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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. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






2. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






3. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






4. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






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






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






18. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






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






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






29. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






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






32. What treaty solved the Opium War?






33. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






35. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






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


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






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






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


41. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






43. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






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






46. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






47. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






49. What was the Korean War?






50. Where did the Long March begin and end?