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China Trivia
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What treaty solved the Opium War?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
5
2. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
kaolin with cobalt for color
Mao Zedong
to guard China
young enforcers of rules
3. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?
Han and the Roman Empire
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
Kublai Khan
4. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
not a war - but a police action by the UN
they become spoiled and fat
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
5. What was the Korean War?
the five elements
lost face
not a war - but a police action by the UN
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
6. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
freedom within yourself
chi (energy) and blood flow
lost face
public humiliation and loss of face
7. How many meridians are in your body?
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gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
kaolin with cobalt for color
the 38th parallel
8. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
young enforcers of rules
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
urban
public humiliation and loss of face
9. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
to guard China
it overextended itself along the road
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
urban
10. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
urban
to guard China
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
south - represented by red and a phoenix
11. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?
lost face
young enforcers of rules
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chi
12. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
they become spoiled and fat
5
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
Mao Zedong
13. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?
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14. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
wind and water
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
boil it
15. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
freedom within yourself
Han and the Roman Empire
chi
south - represented by red and a phoenix
16. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
it overextended itself along the road
they become spoiled and fat
chi
harsh and public
17. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
5
18. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
divine wind
not a war - but a police action by the UN
harsh and public
19. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
Han and the Roman Empire
the 38th parallel
chi (energy) and blood flow
loved their art - lost their empire
20. How many horses did the Mongols use?
5
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
landscape
freedom within yourself
21. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?
Ming
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
5
the five elements
22. What was the nickname given to the Mongol warriors?
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23. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
chi
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
urban
lost face
24. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
it overextended itself along the road
Mao Zedong
devil's horsemen
25. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
to guard China
kaolin with cobalt for color
the 38th parallel
26. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?
chi (energy) and blood flow
anti-foreign and anti-communist
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
27. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
young enforcers of rules
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
chi
28. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
young enforcers of rules
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
it overextended itself along the road
29. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
landscape
the 38th parallel
freedom within yourself
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
30. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
public humiliation and loss of face
31. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
harsh and public
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
it overextended itself along the road
chi
32. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
freedom within yourself
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
not a war - but a police action by the UN
33. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
from Jiangxi to Yenan
to guard China
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
kaolin with cobalt for color
34. How many horses did the Mongols use?
public humiliation and loss of face
south - represented by red and a phoenix
loved their art - lost their empire
5
35. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?
Ming
urban
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
36. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
it overextended itself along the road
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
37. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
south - represented by red and a phoenix
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
38. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
Kublai Khan
loved their art - lost their empire
freedom within yourself
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
39. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
boil it
landscape
5
40. 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
Ming
urban
public humiliation and loss of face
41. What does acupuncture help balance within us?
Ming
boil it
Kublai Khan
chi (energy) and blood flow
42. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
the 38th parallel
43. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?
public humiliation and loss of face
chi
wind and water
harsh and public
44. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
devil's horsemen
chi (energy) and blood flow
the five elements
45. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
wind and water
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
young enforcers of rules
46. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
Han and the Roman Empire
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
the five elements
47. What was the Korean War?
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
Kublai Khan
not a war - but a police action by the UN
south - represented by red and a phoenix
48. Why was it called theForbidden City?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
49. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
freedom within yourself
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
kaolin with cobalt for color
south - represented by red and a phoenix
50. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?
it overextended itself along the road
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
boil it
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad