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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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 was it called theForbidden City?






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


3. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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






6. How many meridians are in your body?






7. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






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






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






11. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






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






14. What treaty solved the Opium War?






15. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






16. What does Feng Shui mean?






17. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






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






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






21. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






23. What does Feng Shui mean?






24. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






26. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






28. What was the Korean War?






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






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






43. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






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






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






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






48. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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