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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • 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. How many meridians are in your body?






2. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






3. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






4. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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






7. How many horses did the Mongols use?






8. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






9. What does Feng Shui mean?






10. Where did the Long March begin and end?






11. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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


14. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






22. How many meridians are in your body?






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






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






25. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






26. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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


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






29. What was the Korean War?






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






31. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






32. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






34. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






36. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






45. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






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






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






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






50. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?