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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. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?






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






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






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






5. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






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






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






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






10. Why was it called theForbidden City?






11. What was the Korean War?






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






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






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






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






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






17. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






18. What treaty solved the Opium War?






19. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






21. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






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






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

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25. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






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






28. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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

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






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






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






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






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






35. Where did the Long March begin and end?






36. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






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






39. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






41. Why was it called theForbidden City?






42. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






45. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






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






49. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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