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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. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






9. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






10. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






12. What treaty solved the Opium War?






13. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?






14. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






15. What was the Korean War?






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






17. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






18. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






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






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

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






24. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






25. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?






26. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






28. What was the Korean War?






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






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






31. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






32. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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






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






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






37. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






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






41. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






43. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?






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






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






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






47. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






49. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






50. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?