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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
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1. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






2. What treaty solved the Opium War?






3. What was the Korean War?






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






5. What does Feng Shui mean?






6. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






9. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






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






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






13. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






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






16. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






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






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






20. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






21. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






23. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






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






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

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27. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






28. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






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






31. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






32. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






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






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






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






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






38. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






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






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






42. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






44. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






46. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






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






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