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






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






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






4. What does Feng Shui mean?






5. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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






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






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

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






11. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






13. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






15. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






17. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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

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

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31. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






33. Why was it called theForbidden City?






34. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






42. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






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






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






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






47. What was the Korean War?






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






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






50. What treaty solved the Opium War?