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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. Where was the fortune cookie original from?






2. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments






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






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






5. How should one receive business cards?






6. The population in Mainland China is






7. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called






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






9. How many Chinese characters are there






10. Simplified Chinese character system is used in






11. Common greeting used during Chinese New Year






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






13. A handshake in China often is ...






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






15. Name a public holiday that China has.

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16. Some animals that make their homes in China.






17. What is the longest river in China?






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






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






20. How did Kung Fu start?






21. What are the four great invention of China?






22. What is the highest mountain in China?






23. What colors are on the Chinese flag?






24. What the three common Chinese greetings?






25. 'Dim Sum' means






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






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






28. When did the first Chinese New Year customs start? How?

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29. What building in China can be seen from Space? (a myth)






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






31. Most people live in the_______of China






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






33. The largest ethnic group in China is called






34. What color is considered lucky?






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






36. Where is the Great Wall?






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






38. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?






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






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






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






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






43. When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person - what do you get inside?






44. Aggressive negotiation tactics are recommended.






45. What does Kung Fu mean?






46. What determines when the Chinese New Year starts and stops?






47. What does the word yellow imply?






48. There are often what main courses?






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






50. What is a very popular food?