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