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Chinese Culture
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Subject
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culture
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Parts of Chinese characters
Mandarin Chinese
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
2. What color is considered lucky?
about 275 lbs.
red
Han
Bamboo leaves
3. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?
October 1st
Inflate your prices
Pinyin
the lantern celebration
4. What does 'radical' means?
Parts of Chinese characters
Peach (T
Nihao! Zenme y
Mao Zedong
5. When is China's National Day?
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Dragon Boat Festival
Pinyin
October 1st
6. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?
Noodle (Mi
Shuo W
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Taiwan - Hong Kong
7. When did the first Chinese New Year customs start? How?
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8. How many pieces of cannon are there in each side of the Chinese chess?
October 1st
wife or husband
Renminbi Yuan
2
9. What is the money China called?
Hong Kong
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Noodle (Mi
10. 'Dim Sum' means
her own last name
Dessert (Small Heart)
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Han
11. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?
East
multiple
the Shaolin Monks
Shuo W
12. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
cash
15
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
55
13. What economy does China have?
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Television
communist
14. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
4
Peach (T
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
15. _________ founded the People's Republic of China in 1949
Noodle (Mi
Mt. Everest
Mao Zedong
learned skill
16. What are the red envelopes called?
her own last name
False
Shuo W
Hong boa or Lai see
17. What are the four treasures of the study (w
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Show emotion
Mao Zedong
18. What are lion dances believed to do?
False
scare away the evil spirits
Han
multiple
19. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?
Hong Kong
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Show emotion
20. List some Chinese foods.
Mao Zedong
with both hands
scare away the evil spirits
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
21. What are the six working languages of the United Nations
Peach (T
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
22. List some Chinese inventions.
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
about 275 lbs.
Hong Kong
Atheism
23. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?
her own last name
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
24. The Republic of China is located on...
Taiwan
Black ??
Tray of Togetherness
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
25. What does Kung Fu mean?
learned skill
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
xu Sh
26. Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party who lived from 1893 to 1976?
1600
the Shaolin Monks
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Mao Zedong
27. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
just over 8
Atheism
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
28. And the traditional form of characters is used in
Taiwan - Hong Kong
1.3 Billion
Show emotion
Red and Yellow
29. If a woman's name is Zhang Xiaomei - Zhang is :
Han
Sun Zi ??
Black ??
her own last name
30. What happens at midnight on New Year's Eve?
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
the Shaolin Monks
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
Tea (Cha)
31. What flower represents courage and hope?
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Peach (T
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
32. What is China's currency called?
Red and Yellow
Renminbi Yuan
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Most senior ranking attendee
33. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?
October 1st
noodles
cat
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
34. About how many hours a day do Giant Pandas spend eating? Sleeping?
just over 8
Bamboo leaves
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
people's money
35. What is the highest mountain in China?
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
Nihao! Zenme y
Mt. Everest
the Shaolin Monks
36. The largest ethnic group in China is called
her own last name
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Han
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
37. What are dragon dances believed to do?
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Nihao! Zenme y
bring in good luck and prosperity
38. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?
Sun Zi ??
bring in good luck and prosperity
wife or husband
Hin Jintao
39. How should one receive business cards?
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
56 (including Han)
with both hands
Face to Face
40. Where is the Great Wall?
Dragon Boat Festival
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
NE quadrant
41. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?
title
Parts of Chinese characters
wife or husband
2500
42. How many Chinese characters are there
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Chinese Americans in USA
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Tea (Cha)
43. What is the official language spoken in China?
Dessert (Small Heart)
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
Yangzi
Mandarin Chinese
44. What are the ancient rulers of China called?
her own last name
Emperor and Empress
Han
adult content
45. When you hear a person mention my 'Ai Ren' (Ai means love - and Ren means person) - the meaning of the word 'Ai Ren' is:
Noodle (Mi
Television
you could wipe away your good fortune
wife or husband
46. What do people that live in the northern part of China - eat as their main food?
noodles
Shuo W
2500
False
47. What do Chinese people use 'Name Chop'(y
Signature
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
about 275 lbs.
cat
48. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Tray of Togetherness
greeting you
October 1st
49. Name a public holiday that China has.
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50. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
15
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