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Chinese Culture

Subject : culture
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1. When did the first Chinese New Year customs start? How?

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






3. What is the state religion in China?






4. Name a public holiday that China has.

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5. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?






6. In China people prefer business communication by which of these methods?






7. Simplified Chinese character system is used in






8. What is the official language spoken in China?






9. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments






10. What does 'radical' means?






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






12. And the traditional form of characters is used in






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






14. How many Chinese characters are there






15. What building in China can be seen from Space? (a myth)






16. What was the Great Wall originally built?






17. List some Chinese inventions.






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






19. What are the six working languages of the United Nations






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






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






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






23. When you hear a person mention my 'Ai Ren' (Ai means love - and Ren means person) - the meaning of the word 'Ai Ren' is:






24. List some Chinese foods.






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






26. Some animals that make their homes in China.






27. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?






28. What does the word yellow imply?






29. There are often what main courses?






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






31. What color is considered lucky?






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






33. Chinese New year is also known as what?






34. What determines when the Chinese New Year starts and stops?






35. Common greeting used during Chinese New Year






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






37. What the three common Chinese greetings?






38. Aggressive negotiation tactics are recommended.






39. What does renminbi mean?

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40. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called






41. A handshake in China often is ...






42. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?






43. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang






44. What economy does China have?






45. Where was the fortune cookie original from?






46. What are the ancient rulers of China called?






47. China is the ______largest country in the world (area).






48. What are the five official religions of China?






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






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