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