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China Trivia

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?






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






3. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






6. Where did the Long March begin and end?






7. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






8. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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

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






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






12. What was the Korean War?






13. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






14. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






16. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






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






19. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






22. What was the Korean War?






23. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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






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






27. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






29. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






31. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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

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






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






36. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






37. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






38. How many horses did the Mongols use?






39. How many meridians are in your body?






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






41. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






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






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






45. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






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






48. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






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






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