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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
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  • 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. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?






2. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






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






5. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






7. How many meridians are in your body?






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






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






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






11. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






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






14. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






15. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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






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






19. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






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






23. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






25. Why was it called theForbidden City?






26. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






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






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






30. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






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






34. How many horses did the Mongols use?






35. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






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






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






39. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






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






42. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






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






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






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






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






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

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49. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






50. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?