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Chinese Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called






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






3. What festival ends the Chinese New Year?






4. What does Kung Fu mean?






5. How many minority nationalities are there in China?






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






7. What is the national drink for Chinese?






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






9. What are the ancient rulers of China called?






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






11. What is China's currency called?






12. When people playing 'Go'game - which color stone goes first?






13. What is the state religion in China?






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






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






16. What is the highest mountain in China?






17. How many ethnic groups are there in China?






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






19. Most people live in the_______of China






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






21. What does renminbi mean?

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






23. Where does the Giant Panda live?






24. What is the money China called?






25. Chinese New year is also known as what?






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






27. It is acceptable to answer phone calls in meetings.






28. ____________ were not invented in China?






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. What are lion dances believed to do?






36. Where was the fortune cookie original from?






37. China shares a border with






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






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






40. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?






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






42. How did Kung Fu start?






43. What the three common Chinese greetings?






44. 'Dim Sum' means






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






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






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






48. What is the longest river in China?






49. There are often what main courses?






50. What does the word yellow imply?