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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?






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






3. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






4. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






5. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






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






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






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






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






11. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






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






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






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






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






17. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






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






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






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






23. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






24. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






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






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






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

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






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

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31. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






32. Where did the Long March begin and end?






33. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






34. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






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






38. What was the Korean War?






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






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






41. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






43. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






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






46. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






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






49. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






50. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?