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