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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. What was the nickname given to the Mongol warriors?

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2. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






4. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






6. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






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






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






10. How many horses did the Mongols use?






11. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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






14. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






16. What was the Korean War?






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






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






19. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






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

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






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






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






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

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

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28. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






29. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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






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






33. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






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






37. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






39. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






41. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






43. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






44. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






45. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






46. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






47. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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






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