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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
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  • 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 was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?






2. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






4. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






5. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






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






8. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






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






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






12. How many horses did the Mongols use?






13. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






14. What treaty solved the Opium War?






15. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?






16. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






17. What was the Korean War?






18. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






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






21. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






22. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






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






25. How many meridians are in your body?






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






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






28. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?






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






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






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






32. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






33. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






35. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






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






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






39. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






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






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


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






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


45. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






46. What was the Korean War?






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






48. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






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