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China Trivia
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?
divine wind
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
Kublai Khan
5
2. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
3. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
young enforcers of rules
not a war - but a police action by the UN
harsh and public
4. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
kaolin with cobalt for color
divine wind
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
5. How many horses did the Mongols use?
5
boil it
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Ming
6. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
divine wind
boil it
7. What does the Monkey King symbolize?
freedom within yourself
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
wind and water
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
8. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
south - represented by red and a phoenix
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
9. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
they become spoiled and fat
5
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
10. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
lost face
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
urban
11. What was the Korean War?
urban
not a war - but a police action by the UN
loved their art - lost their empire
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
12. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
public humiliation and loss of face
kaolin with cobalt for color
the five elements
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
13. Where did the Long March begin and end?
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
from Jiangxi to Yenan
it overextended itself along the road
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
14. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
loved their art - lost their empire
urban
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
15. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
to guard China
landscape
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
16. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?
divine wind
anti-foreign and anti-communist
Han and the Roman Empire
landscape
17. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
the 38th parallel
the five elements
Mao Zedong
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
18. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
south - represented by red and a phoenix
they become spoiled and fat
19. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
loved their art - lost their empire
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
20. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
it overextended itself along the road
urban
freedom within yourself
chi
21. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
the five elements
wind and water
anti-foreign and anti-communist
Kublai Khan
22. What does acupuncture help balance within us?
they become spoiled and fat
boil it
it overextended itself along the road
chi (energy) and blood flow
23. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
the 38th parallel
harsh and public
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
wind and water
24. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
Ming
divine wind
5
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
25. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?
landscape
5
harsh and public
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
26. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
chi
young enforcers of rules
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
it overextended itself along the road
27. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
young enforcers of rules
lost face
chi (energy) and blood flow
28. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?
the 38th parallel
public humiliation and loss of face
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
29. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
to guard China
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
Han and the Roman Empire
30. What does acupuncture help balance within us?
to guard China
Mao Zedong
chi (energy) and blood flow
lost face
31. What was the nickname given to the Mongol warriors?
32. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
5
Ming
not a war - but a police action by the UN
33. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
boil it
young enforcers of rules
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
34. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
boil it
Ming
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
Kublai Khan
35. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?
anti-foreign and anti-communist
Ming
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
young enforcers of rules
36. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
loved their art - lost their empire
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
37. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
young enforcers of rules
harsh and public
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
38. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
to guard China
Mao Zedong
urban
39. What was the Korean War?
not a war - but a police action by the UN
5
divine wind
public humiliation and loss of face
40. 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
boil it
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
41. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
loved their art - lost their empire
from Jiangxi to Yenan
42. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?
freedom within yourself
chi
loved their art - lost their empire
boil it
43. How many meridians are in your body?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
not a war - but a police action by the UN
5
44. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?
Han and the Roman Empire
divine wind
young enforcers of rules
boil it
45. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
urban
46. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
they become spoiled and fat
47. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
loved their art - lost their empire
Han and the Roman Empire
48. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?
Ming
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
devil's horsemen
49. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
south - represented by red and a phoenix
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
kaolin with cobalt for color
50. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
chi (energy) and blood flow
loved their art - lost their empire
the five elements