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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. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






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






4. How many meridians are in your body?






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

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6. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






8. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?






9. What was the Korean War?






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






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






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






13. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






15. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






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






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






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






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






21. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?






22. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






23. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






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






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






27. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






29. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






31. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






33. Why was it called theForbidden City?






34. What was the Korean War?






35. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






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






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






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






40. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






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






43. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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

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45. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






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






48. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






50. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?