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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. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






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






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






5. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






7. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






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






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






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






13. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






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






16. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






17. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






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






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






21. What treaty solved the Opium War?






22. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






24. What was the Korean War?






25. What was the Korean War?






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






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






28. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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






31. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






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






34. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






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






37. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






38. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






39. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






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