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