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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 happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'






2. Why was it called theForbidden City?






3. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?






4. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






5. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






6. What was the Korean War?






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






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


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






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


11. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?






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






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






14. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?






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






16. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?






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


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






19. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?






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






21. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






22. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






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






26. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






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






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






30. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






31. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






33. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?






34. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






35. What was the Korean War?






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






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






38. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






39. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?






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






41. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






43. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?






44. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






46. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






48. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






50. What does Feng Shui mean?