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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. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






2. What was the Korean War?






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






4. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






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






7. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






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

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






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






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






13. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?






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






15. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






17. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






19. How many meridians are in your body?






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






21. What does Feng Shui mean?






22. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






24. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






25. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






28. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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

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37. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






39. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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






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






43. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






45. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






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






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






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






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