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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • 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. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?






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






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






4. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






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






7. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?






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






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


10. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






11. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






13. What was the Korean War?






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






15. What was the Korean War?






16. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?






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






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






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






20. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






21. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?






22. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






24. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






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






27. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






28. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






29. What does Feng Shui mean?






30. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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


32. Why was it called theForbidden City?






33. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






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






36. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






38. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?






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






40. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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






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






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






45. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






48. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?






49. How many horses did the Mongols use?






50. What treaty solved the Opium War?