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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. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






4. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






6. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






7. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






9. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






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






12. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






13. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






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






16. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






18. How many meridians are in your body?






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






20. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






22. Where did the Long March begin and end?






23. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






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






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






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






28. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






29. Why was it called theForbidden City?






30. What does Feng Shui mean?






31. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






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






34. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






35. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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

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






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






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

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41. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






43. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






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






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






47. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






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






50. What was the Korean War?