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China Trivia
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?
boil it
south - represented by red and a phoenix
freedom within yourself
5
2. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
Han and the Roman Empire
5
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
the 38th parallel
3. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
chi (energy) and blood flow
young enforcers of rules
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
4. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
young enforcers of rules
to guard China
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
Ming
5. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
kaolin with cobalt for color
boil it
Ming
6. What does the Monkey King symbolize?
the five elements
freedom within yourself
boil it
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
7. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
kaolin with cobalt for color
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
Mao Zedong
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
8. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
not a war - but a police action by the UN
the five elements
lost face
it overextended itself along the road
9. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
wind and water
the 38th parallel
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
from Jiangxi to Yenan
10. What does acupuncture help balance within us?
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
chi (energy) and blood flow
wind and water
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
11. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?
public humiliation and loss of face
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
12. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?
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13. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
the five elements
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
Mao Zedong
14. What was the Korean War?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
not a war - but a police action by the UN
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
Han and the Roman Empire
15. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?
Mao Zedong
urban
Han and the Roman Empire
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
16. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
to guard China
17. Why was it called theForbidden City?
freedom within yourself
Han and the Roman Empire
public humiliation and loss of face
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
18. What treaty solved the Opium War?
Kublai Khan
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
not a war - but a police action by the UN
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
19. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
they become spoiled and fat
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
chi
20. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?
5
Mao Zedong
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
Ming
21. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
Ming
from Jiangxi to Yenan
anti-foreign and anti-communist
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
22. What does Feng Shui mean?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
wind and water
south - represented by red and a phoenix
kaolin with cobalt for color
23. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
Mao Zedong
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
24. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?
from Jiangxi to Yenan
to guard China
Ming
not a war - but a police action by the UN
25. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
kaolin with cobalt for color
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
kaolin with cobalt for color
26. What was the nickname given to the Mongol warriors?
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27. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
28. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?
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29. What treaty solved the Opium War?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
chi
30. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
lost face
chi
south - represented by red and a phoenix
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
31. How many horses did the Mongols use?
5
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
freedom within yourself
public humiliation and loss of face
32. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
kaolin with cobalt for color
landscape
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
33. How many horses did the Mongols use?
5
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
south - represented by red and a phoenix
loved their art - lost their empire
34. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?
kaolin with cobalt for color
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
they become spoiled and fat
it overextended itself along the road
35. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
Ming
Kublai Khan
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
36. Where did the Long March begin and end?
divine wind
from Jiangxi to Yenan
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
37. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
Mao Zedong
south - represented by red and a phoenix
Han and the Roman Empire
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
38. What was the nickname given to the Mongol warriors?
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39. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?
anti-foreign and anti-communist
divine wind
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
40. How many meridians are in your body?
Ming
5
south - represented by red and a phoenix
loved their art - lost their empire
41. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
lost face
they become spoiled and fat
the 38th parallel
42. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
43. How many meridians are in your body?
wind and water
lost face
they become spoiled and fat
5
44. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
not a war - but a police action by the UN
wind and water
lost face
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
45. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
the five elements
south - represented by red and a phoenix
urban
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
46. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
landscape
divine wind
devil's horsemen
47. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
boil it
loved their art - lost their empire
5
48. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
landscape
to guard China
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
chi (energy) and blood flow
49. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
loved their art - lost their empire
urban
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
Mao Zedong
50. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
chi (energy) and blood flow
wind and water
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South