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