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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. Where did the Long March begin and end?






2. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






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






5. How many horses did the Mongols use?






6. How many meridians are in your body?






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






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






9. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






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






12. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






13. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






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






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






17. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






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

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21. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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






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






25. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






26. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






27. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






29. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






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






32. How many meridians are in your body?






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






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






35. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






36. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






37. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






38. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






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






41. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






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






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






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






46. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






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

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






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

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