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Chinese Culture

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1. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
her own last name
title
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Most senior ranking attendee

2. What is the capital city of The People's Republic of China?
56 (including Han)
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
Beijing
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon

3. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Han
Great Wall of China
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day

4. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
wife or husband
Atheism
15

5. The author of 'The Art of War' is
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Sun Zi ??
Renminbi Yuan
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

6. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?
Bamboo leaves
noodles
1600
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money

7. When is China's National Day?
Emperor and Empress
October 1st
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
bring in good luck and prosperity

8. _________ founded the People's Republic of China in 1949
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Mao Zedong
15
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone

9. The largest ethnic group in China is called
Han
Taiwan
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Dessert (Small Heart)

10. Which of these things did not originally come from China
Noodle (Mi
Television
communist
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

11. List some Chinese foods.
4
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Tea (Cha)
people's money

12. How did Kung Fu start?
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
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
Dragon Boat Festival
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken

13. What are the four treasures of the study (w
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
2
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money

14. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?
Peach (T
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
the Shaolin Monks
Mt. Everest

15. What are the four great invention of China?
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Dessert (Small Heart)
Hin Jintao
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans

16. What color is considered lucky?
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Emperor and Empress
red

17. What are the five official religions of China?
Chinese Americans in USA
56 (including Han)
Signature
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism

18. Aggressive negotiation tactics are recommended.
false
NE quadrant
Nihao! Zenme y
Mandarin Chinese

19. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
Show emotion
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Han
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness

20. Gifts within the business context in China are often seen as bribes?
her own last name
False
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
limp and brief

21. List some Chinese inventions.
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Hong boa or Lai see

22. Some animals that make their homes in China.
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
multiple
Fourth
Han

23. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?
Emperor and Empress
cat
the Spring Festival
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans

24. What are the ancient rulers of China called?
Emperor and Empress
1.3 Billion
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Taiwan

25. How many year ago was the Great Wall built?
Han
Shuo W
about 275 lbs.
2500

26. How many pieces of cannon are there in each side of the Chinese chess?
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
East
2
cat

27. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
Signature
cash
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
you could wipe away your good fortune

28. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?
Show emotion
2
Most senior ranking attendee
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow

29. Most people live in the_______of China
East
False
Red and Yellow
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

30. When you hear a person mention my 'Ai Ren' (Ai means love - and Ren means person) - the meaning of the word 'Ai Ren' is:
Dragon Boat Festival
xu Sh
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
wife or husband

31. What was the Great Wall originally built?
scare away the evil spirits
noodles
Taiwan
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies

32. What the three common Chinese greetings?
Nihao! Zenme y
Mao Zedong
Beijing
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi

33. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?
Inflate your prices
Parts of Chinese characters
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Emperor and Empress

34. When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person - what do you get inside?
cash
Most senior ranking attendee
Beijing
Tea (Cha)

35. A handshake in China often is ...
limp and brief
4
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
the plum blossom - they bloom year round

36. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
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
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
to get rid of the bad luck and the old

37. What is the 12 zodiac sign?
Dessert (Small Heart)
Television
Hong Kong
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.

38. What building in China can be seen from Space? (a myth)
adult content
Pinyin
Chinese Americans in USA
Great Wall of China

39. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?
Television
Atheism
1600
Chinese Americans in USA

40. What is the official romanization system for the language of China?
false
Pinyin
just over 8
Taiwan - Hong Kong

41. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
56 (including Han)
just over 8
1.3 Billion
with both hands

42. And the traditional form of characters is used in
Emperor and Empress
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Beijing
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone

43. How many Chinese characters are there
communist
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
cat
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.

44. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
Nihao! Zenme y
multiple
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
about 275 lbs.

45. What are dragon dances believed to do?
bring in good luck and prosperity
Yangzi
Han
Mt. Everest

46. What does renminbi mean?

47. The top three most population cites in China
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
56 (including Han)
multiple
Shuo W

48. What do people that live in the northern part of China - eat as their main food?
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
55
noodles
Noodle (Mi

49. China is the ______largest country in the world (area).
Signature
Fourth
Mandarin Chinese
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish

50. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
15
4
Renminbi Yuan
Chinese Americans in USA