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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 colors are on the Chinese flag?






2. How many Chinese characters are there






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






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






5. What is the highest mountain in China?






6. Gifts within the business context in China are often seen as bribes?






7. What is the official language spoken in China?






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






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






10. How did Kung Fu start?






11. Where was the fortune cookie original from?






12. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?






13. What is the capital city of The People's Republic of China?






14. What is China's currency called?






15. There are often what main courses?






16. How many minority nationalities are there in China?






17. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called






18. What economy does China have?






19. How many ethnic groups are there in China?






20. What does Kung Fu mean?






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






22. What do Chinese people use 'Name Chop'(y






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






24. The population in Mainland China is






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






26. What flower represents courage and hope?






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






28. _________ founded the People's Republic of China in 1949






29. Common greeting used during Chinese New Year






30. Where does the Giant Panda live?






31. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?






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






33. The Chinese holiday related to 'Eating Zongzi' is called






34. Some animals that make their homes in China.






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






36. The largest ethnic group in China is called






37. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?






38. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?






39. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?






40. And the traditional form of characters is used in






41. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments






42. What does 'radical' means?






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






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






45. What the three common Chinese greetings?






46. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?






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






48. When people playing 'Go'game - which color stone goes first?






49. What are the four treasures of the study (w






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