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Chinese Culture

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1. What festival ends the Chinese New Year?
Face to Face
Afghanistan
the lantern celebration
Great Wall of China

2. It is acceptable to answer phone calls in meetings.
Nihao! Zenme y
True
Fourth
Great Wall of China

3. The top three most population cites in China
Renminbi Yuan
false
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
October 1st

4. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
Nihao! Zenme y
4
China - Signapore
Parts of Chinese characters

5. What the three common Chinese greetings?
xu Sh
Nihao! Zenme y
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
multiple

6. And the traditional form of characters is used in
Fourth
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Taiwan - Hong Kong
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow

7. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?
Dessert (Small Heart)
Han
title
limp and brief

8. What are lion dances believed to do?
limp and brief
Gong Xi
scare away the evil spirits
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism

9. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
cash
Atheism
Most senior ranking attendee
1600

10. What is the money China called?
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
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
the lantern celebration
yuan - renminbi in Chinese

11. Most people live in the_______of China
limp and brief
East
communist
the lantern celebration

12. When people playing 'Go'game - which color stone goes first?
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
Black ??
Television
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi

13. China shares a border with
noodles
Afghanistan
the Spring Festival
Dragon Boat Festival

14. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
15
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies

15. How many year ago was the Great Wall built?
title
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
2500

16. How many ethnic groups are there in China?
her own last name
Mt. Everest
Mao Zedong
56 (including Han)

17. When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person - what do you get inside?
the Spring Festival
cash
Dragon Boat Festival
Fourth

18. Where was the fortune cookie original from?
Chinese Americans in USA
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
you could wipe away your good fortune

19. What are the six working languages of the United Nations
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
False
Chinese Americans in USA
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish

20. Chinese New year is also known as what?
scare away the evil spirits
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
the Spring Festival
Hong boa or Lai see

21. 'Dim Sum' means
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
the Spring Festival
white rice
Dessert (Small Heart)

22. There are often what main courses?
limp and brief
multiple
red
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi

23. What fruit does the Chinese believe to give you a long life?
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Peach (T
2
China - Signapore

24. 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
55
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Afghanistan

25. What is the 12 zodiac sign?
1.3 Billion
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.
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish

26. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?
people's money
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Han
Show emotion

27. How did Kung Fu start?
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
people's money

28. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?
East
1600
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Noodle (Mi

29. The Chinese holiday related to 'Eating Zongzi' is called
Shuo W
Dragon Boat Festival
Noodle (Mi
bring in good luck and prosperity

30. The largest ethnic group in China is called
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Sun Zi ??
Han

31. Some animals that make their homes in China.
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Mao Zedong
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
learned skill

32. About how many hours a day do Giant Pandas spend eating? Sleeping?
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
the lantern celebration
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles

33. List some Chinese inventions.
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Show emotion
greeting you
red

34. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?
xu Sh
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Inflate your prices
Bamboo leaves

35. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Great Wall of China
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
Face to Face

36. What is the official language spoken in China?
Mandarin Chinese
Most senior ranking attendee
Atheism
people's money

37. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
1600
Tray of Togetherness
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu

38. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?
learned skill
greeting you
multiple
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans

39. How many pieces of cannon are there in each side of the Chinese chess?
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Hong boa or Lai see
about 275 lbs.
2

40. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
false
55

41. What is a very popular food?
white rice
Show emotion
True
Yangzi

42. What are the four treasures of the study (w
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Dragon Boat Festival
East
Noodle (Mi

43. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
55
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
1600
just over 8

44. If a woman's name is Zhang Xiaomei - Zhang is :
Nihao! Zenme y
Mao Zedong
her own last name
October 1st

45. Where is the Great Wall?
NE quadrant
Peach (T
Han
wife or husband

46. Simplified Chinese character system is used in
Fourth
Mandarin Chinese
China - Signapore
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day

47. _________ was a British Colony recently reabsorbed by China.
white rice
communist
Signature
Hong Kong

48. A handshake in China often is ...
learned skill
limp and brief
the Spring Festival
Nihao! Zenme y

49. List some Chinese foods.
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Tea (Cha)

50. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?
Shuo W
Mandarin Chinese
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
False