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