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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 does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






4. What treaty solved the Opium War?






5. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






6. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






8. What treaty solved the Opium War?






9. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






10. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






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






13. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






15. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?






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






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






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






19. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






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






22. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






23. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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


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






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






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






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






29. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?






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






31. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






43. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






44. How many meridians are in your body?






45. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






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






48. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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


50. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?