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






2. What does Feng Shui mean?






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

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4. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






6. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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






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






10. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






12. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






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






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






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






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






18. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






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






21. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






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






25. How many meridians are in your body?






26. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






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






29. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






30. What was the Korean War?






31. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






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






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

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






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






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






38. Why was it called theForbidden City?






39. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






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






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






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






44. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






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






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






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






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






50. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?