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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?






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






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






4. Why was it called theForbidden City?






5. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






6. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






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






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






10. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






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






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






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






15. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






17. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






18. Where did the Long March begin and end?






19. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






21. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






22. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






23. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






25. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






26. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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






29. What was the Korean War?






30. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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

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32. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






34. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






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






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

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38. What treaty solved the Opium War?






39. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






41. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






42. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






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

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






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






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






48. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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