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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 two things must all Chinese punishments be?






2. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






4. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






5. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






6. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






8. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






9. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






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

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






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






14. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






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






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






19. Where did the Long March begin and end?






20. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






29. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






31. How many horses did the Mongols use?






32. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






34. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






36. What was the Korean War?






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






38. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






39. What was the Korean War?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. How many meridians are in your body?






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






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






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