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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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 does Feng Shui mean?






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






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






4. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






5. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






6. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






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






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






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






11. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






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






14. What was the Korean War?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






25. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






27. Why was it called theForbidden City?






28. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






29. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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


32. How many meridians are in your body?






33. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






35. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






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






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






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






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






41. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. How many meridians are in your body?






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






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