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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






3. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






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






6. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






9. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






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

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12. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






13. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






14. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






15. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






17. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






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






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

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






22. Where did the Long March begin and end?






23. How many meridians are in your body?






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






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






26. Why was it called theForbidden City?






27. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






29. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






30. How many meridians are in your body?






31. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






41. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






42. What treaty solved the Opium War?






43. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






44. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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

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47. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






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






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