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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 does Feng Shui mean?






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






3. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






5. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






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






8. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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






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






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






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






14. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






15. What was the Korean War?






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






17. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






19. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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






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






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






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






25. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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


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






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






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






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






31. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






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






34. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






35. Where did the Long March begin and end?






36. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






37. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






38. Why was it called theForbidden City?






39. What was the Korean War?






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






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






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






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






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






45. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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


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


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






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