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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?






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






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






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






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






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






7. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






8. What treaty solved the Opium War?






9. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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






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






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






14. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






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






18. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






20. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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

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22. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






23. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






24. What was the Korean War?






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

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26. What treaty solved the Opium War?






27. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






29. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






31. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






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

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






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






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






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






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

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39. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






40. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






42. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






44. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






45. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






46. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






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






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






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