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