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