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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. And the traditional form of characters is used in
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Atheism
scare away the evil spirits
Dragon Boat Festival
2. What happens at midnight on New Year's Eve?
Parts of Chinese characters
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Nihao! Zenme y
red
3. Where does the Giant Panda live?
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
just over 8
4. When people playing 'Go'game - which color stone goes first?
Han
Black ??
communist
white rice
5. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?
greeting you
55
China - Signapore
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
6. How many Chinese characters are there
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
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
xu Sh
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
7. Most people live in the_______of China
communist
title
Tea (Cha)
East
8. The author of 'The Art of War' is
multiple
Hong boa or Lai see
Sun Zi ??
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
9. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?
cat
Show emotion
Peach (T
Signature
10. What was the Great Wall originally built?
Most senior ranking attendee
Fortune cookies
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
55
11. Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party who lived from 1893 to 1976?
her own last name
Bamboo leaves
Mao Zedong
the lantern celebration
12. _________ was a British Colony recently reabsorbed by China.
Inflate your prices
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
15
Hong Kong
13. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
Show emotion
Tray of Togetherness
Han
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
14. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?
Red and Yellow
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
15. What does renminbi mean?
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16. China is the ______largest country in the world (area).
Emperor and Empress
Fourth
2500
Taiwan - Hong Kong
17. How should one receive business cards?
with both hands
Show emotion
Chong Qing - Shanghai - 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
18. The top three most population cites in China
learned skill
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Fortune cookies
false
19. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
Most senior ranking attendee
Beijing
Peach (T
Atheism
20. What are the ancient rulers of China called?
the Shaolin Monks
Hin Jintao
Dessert (Small Heart)
Emperor and Empress
21. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
55
4
learned skill
cat
22. There are often what main courses?
multiple
the lantern celebration
just over 8
Gong Xi
23. How many ethnic groups are there in China?
red
56 (including Han)
Most senior ranking attendee
2
24. What festival ends the Chinese New Year?
China - Signapore
Renminbi Yuan
the Spring Festival
the lantern celebration
25. About how many hours a day do Giant Pandas spend eating? Sleeping?
2
Inflate your prices
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
26. What is the highest mountain in China?
Mt. Everest
Gong Xi
Signature
Shuo W
27. Some animals that make their homes in China.
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
2500
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
28. The Chinese holiday related to 'Eating Zongzi' is called
Pinyin
cash
the Spring Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
29. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
about 275 lbs.
cash
Hong Kong
cat
30. The Republic of China is located on...
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Afghanistan
Taiwan
False
31. When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person - what do you get inside?
communist
Yangzi
Dragon Boat Festival
cash
32. How many minority nationalities are there in China?
Inflate your prices
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
55
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
33. ____________ were not invented in China?
multiple
Fortune cookies
True
wife or husband
34. If a woman's name is Zhang Xiaomei - Zhang is :
Taiwan
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
Parts of Chinese characters
her own last name
35. What economy does China have?
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
communist
with both hands
limp and brief
36. Which of these things did not originally come from China
white rice
Dragon Boat Festival
multiple
Television
37. Who complied the earliest Chinese dictionary?
the Spring Festival
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
xu Sh
38. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?
Renminbi Yuan
Fortune cookies
15
red
39. What is the money China called?
4
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Taiwan - Hong Kong
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
40. Common greeting used during Chinese New Year
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
the Spring Festival
Gong Xi
41. What are the four great invention of China?
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Atheism
the Spring Festival
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
42. What is the state religion in China?
Atheism
Pinyin
China - Signapore
2
43. What are dragon dances believed to do?
Yangzi
bring in good luck and prosperity
Hong boa or Lai see
Mao Zedong
44. What is the 12 zodiac sign?
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
title
noodles
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
45. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?
2500
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
1600
46. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?
Fortune cookies
red
Inflate your prices
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
47. What are the four treasures of the study (w
Han
Emperor and Empress
East
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
48. What is China's currency called?
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
scare away the evil spirits
Inflate your prices
Renminbi Yuan
49. What does the word yellow imply?
2
15
adult content
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
50. What is the national drink for Chinese?
Tea (Cha)
wife or husband
2500
Sun Zi ??