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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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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 is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
Hong boa or Lai see
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Tray of Togetherness
Face to Face
2. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?
False
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
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
3. What does renminbi mean?
4. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?
people's money
Fourth
greeting you
Mt. Everest
5. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?
Television
false
1600
Nihao! Zenme y
6. Some animals that make their homes in China.
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
about 275 lbs.
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
Parts of Chinese characters
7. Who complied the earliest Chinese dictionary?
Taiwan
xu Sh
Tea (Cha)
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
8. Most people live in the_______of China
Signature
Parts of Chinese characters
Yangzi
East
9. How many year ago was the Great Wall built?
Mandarin Chinese
2500
Hong Kong
Tea (Cha)
10. Simplified Chinese character system is used in
white rice
just over 8
China - Signapore
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
11. ____________ were not invented in China?
Signature
Inflate your prices
with both hands
Fortune cookies
12. 'Dim Sum' means
Renminbi Yuan
East
Dessert (Small Heart)
Show emotion
13. What is the money China called?
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
multiple
about 275 lbs.
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
14. The top three most population cites in China
Shuo W
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
cash
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
15. When people playing 'Go'game - which color stone goes first?
Black ??
Nihao! Zenme y
Mao Zedong
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
16. What does 'radical' means?
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
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
Parts of Chinese characters
adult content
17. What the three common Chinese greetings?
Nihao! Zenme y
NE quadrant
Shuo W
Hin Jintao
18. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
wife or husband
you could wipe away your good fortune
False
Mao Zedong
19. What is the capital city of The People's Republic of China?
Han
title
Dessert (Small Heart)
Beijing
20. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?
15
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
Parts of Chinese characters
the Shaolin Monks
21. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Fourth
Most senior ranking attendee
wife or husband
22. What are the six working languages of the United Nations
xu Sh
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
2
Red and Yellow
23. What are the five official religions of China?
Peach (T
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
just over 8
Atheism
24. Why should the house be cleaned in preparation for the Chinese New Year?
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Fortune cookies
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
25. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?
Han
Face to Face
Chinese Americans in USA
about 275 lbs.
26. What was the Great Wall originally built?
Sun Zi ??
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Nihao! Zenme y
4
27. What does Kung Fu mean?
learned skill
Tray of Togetherness
2500
NE quadrant
28. What color is considered lucky?
Chinese Americans in USA
you could wipe away your good fortune
red
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
29. When you hear a person mention my 'Ai Ren' (Ai means love - and Ren means person) - the meaning of the word 'Ai Ren' is:
wife or husband
East
bring in good luck and prosperity
Atheism
30. A handshake in China often is ...
limp and brief
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
56 (including Han)
31. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Hin Jintao
scare away the evil spirits
False
32. What is the national drink for Chinese?
Dragon Boat Festival
Tea (Cha)
about 275 lbs.
limp and brief
33. What is the 12 zodiac sign?
red
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
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
False
34. The largest ethnic group in China is called
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Beijing
Han
35. What are dragon dances believed to do?
bring in good luck and prosperity
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
white rice
East
36. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Hong boa or Lai see
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
37. How should one receive business cards?
Gong Xi
Sun Zi ??
with both hands
Dessert (Small Heart)
38. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
cat
Han
Beijing
39. When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person - what do you get inside?
cash
Great Wall of China
wife or husband
xu Sh
40. What are the four great invention of China?
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
NE quadrant
Hin Jintao
41. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Hong boa or Lai see
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
42. What are the ancient rulers of China called?
cat
Emperor and Empress
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
Pinyin
43. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?
the Shaolin Monks
2
Afghanistan
Show emotion
44. The Chinese holiday related to 'Eating Zongzi' is called
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Sun Zi ??
Dragon Boat Festival
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
45. How many ethnic groups are there in China?
people's money
Great Wall of China
56 (including Han)
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
46. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?
Inflate your prices
Taiwan
Great Wall of China
Dragon Boat Festival
47. The Republic of China is located on...
Fortune cookies
learned skill
Chinese Americans in USA
Taiwan
48. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
56 (including Han)
people's money
limp and brief
about 275 lbs.
49. What are the red envelopes called?
1.3 Billion
Hong boa or Lai see
1600
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
50. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
her own last name
Yangzi
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi