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China Trivia
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
2. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
Mao Zedong
3. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?
the five elements
from Jiangxi to Yenan
boil it
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
4. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
Kublai Khan
Kublai Khan
Ming
5. Why was it called theForbidden City?
boil it
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
chi
6. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
harsh and public
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
loved their art - lost their empire
wind and water
7. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
Ming
kaolin with cobalt for color
8. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
kaolin with cobalt for color
it overextended itself along the road
anti-foreign and anti-communist
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
9. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
Han and the Roman Empire
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
10. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
kaolin with cobalt for color
south - represented by red and a phoenix
wind and water
the five elements
11. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
divine wind
5
12. What does the Monkey King symbolize?
chi
Mao Zedong
freedom within yourself
Ming
13. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?
divine wind
urban
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
14. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?
chi
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Ming
15. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?
chi
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
anti-foreign and anti-communist
16. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
young enforcers of rules
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Han and the Roman Empire
17. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
loved their art - lost their empire
kaolin with cobalt for color
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
5
18. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?
landscape
Mao Zedong
to guard China
divine wind
19. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
chi
the five elements
Mao Zedong
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
20. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?
devil's horsemen
from Jiangxi to Yenan
anti-foreign and anti-communist
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
21. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?
22. How many horses did the Mongols use?
5
anti-foreign and anti-communist
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
Ming
23. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
the five elements
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
divine wind
the five elements
24. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?
lost face
kaolin with cobalt for color
Ming
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
25. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
it overextended itself along the road
young enforcers of rules
urban
wind and water
26. How many meridians are in your body?
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
5
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
27. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?
28. How many meridians are in your body?
loved their art - lost their empire
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
5
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
29. Why was it called theForbidden City?
harsh and public
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
anti-foreign and anti-communist
30. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?
Ming
freedom within yourself
they become spoiled and fat
public humiliation and loss of face
31. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
kaolin with cobalt for color
Kublai Khan
Ming
wind and water
32. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
33. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
south - represented by red and a phoenix
Han and the Roman Empire
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
34. What does Feng Shui mean?
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
wind and water
5
35. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
36. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?
anti-foreign and anti-communist
Ming
Ming
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
37. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
anti-foreign and anti-communist
urban
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
38. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
lost face
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
39. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
to guard China
chi
harsh and public
kaolin with cobalt for color
40. What does acupuncture help balance within us?
chi (energy) and blood flow
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
wind and water
41. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?
it overextended itself along the road
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
Mao Zedong
Ming
42. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?
Han and the Roman Empire
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
landscape
anti-foreign and anti-communist
43. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
5
they become spoiled and fat
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
44. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
landscape
chi
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
45. What are two purposes the gong served in China?
landscape
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
5
devil's horsemen
46. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
they become spoiled and fat
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
the 38th parallel
47. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
harsh and public
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
they become spoiled and fat
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
48. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
from Jiangxi to Yenan
Ming
Han and the Roman Empire
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
49. What treaty solved the Opium War?
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
Mao Zedong
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
50. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
anti-foreign and anti-communist
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
Ming