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