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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. What are lion dances believed to do?
scare away the evil spirits
Fourth
the Spring Festival
you could wipe away your good fortune
2. What are dragon dances believed to do?
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
bring in good luck and prosperity
False
Renminbi Yuan
3. What is a very popular food?
scare away the evil spirits
the Shaolin Monks
white rice
you could wipe away your good fortune
4. How many Chinese characters are there
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.
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Taiwan - Hong Kong
5. What is the highest mountain in China?
Mt. Everest
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Mandarin Chinese
Show emotion
6. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?
Noodle (Mi
multiple
about 275 lbs.
Signature
7. What economy does China have?
communist
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Tray of Togetherness
Beijing
8. Gifts within the business context in China are often seen as bribes?
False
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
the Shaolin Monks
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
9. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
East
about 275 lbs.
Emperor and Empress
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
10. If a woman's name is Zhang Xiaomei - Zhang is :
Hong Kong
her own last name
limp and brief
Taiwan
11. The Republic of China is located on...
Tray of Togetherness
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
Taiwan
communist
12. Why should the house be cleaned in preparation for the Chinese New Year?
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Mao Zedong
limp and brief
Tea (Cha)
13. 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
cat
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
14. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments
cat
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Show emotion
56 (including Han)
15. What do people that live in the northern part of China - eat as their main food?
Red and Yellow
cash
noodles
Han
16. What color is considered lucky?
East
red
just over 8
Great Wall of China
17. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
adult content
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
wife or husband
18. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?
Show emotion
title
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Yangzi
19. What are the four great invention of China?
Noodle (Mi
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
communist
about 275 lbs.
20. What is the official romanization system for the language of China?
Black ??
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
Pinyin
21. What does 'radical' means?
adult content
Face to Face
Parts of Chinese characters
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
22. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
people's money
Parts of Chinese characters
23. China shares a border with
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
the Shaolin Monks
Dessert (Small Heart)
Afghanistan
24. Where was the fortune cookie original from?
Chinese Americans in USA
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
True
Renminbi Yuan
25. List some Chinese foods.
15
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Mt. Everest
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
26. And the traditional form of characters is used in
Hong Kong
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Mandarin Chinese
title
27. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?
the Shaolin Monks
cat
Show emotion
with both hands
28. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Tea (Cha)
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Dragon Boat Festival
29. What do Chinese people use 'Name Chop'(y
Han
Great Wall of China
Signature
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
30. When people playing 'Go'game - which color stone goes first?
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
red
Black ??
Peach (T
31. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called
the Shaolin Monks
Shuo W
Nihao! Zenme y
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
32. What does the word yellow imply?
about 275 lbs.
adult content
red
limp and brief
33. Name a public holiday that China has.
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34. What are the red envelopes called?
Bamboo leaves
Hong boa or Lai see
Sun Zi ??
Black ??
35. What is the 12 zodiac sign?
Show emotion
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
NE quadrant
bring in good luck and prosperity
36. When is China's National Day?
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
October 1st
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Yangzi
37. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Tray of Togetherness
Beijing
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
38. Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party who lived from 1893 to 1976?
limp and brief
Fortune cookies
the Spring Festival
Mao Zedong
39. Aggressive negotiation tactics are recommended.
Afghanistan
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
false
Parts of Chinese characters
40. What colors are on the Chinese flag?
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Red and Yellow
Peach (T
wife or husband
41. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?
communist
Hong boa or Lai see
Gong Xi
Inflate your prices
42. Which of these things did not originally come from China
2
Television
4
Taiwan - Hong Kong
43. Where does the Giant Panda live?
Taiwan - Hong Kong
white rice
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Beijing
44. What fruit does the Chinese believe to give you a long life?
Bamboo leaves
false
Peach (T
Renminbi Yuan
45. China is the ______largest country in the world (area).
True
False
2500
Fourth
46. What determines when the Chinese New Year starts and stops?
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
the Spring Festival
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Mao Zedong
47. ____________ were not invented in China?
Afghanistan
Dessert (Small Heart)
Fortune cookies
4
48. What is the capital city of The People's Republic of China?
Great Wall of China
Beijing
55
her own last name
49. When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person - what do you get inside?
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
cash
Most senior ranking attendee
50. When you hear a person mention my 'Ai Ren' (Ai means love - and Ren means person) - the meaning of the word 'Ai Ren' is:
red
Mao Zedong
wife or husband
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil