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