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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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1. How many pieces of cannon are there in each side of the Chinese chess?
2
Han
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
xu Sh
2. List some Chinese inventions.
Gong Xi
Yangzi
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
xu Sh
3. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called
2
Shuo W
15
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
4. How did Kung Fu start?
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Parts of Chinese characters
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Black ??
5. What are the four great invention of China?
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
bring in good luck and prosperity
just over 8
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
6. A handshake in China often is ...
False
2
Atheism
limp and brief
7. What are the red envelopes called?
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Hong boa or Lai see
false
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
8. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
Most senior ranking attendee
Dragon Boat Festival
adult content
October 1st
9. What is the official romanization system for the language of China?
Pinyin
with both hands
Dessert (Small Heart)
Noodle (Mi
10. Common greeting used during Chinese New Year
communist
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
just over 8
Gong Xi
11. What is the highest mountain in China?
Mt. Everest
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Red and Yellow
2500
12. And the traditional form of characters is used in
Inflate your prices
Taiwan - Hong Kong
people's money
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
13. Most people live in the_______of China
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Peach (T
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
East
14. About how many hours a day do Giant Pandas spend eating? Sleeping?
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
2500
Afghanistan
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
15. _________ was a British Colony recently reabsorbed by China.
Inflate your prices
Mt. Everest
Hong boa or Lai see
Hong Kong
16. Name a public holiday that China has.
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17. How many year ago was the Great Wall built?
white rice
Gong Xi
limp and brief
2500
18. The Chinese holiday related to 'Eating Zongzi' is called
Show emotion
4
Dragon Boat Festival
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
19. What are the ancient rulers of China called?
Most senior ranking attendee
Fortune cookies
Signature
Emperor and Empress
20. When is China's National Day?
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
1.3 Billion
greeting you
October 1st
21. How many ethnic groups are there in China?
56 (including Han)
scare away the evil spirits
Black ??
China - Signapore
22. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?
1600
Fourth
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
23. Simplified Chinese character system is used in
red
NE quadrant
Dessert (Small Heart)
China - Signapore
24. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
Fortune cookies
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Most senior ranking attendee
Tray of Togetherness
25. If a woman's name is Zhang Xiaomei - Zhang is :
Beijing
her own last name
Inflate your prices
Chinese Americans in USA
26. What are the four treasures of the study (w
with both hands
wife or husband
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Mandarin Chinese
27. What color is considered lucky?
the lantern celebration
Bamboo leaves
red
Red and Yellow
28. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments
Atheism
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
wife or husband
Peach (T
29. 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
True
15
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
30. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
title
Great Wall of China
her own last name
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
31. 'Dim Sum' means
Dessert (Small Heart)
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Afghanistan
32. What happens at midnight on New Year's Eve?
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Parts of Chinese characters
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
33. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
just over 8
white rice
Peach (T
Hong boa or Lai see
34. There are often what main courses?
2500
Television
multiple
just over 8
35. Where is the Great Wall?
NE quadrant
Television
55
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
36. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?
Hong Kong
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Noodle (Mi
37. Some animals that make their homes in China.
Mandarin Chinese
Bamboo leaves
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
38. China is the ______largest country in the world (area).
Fourth
15
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
True
39. The top three most population cites in China
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Fourth
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
40. What do people that live in the northern part of China - eat as their main food?
October 1st
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
noodles
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
41. What determines when the Chinese New Year starts and stops?
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
people's money
Mt. Everest
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
42. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
Tray of Togetherness
55
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Yangzi
43. Which of these things did not originally come from China
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
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
False
Television
44. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?
Bamboo leaves
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
Noodle (Mi
Hong boa or Lai see
45. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?
Hin Jintao
title
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
false
46. What colors are on the Chinese flag?
the Spring Festival
Red and Yellow
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Television
47. What does Kung Fu mean?
False
Emperor and Empress
greeting you
learned skill
48. Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party who lived from 1893 to 1976?
limp and brief
Mao Zedong
Bamboo leaves
Pinyin
49. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?
1600
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Great Wall of China
True
50. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Han
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing