
the five elements
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
not a war - but a police action by the UN
40. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
not a war - but a police action by the UN
loved their art - lost their empire
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
41. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?
Han and the Roman Empire
kaolin with cobalt for color
Mao Zedong
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
42. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
south - represented by red and a phoenix
young enforcers of rules
to guard China
they become spoiled and fat
43. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
they become spoiled and fat
public humiliation and loss of face
chi (energy) and blood flow
44. What was the nickname given to the Mongol warriors?
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45. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
harsh and public
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
46. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
from Jiangxi to Yenan
lost face
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
47. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
Han and the Roman Empire
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
it overextended itself along the road
48. What does Feng Shui mean?
wind and water
harsh and public
5
Kublai Khan
49. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
they become spoiled and fat
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
Ming
50. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?
boil it
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
public humiliation and loss of face
commoners and men (except eunuchs)