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China Trivia

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






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






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


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






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






6. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






7. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






8. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






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






11. What treaty solved the Opium War?






12. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






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






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






16. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






17. What are two purposes the gong served in China?






18. What was the Korean War?






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






20. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






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






23. How many meridians are in your body?






24. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






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






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


28. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






30. How many horses did the Mongols use?






31. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






32. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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


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






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






36. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






37. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






39. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






40. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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






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






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






45. Why was it called theForbidden City?






46. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






47. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






48. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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