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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?






2. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






4. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






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






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






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






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


11. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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


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






14. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






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






17. What was the Korean War?






18. Where did the Long March begin and end?






19. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






20. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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






23. What does Feng Shui mean?






24. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






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






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


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






29. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






31. How many meridians are in your body?






32. What does Feng Shui mean?






33. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?






34. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?






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






36. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?






37. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






39. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?






40. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






41. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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


44. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






46. What was the Korean War?






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






48. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?






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






50. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?