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Chinese Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Chinese New year is also known as what?






2. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?






3. List some Chinese inventions.






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






5. 'Dim Sum' means






6. What does renminbi mean?

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7. Who complied the earliest Chinese dictionary?






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






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






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






11. The Republic of China is located on...






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






13. What festival ends the Chinese New Year?






14. Where was the fortune cookie original from?






15. What is the highest mountain in China?






16. Some animals that make their homes in China.






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






18. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?






19. What flower represents courage and hope?






20. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?






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






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






23. Where does the Giant Panda live?






24. Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party who lived from 1893 to 1976?






25. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called






26. Name a public holiday that China has.

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27. What are the four great invention of China?






28. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?






29. The author of 'The Art of War' is






30. What color is considered lucky?






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






32. Which of these things did not originally come from China






33. What does the word yellow imply?






34. A handshake in China often is ...






35. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?






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






37. What economy does China have?






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






39. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments






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






41. What are the ancient rulers of China called?






42. What the three common Chinese greetings?






43. The top three most population cites in China






44. What does 'radical' means?






45. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?






46. How many Chinese characters are there






47. What is the 12 zodiac sign?






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






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






50. ____________ were not invented in China?