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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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

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3. What was the Korean War?






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






5. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






6. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






7. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






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






10. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






11. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






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






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






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






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






17. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






19. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






22. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






24. How many meridians are in your body?






25. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






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






35. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






36. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






38. What does Feng Shui mean?






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

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






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






42. Why was it called theForbidden City?






43. What does Feng Shui mean?






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

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






46. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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






49. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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