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Chinese Culture

Subject : 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. What color is considered lucky?






2. Where was the fortune cookie original from?






3. _________ was a British Colony recently reabsorbed by China.






4. When you hear a person mention my 'Ai Ren' (Ai means love - and Ren means person) - the meaning of the word 'Ai Ren' is:






5. How many Chinese characters are there






6. About how many hours a day do Giant Pandas spend eating? Sleeping?






7. What colors are on the Chinese flag?






8. What are the red envelopes called?






9. The Republic of China is located on...






10. What is the money China called?






11. What are lion dances believed to do?






12. How many ethnic groups are there in China?






13. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?






14. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?






15. List some Chinese foods.






16. Why should the house be cleaned in preparation for the Chinese New Year?






17. There are often what main courses?






18. How many year ago was the Great Wall built?






19. What fruit does the Chinese believe to give you a long life?






20. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China






21. What are the five official religions of China?






22. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?






23. And the traditional form of characters is used in






24. What are dragon dances believed to do?






25. Name a public holiday that China has.

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26. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?






27. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?






28. How should one receive business cards?






29. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?






30. In China people prefer business communication by which of these methods?






31. What determines when the Chinese New Year starts and stops?






32. Who complied the earliest Chinese dictionary?






33. What is the official romanization system for the language of China?






34. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?






35. How many minority nationalities are there in China?






36. How many pieces of cannon are there in each side of the Chinese chess?






37. How did Kung Fu start?






38. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?






39. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?






40. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?






41. The author of 'The Art of War' is






42. China shares a border with






43. If a woman's name is Zhang Xiaomei - Zhang is :






44. China is the ______largest country in the world (area).






45. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?






46. Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party who lived from 1893 to 1976?






47. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?






48. What was the Great Wall originally built?






49. What is a very popular food?






50. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?