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China Trivia
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Where did the Long March begin and end?
they become spoiled and fat
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
from Jiangxi to Yenan
to guard China
2. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
Han and the Roman Empire
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
3. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
chi
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
Ming
4. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
it overextended itself along the road
chi
chi (energy) and blood flow
5. How many horses did the Mongols use?
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
5
devil's horsemen
loved their art - lost their empire
6. How many meridians are in your body?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
to guard China
5
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
7. 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
wind and water
Ming
public humiliation and loss of face
8. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
to guard China
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
young enforcers of rules
9. Where did the Long March begin and end?
from Jiangxi to Yenan
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
lost face
freedom within yourself
10. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?
wind and water
freedom within yourself
anti-foreign and anti-communist
the 38th parallel
11. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?
Ming
wind and water
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Ming
12. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
not a war - but a police action by the UN
to guard China
chi
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
13. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
harsh and public
not a war - but a police action by the UN
lost face
the 38th parallel
14. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
chi (energy) and blood flow
wind and water
loved their art - lost their empire
15. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?
Han and the Roman Empire
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
young enforcers of rules
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
16. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
public humiliation and loss of face
loved their art - lost their empire
lost face
Kublai Khan
17. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
lost face
anti-foreign and anti-communist
divine wind
18. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
Mao Zedong
urban
it overextended itself along the road
boil it
19. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?
5
Mao Zedong
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
kaolin with cobalt for color
20. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?
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21. Why was it called theForbidden City?
landscape
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
they become spoiled and fat
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
22. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
they become spoiled and fat
chi (energy) and blood flow
chi
loved their art - lost their empire
23. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
the five elements
kaolin with cobalt for color
harsh and public
24. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
landscape
chi (energy) and blood flow
not a war - but a police action by the UN
to guard China
25. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
from Jiangxi to Yenan
Ming
young enforcers of rules
26. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?
devil's horsemen
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
27. What treaty solved the Opium War?
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
kaolin with cobalt for color
5
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
28. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
Ming
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
loved their art - lost their empire
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
29. What does acupuncture help balance within us?
chi (energy) and blood flow
lost face
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
the five elements
30. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
freedom within yourself
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
public humiliation and loss of face
they become spoiled and fat
31. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
it overextended itself along the road
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
the five elements
devil's horsemen
32. How many meridians are in your body?
loved their art - lost their empire
Kublai Khan
5
Kublai Khan
33. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
urban
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
it overextended itself along the road
young enforcers of rules
34. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
Ming
35. What does the Monkey King symbolize?
they become spoiled and fat
divine wind
freedom within yourself
it overextended itself along the road
36. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
loved their art - lost their empire
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
Ming
37. What does the Monkey King symbolize?
boil it
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
freedom within yourself
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
38. What does Feng Shui mean?
not a war - but a police action by the UN
landscape
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
wind and water
39. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
kaolin with cobalt for color
from Jiangxi to Yenan
40. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
lost face
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
41. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
the five elements
south - represented by red and a phoenix
harsh and public
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
42. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?
loved their art - lost their empire
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
wind and water
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
43. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?
Mao Zedong
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
from Jiangxi to Yenan
44. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
kaolin with cobalt for color
divine wind
5
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
45. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
landscape
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
Ming
46. What treaty solved the Opium War?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
wind and water
boil it
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
47. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
harsh and public
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
young enforcers of rules
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
48. What was the nickname given to the Mongol warriors?
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49. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
lost face
not a war - but a police action by the UN
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
50. What was the nickname given to the Mongol warriors?
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