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