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Chinese Culture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Chinese New year is also known as what?
the Spring Festival
Tea (Cha)
the lantern celebration
Parts of Chinese characters
2. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
multiple
Yangzi
greeting you
3. 'Dim Sum' means
Noodle (Mi
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
communist
Dessert (Small Heart)
4. In China people prefer business communication by which of these methods?
Sun Zi ??
Face to Face
Nihao! Zenme y
scare away the evil spirits
5. What is the capital city of The People's Republic of China?
Hong boa or Lai see
Shuo W
Beijing
Tea (Cha)
6. _________ founded the People's Republic of China in 1949
Yangzi
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Mao Zedong
Most senior ranking attendee
7. What is the longest river in China?
learned skill
Chinese Americans in USA
you could wipe away your good fortune
Yangzi
8. When you hear a person mention my 'Ai Ren' (Ai means love - and Ren means person) - the meaning of the word 'Ai Ren' is:
wife or husband
learned skill
False
October 1st
9. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
you could wipe away your good fortune
Signature
Show emotion
Inflate your prices
10. There are often what main courses?
multiple
4
wife or husband
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
11. What is the money China called?
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Noodle (Mi
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
12. Where does the Giant Panda live?
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Hin Jintao
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Face to Face
13. How did Kung Fu start?
Black ??
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Mao Zedong
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
14. What is the state religion in China?
scare away the evil spirits
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Mao Zedong
Atheism
15. How many minority nationalities are there in China?
55
red
Signature
bring in good luck and prosperity
16. The author of 'The Art of War' is
15
Sun Zi ??
xu Sh
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
17. When people playing 'Go'game - which color stone goes first?
Black ??
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
China - Signapore
bring in good luck and prosperity
18. ____________ were not invented in China?
multiple
Fortune cookies
Mt. Everest
Hong boa or Lai see
19. What are the four treasures of the study (w
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
55
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
20. What are dragon dances believed to do?
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
bring in good luck and prosperity
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
Beijing
21. If a woman's name is Zhang Xiaomei - Zhang is :
her own last name
Hong boa or Lai see
noodles
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
22. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
people's money
red
Gong Xi
23. The top three most population cites in China
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Han
Atheism
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
24. What are the six working languages of the United Nations
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
55
Tray of Togetherness
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
25. What does Kung Fu mean?
noodles
the lantern celebration
learned skill
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
26. The Chinese holiday related to 'Eating Zongzi' is called
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Dragon Boat Festival
Gong Xi
Hong Kong
27. What flower represents courage and hope?
noodles
Peach (T
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Signature
28. What festival ends the Chinese New Year?
multiple
the lantern celebration
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
29. What colors are on the Chinese flag?
Nihao! Zenme y
Red and Yellow
cat
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
30. It is acceptable to answer phone calls in meetings.
adult content
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
True
Renminbi Yuan
31. Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party who lived from 1893 to 1976?
Pinyin
Television
Mao Zedong
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
32. What is the highest mountain in China?
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Mt. Everest
Sun Zi ??
Yangzi
33. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
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
scare away the evil spirits
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Hong boa or Lai see
34. What is the 12 zodiac sign?
Taiwan
Black ??
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
cat
35. What economy does China have?
with both hands
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Han
communist
36. What are the ancient rulers of China called?
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
Red and Yellow
Emperor and Empress
communist
37. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
56 (including Han)
1600
Renminbi Yuan
38. What happens at midnight on New Year's Eve?
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Mandarin Chinese
Mao Zedong
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
39. _________ was a British Colony recently reabsorbed by China.
Yangzi
Tray of Togetherness
1.3 Billion
Hong Kong
40. What are the four great invention of China?
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
NE quadrant
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
41. What is the official language spoken in China?
Inflate your prices
Television
you could wipe away your good fortune
Mandarin Chinese
42. Common greeting used during Chinese New Year
Tray of Togetherness
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Gong Xi
Taiwan - Hong Kong
43. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
Taiwan
Tray of Togetherness
Great Wall of China
Dragon Boat Festival
44. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
Shuo W
4
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Chinese Americans in USA
45. What is the national drink for Chinese?
you could wipe away your good fortune
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Tea (Cha)
Shuo W
46. Which of these things did not originally come from China
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Television
learned skill
Great Wall of China
47. Who complied the earliest Chinese dictionary?
Fourth
communist
xu Sh
China - Signapore
48. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
Fourth
Most senior ranking attendee
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
about 275 lbs.
49. What was the Great Wall originally built?
Sun Zi ??
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
the lantern celebration
Fourth
50. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?
NE quadrant
cat
East
56 (including Han)
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