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

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2. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






3. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






4. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






6. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






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






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






11. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






13. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






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






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






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






18. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






20. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






21. Why was it called theForbidden City?






22. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






23. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






24. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






25. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






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






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






29. What was the Korean War?






30. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






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






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

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34. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






37. How many meridians are in your body?






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






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






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

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41. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






42. How many horses did the Mongols use?






43. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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