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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • 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. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?






2. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






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






5. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






6. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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






9. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?






10. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






12. Where did the Long March begin and end?






13. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?






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






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






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






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






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






19. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?






20. How many meridians are in your body?






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






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






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






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






25. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






26. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?






27. What treaty solved the Opium War?






28. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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


30. What was the Korean War?






31. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?






32. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






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






35. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?






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






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






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






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






40. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






42. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?






43. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






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






46. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






47. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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


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






50. What was the Korean War?