Test your basic knowledge |

China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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






2. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






4. What was the Korean War?






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






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






7. What was the nickname given to the Mongol warriors?

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


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






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






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






11. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






12. What was the Korean War?






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






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






15. What was the nickname given to the Mongol warriors?

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


16. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






17. What treaty solved the Opium War?






18. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


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






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






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






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






24. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






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






27. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






28. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






29. How many horses did the Mongols use?






30. How many horses did the Mongols use?






31. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






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






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






35. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






36. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






39. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






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






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






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






44. What does Feng Shui mean?






45. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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






48. How many meridians are in your body?






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






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

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183