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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






3. What treaty solved the Opium War?






4. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






5. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






7. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






8. What was the Korean War?






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






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






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






12. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






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






15. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






17. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






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






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






21. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






23. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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

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25. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






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






28. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






30. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






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






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






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






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






36. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






37. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






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






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






41. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






42. How many meridians are in your body?






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






44. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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






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






48. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






49. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






50. How many meridians are in your body?