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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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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 fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
the lantern celebration
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
bring in good luck and prosperity
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
2. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China
Hong Kong
Afghanistan
NE quadrant
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
3. What are the four great invention of China?
True
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Taiwan - Hong Kong
4. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
Red and Yellow
Tray of Togetherness
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
the Shaolin Monks
5. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?
Shuo W
wife or husband
cat
Beijing
6. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?
Han
white rice
Television
1.3 Billion
7. How many Chinese characters are there
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Fourth
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
8. _________ was a British Colony recently reabsorbed by China.
greeting you
Parts of Chinese characters
Hong Kong
Noodle (Mi
9. What are dragon dances believed to do?
bring in good luck and prosperity
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Great Wall of China
Beijing
10. The top three most population cites in China
NE quadrant
56 (including Han)
Yangzi
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
11. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
title
you could wipe away your good fortune
communist
just over 8
12. Why should the house be cleaned in preparation for the Chinese New Year?
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
cat
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
13. _________ founded the People's Republic of China in 1949
title
Mao Zedong
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
14. Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party who lived from 1893 to 1976?
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Mao Zedong
4
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
15. What happens at midnight on New Year's Eve?
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
2
Pinyin
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
16. What was the Great Wall originally built?
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Chinese Americans in USA
East
17. Most people live in the_______of China
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
her own last name
Taiwan - Hong Kong
East
18. When is China's National Day?
55
October 1st
Pinyin
Show emotion
19. The Republic of China is located on...
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Show emotion
Taiwan
20. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments
1600
Noodle (Mi
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Mandarin Chinese
21. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?
you could wipe away your good fortune
Renminbi Yuan
white rice
Hin Jintao
22. What is the highest mountain in China?
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
xu Sh
Chinese Americans in USA
Mt. Everest
23. Name a public holiday that China has.
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24. List some Chinese foods.
Fourth
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Mao Zedong
Afghanistan
25. When people playing 'Go'game - which color stone goes first?
Peach (T
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
cat
Black ??
26. Where does the Giant Panda live?
Nihao! Zenme y
True
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Great Wall of China
27. Where is the Great Wall?
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
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
NE quadrant
Afghanistan
28. What are the six working languages of the United Nations
the lantern celebration
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
29. What is the 12 zodiac sign?
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
with both hands
30. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called
False
with both hands
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
Shuo W
31. What is the national drink for Chinese?
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Red and Yellow
white rice
Tea (Cha)
32. About how many hours a day do Giant Pandas spend eating? Sleeping?
October 1st
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
56 (including Han)
33. When you hear a person mention my 'Ai Ren' (Ai means love - and Ren means person) - the meaning of the word 'Ai Ren' is:
you could wipe away your good fortune
wife or husband
Bamboo leaves
Gong Xi
34. What is the money China called?
Mao Zedong
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
title
35. China shares a border with
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Afghanistan
Signature
noodles
36. How should one receive business cards?
2500
with both hands
Atheism
55
37. What color is considered lucky?
red
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
title
38. ____________ were not invented in China?
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
adult content
Fortune cookies
39. Who complied the earliest Chinese dictionary?
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
xu Sh
false
Sun Zi ??
40. What are the red envelopes called?
Sun Zi ??
Hong boa or Lai see
Taiwan - Hong Kong
greeting you
41. There are often what main courses?
56 (including Han)
NE quadrant
Hong boa or Lai see
multiple
42. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?
Han
1600
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
43. What are the ancient rulers of China called?
Emperor and Empress
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Mt. Everest
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
44. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
Mao Zedong
Beijing
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Most senior ranking attendee
45. What is the state religion in China?
Great Wall of China
Atheism
Parts of Chinese characters
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
46. What is a very popular food?
white rice
Dessert (Small Heart)
Atheism
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
47. What do people that live in the northern part of China - eat as their main food?
Pinyin
noodles
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
Yangzi
48. What flower represents courage and hope?
4
55
the lantern celebration
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
49. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
55
title
Tray of Togetherness
Mao Zedong
50. How many pieces of cannon are there in each side of the Chinese chess?
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Bamboo leaves
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
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