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