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China Trivia
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
lost face
freedom within yourself
the 38th parallel
wind and water
2. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
to guard China
Kublai Khan
public humiliation and loss of face
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
3. What does the Monkey King symbolize?
Mao Zedong
freedom within yourself
anti-foreign and anti-communist
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
4. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
harsh and public
the 38th parallel
Mao Zedong
loved their art - lost their empire
5. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
5
loved their art - lost their empire
the five elements
chi
6. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
Han and the Roman Empire
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
7. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
loved their art - lost their empire
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
south - represented by red and a phoenix
8. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
landscape
Mao Zedong
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
9. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
to guard China
south - represented by red and a phoenix
they become spoiled and fat
Kublai Khan
10. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
south - represented by red and a phoenix
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
they become spoiled and fat
freedom within yourself
11. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
not a war - but a police action by the UN
loved their art - lost their empire
12. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
anti-foreign and anti-communist
13. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Kublai Khan
14. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?
Mao Zedong
public humiliation and loss of face
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
the 38th parallel
15. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
anti-foreign and anti-communist
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
the 38th parallel
16. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
they become spoiled and fat
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
17. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?
divine wind
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
it overextended itself along the road
18. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
to guard China
Han and the Roman Empire
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
5
19. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
Kublai Khan
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
the 38th parallel
20. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
not a war - but a police action by the UN
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
urban
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
21. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
landscape
wind and water
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
chi
22. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
urban
kaolin with cobalt for color
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
23. What does acupuncture help balance within us?
chi
loved their art - lost their empire
chi (energy) and blood flow
harsh and public
24. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?
from Jiangxi to Yenan
lost face
public humiliation and loss of face
Han and the Roman Empire
25. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
young enforcers of rules
Ming
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
5
26. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
urban
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
the five elements
27. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
lost face
Han and the Roman Empire
they become spoiled and fat
28. What was the nickname given to the Mongol warriors?
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29. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
divine wind
kaolin with cobalt for color
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
5
30. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?
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31. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
it overextended itself along the road
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
landscape
32. Where did the Long March begin and end?
chi (energy) and blood flow
wind and water
from Jiangxi to Yenan
it overextended itself along the road
33. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
urban
loved their art - lost their empire
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
34. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
devil's horsemen
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
Ming
35. What are two purposes the gong served in China?
Kublai Khan
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
anti-foreign and anti-communist
south - represented by red and a phoenix
36. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
urban
loved their art - lost their empire
37. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
wind and water
38. What was the Korean War?
they become spoiled and fat
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
not a war - but a police action by the UN
39. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
it overextended itself along the road
5
wind and water
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
40. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
5
public humiliation and loss of face
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
41. Why was it called theForbidden City?
urban
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
42. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
lost face
the five elements
not a war - but a police action by the UN
Mao Zedong
43. What does Feng Shui mean?
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
wind and water
Han and the Roman Empire
south - represented by red and a phoenix
44. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
the 38th parallel
5
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
chi (energy) and blood flow
45. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
urban
they become spoiled and fat
boil it
46. Where did the Long March begin and end?
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
south - represented by red and a phoenix
from Jiangxi to Yenan
5
47. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
kaolin with cobalt for color
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
the five elements
48. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
public humiliation and loss of face
landscape
they become spoiled and fat
49. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
Ming
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
5
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
50. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?
Ming
5
boil it
public humiliation and loss of face