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