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Chinese Culture
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culture
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What are dragon dances believed to do?
bring in good luck and prosperity
with both hands
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
2. Most people live in the_______of China
Show emotion
Afghanistan
East
noodles
3. What is a very popular food?
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
white rice
Hin Jintao
Hong Kong
4. And the traditional form of characters is used in
Mandarin Chinese
Atheism
Taiwan - Hong Kong
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
5. If a woman's name is Zhang Xiaomei - Zhang is :
2
her own last name
Mandarin Chinese
Gong Xi
6. Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party who lived from 1893 to 1976?
Bamboo leaves
Taiwan
her own last name
Mao Zedong
7. The Republic of China is located on...
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Taiwan
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
East
8. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?
Gong Xi
Tea (Cha)
bring in good luck and prosperity
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
9. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
just over 8
Great Wall of China
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
10. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?
15
4
Afghanistan
about 275 lbs.
11. What is the 12 zodiac sign?
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Gong Xi
Red and Yellow
greeting you
12. There are often what main courses?
multiple
Hong Kong
the Shaolin Monks
Taiwan - Hong Kong
13. List some Chinese foods.
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Signature
scare away the evil spirits
NE quadrant
14. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Han
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
15. Name a public holiday that China has.
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16. About how many hours a day do Giant Pandas spend eating? Sleeping?
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
false
limp and brief
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
17. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?
Fourth
just over 8
Hin Jintao
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
18. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
Most senior ranking attendee
1600
white rice
Nihao! Zenme y
19. Who complied the earliest Chinese dictionary?
the Spring Festival
Nihao! Zenme y
xu Sh
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
20. When did the first Chinese New Year customs start? How?
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21. The author of 'The Art of War' is
Hong boa or Lai see
Pinyin
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Sun Zi ??
22. What the three common Chinese greetings?
Emperor and Empress
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Nihao! Zenme y
Tray of Togetherness
23. Which of these things did not originally come from China
October 1st
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Han
Television
24. What colors are on the Chinese flag?
Red and Yellow
you could wipe away your good fortune
limp and brief
March 8th is International Women's Day - on this day women will get a paid day or half day off - while all men must still go to work; May 1st is International Labor Day; May 4th is Youth Day - in memory of the first mass student movement in 1919; Jun
25. A handshake in China often is ...
limp and brief
2500
scare away the evil spirits
55
26. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called
Shuo W
Atheism
Noodle (Mi
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
27. When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person - what do you get inside?
Hong boa or Lai see
Han
cash
Dessert (Small Heart)
28. What flower represents courage and hope?
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Noodle (Mi
adult content
29. How many ethnic groups are there in China?
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
with both hands
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
56 (including Han)
30. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
multiple
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
cash
Mandarin Chinese
31. How many Chinese characters are there
the lantern celebration
Red and Yellow
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
32. The largest ethnic group in China is called
Black ??
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Han
Red and Yellow
33. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
adult content
you could wipe away your good fortune
title
34. What is the official language spoken in China?
bring in good luck and prosperity
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Mandarin Chinese
Fortune cookies
35. What is the national drink for Chinese?
cash
Mandarin Chinese
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Tea (Cha)
36. 'Dim Sum' means
Hong Kong
Dessert (Small Heart)
Red and Yellow
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
37. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?
the Shaolin Monks
with both hands
Dragon Boat Festival
Taiwan
38. What does renminbi mean?
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39. What economy does China have?
1.3 Billion
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
March 8th is International Women's Day - on this day women will get a paid day or half day off - while all men must still go to work; May 1st is International Labor Day; May 4th is Youth Day - in memory of the first mass student movement in 1919; Jun
communist
40. Gifts within the business context in China are often seen as bribes?
False
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
Bamboo leaves
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
41. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?
adult content
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
cat
Taiwan - Hong Kong
42. What are the four great invention of China?
Parts of Chinese characters
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Han
wife or husband
43. What building in China can be seen from Space? (a myth)
1.3 Billion
Great Wall of China
October 1st
Show emotion
44. What are the five official religions of China?
Gong Xi
Chinese Americans in USA
with both hands
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
45. What is the capital city of The People's Republic of China?
Hin Jintao
Beijing
greeting you
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
46. When people playing 'Go'game - which color stone goes first?
Han
Dragon Boat Festival
Black ??
people's money
47. It is acceptable to answer phone calls in meetings.
Tea (Cha)
bring in good luck and prosperity
True
Mao Zedong
48. What festival ends the Chinese New Year?
March 8th is International Women's Day - on this day women will get a paid day or half day off - while all men must still go to work; May 1st is International Labor Day; May 4th is Youth Day - in memory of the first mass student movement in 1919; Jun
Tray of Togetherness
the lantern celebration
Bamboo leaves
49. Common greeting used during Chinese New Year
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
red
Gong Xi
1.3 Billion
50. What was the Great Wall originally built?
Emperor and Empress
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Parts of Chinese characters