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






2. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






3. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






5. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






6. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






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


9. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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


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






12. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






13. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






14. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






15. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






17. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






18. How many meridians are in your body?






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






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






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






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






23. How many horses did the Mongols use?






24. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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


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






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






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






30. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






45. How many meridians are in your body?






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






49. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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