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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 treaty solved the Opium War?






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






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






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






5. What was the Korean War?






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






7. How many meridians are in your body?






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






18. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






19. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






20. How many horses did the Mongols use?






21. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. How many horses did the Mongols use?






35. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






36. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






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






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






40. Why was it called theForbidden City?






41. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






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






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






45. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






47. What was the Korean War?






48. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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