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Chinese Culture
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culture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?
Mao Zedong
Nihao! Zenme y
Yangzi
cat
2. What is China's currency called?
white rice
Renminbi Yuan
Hong boa or Lai see
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
3. What are the red envelopes called?
adult content
Hong boa or Lai see
4
Bamboo leaves
4. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?
white rice
Noodle (Mi
limp and brief
people's money
5. What are lion dances believed to do?
Peach (T
xu Sh
Bamboo leaves
scare away the evil spirits
6. What are the six working languages of the United Nations
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
people's money
7. What does Kung Fu mean?
China - Signapore
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
learned skill
Yangzi
8. Who complied the earliest Chinese dictionary?
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Afghanistan
xu Sh
her own last name
9. Most people live in the_______of China
East
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
adult content
Red and Yellow
10. What is the highest mountain in China?
xu Sh
Pinyin
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Mt. Everest
11. What are the five official religions of China?
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Great Wall of China
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
East
12. The largest ethnic group in China is called
56 (including Han)
200 B.C. - people feared 'Nien' the mythical - evil monster - so they would make loud noises bright lights - and big dragons to scare it off
Han
title
13. Which of these things did not originally come from China
cat
Television
Sun Zi ??
learned skill
14. How many pieces of cannon are there in each side of the Chinese chess?
Chinese Americans in USA
2
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Pinyin
15. What color is considered lucky?
red
you could wipe away your good fortune
Shuo W
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
16. China is the ______largest country in the world (area).
True
Parts of Chinese characters
Inflate your prices
Fourth
17. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
China - Signapore
just over 8
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Nihao! Zenme y
18. Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party who lived from 1893 to 1976?
Bamboo leaves
Great Wall of China
Mao Zedong
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
19. What is the official romanization system for the language of China?
Hong boa or Lai see
Pinyin
title
bring in good luck and prosperity
20. _________ was a British Colony recently reabsorbed by China.
Hong Kong
Han
Red and Yellow
Beijing
21. When did the first Chinese New Year customs start? How?
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22. What are dragon dances believed to do?
bring in good luck and prosperity
Emperor and Empress
scare away the evil spirits
title
23. What fruit does the Chinese believe to give you a long life?
Peach (T
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
Mt. Everest
multiple
24. What is the capital city of The People's Republic of China?
false
the Shaolin Monks
Beijing
Black ??
25. List some Chinese inventions.
red
Renminbi Yuan
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
cash
26. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?
Renminbi Yuan
Mao Zedong
about 275 lbs.
Han
27. What flower represents courage and hope?
2
Shuo W
Afghanistan
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
28. ____________ were not invented in China?
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Fortune cookies
Renminbi Yuan
29. What economy does China have?
Han
red
Mandarin Chinese
communist
30. What is the official language spoken in China?
Taiwan
limp and brief
noodles
Mandarin Chinese
31. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Tea (Cha)
15
the Shaolin Monks
32. The author of 'The Art of War' is
Sun Zi ??
4
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
33. There are often what main courses?
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Fortune cookies
multiple
Mao Zedong
34. When is China's National Day?
Tea (Cha)
October 1st
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
35. Where was the fortune cookie original from?
55
Peach (T
Chinese Americans in USA
Sun Zi ??
36. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called
Shuo W
October 1st
Nihao! Zenme y
15
37. China shares a border with
communist
Pinyin
Afghanistan
xu Sh
38. Aggressive negotiation tactics are recommended.
false
Chinese Americans in USA
Pinyin
2
39. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
False
you could wipe away your good fortune
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
55
40. How many Chinese characters are there
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
the Spring Festival
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
41. Gifts within the business context in China are often seen as bribes?
55
Signature
False
cash
42. _________ founded the People's Republic of China in 1949
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Han
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Mao Zedong
43. Some animals that make their homes in China.
East
learned skill
4
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
44. What is the state religion in China?
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
2
Atheism
2500
45. If a woman's name is Zhang Xiaomei - Zhang is :
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
her own last name
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
learned skill
46. The Republic of China is located on...
Taiwan
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
Nihao! Zenme y
wife or husband
47. What determines when the Chinese New Year starts and stops?
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
learned skill
200 B.C. - people feared 'Nien' the mythical - evil monster - so they would make loud noises bright lights - and big dragons to scare it off
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
48. How many minority nationalities are there in China?
55
learned skill
Great Wall of China
Shuo W
49. What is the longest river in China?
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Yangzi
Nihao! Zenme y
50. Common greeting used during Chinese New Year
white rice
Gong Xi
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
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