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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
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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 was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?






2. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






4. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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






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






8. What was the Korean War?






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






10. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






11. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






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






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






16. How many horses did the Mongols use?






17. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






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






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






21. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?






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


23. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






25. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






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






28. Where did the Long March begin and end?






29. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






30. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






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






33. What treaty solved the Opium War?






34. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






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






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






38. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






40. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






41. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






42. How many meridians are in your body?






43. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?