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Chinese Culture
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culture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Some animals that make their homes in China.
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
Black ??
cat
2. What does Kung Fu mean?
cat
1.3 Billion
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
learned skill
3. And the traditional form of characters is used in
white rice
Inflate your prices
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Face to Face
4. Why should the house be cleaned in preparation for the Chinese New Year?
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Mandarin Chinese
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
5. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
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
Mao Zedong
Tray of Togetherness
6. The population in Mainland China is
Taiwan - Hong Kong
1.3 Billion
Emperor and Empress
Dessert (Small Heart)
7. What are lion dances believed to do?
scare away the evil spirits
just over 8
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Mao Zedong
8. What are the red envelopes called?
Inflate your prices
about 275 lbs.
Hong boa or Lai see
Dragon Boat Festival
9. Name a public holiday that China has.
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10. How many ethnic groups are there in China?
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
56 (including Han)
Mao Zedong
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
11. Simplified Chinese character system is used in
xu Sh
China - Signapore
red
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
12. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Gong Xi
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
13. Common greeting used during Chinese New Year
Gong Xi
Fourth
Pinyin
1.3 Billion
14. What is the longest river in China?
Yangzi
learned skill
cash
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
15. What determines when the Chinese New Year starts and stops?
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
16. What are dragon dances believed to do?
bring in good luck and prosperity
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Hong boa or Lai see
17. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?
Show emotion
Hong boa or Lai see
56 (including Han)
False
18. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?
her own last name
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Chinese Americans in USA
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
19. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
1600
1.3 Billion
you could wipe away your good fortune
20. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
East
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
about 275 lbs.
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
21. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Inflate your prices
Mao Zedong
cat
22. The Republic of China is located on...
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Taiwan
Tray of Togetherness
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
23. What is the money China called?
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
the lantern celebration
cash
Pinyin
24. How many year ago was the Great Wall built?
Chinese Americans in USA
2500
communist
1600
25. What are the six working languages of the United Nations
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Han
26. Gifts within the business context in China are often seen as bribes?
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Black ??
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
False
27. What the three common Chinese greetings?
white rice
noodles
Dragon Boat Festival
Nihao! Zenme y
28. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Tray of Togetherness
Chinese Americans in USA
29. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
just over 8
Parts of Chinese characters
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Emperor and Empress
30. What is the capital city of The People's Republic of China?
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Beijing
Han
wife or husband
31. What is the state religion in China?
Atheism
white rice
Han
Mao Zedong
32. The top three most population cites in China
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
East
false
cat
33. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
scare away the evil spirits
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
the Shaolin Monks
Most senior ranking attendee
34. China shares a border with
adult content
communist
Afghanistan
15
35. The author of 'The Art of War' is
Han
Black ??
white rice
Sun Zi ??
36. What happens at midnight on New Year's Eve?
Red and Yellow
4
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Chinese Americans in USA
37. What is the official romanization system for the language of China?
Mao Zedong
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
her own last name
Pinyin
38. What flower represents courage and hope?
Fortune cookies
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Television
Taiwan - Hong Kong
39. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?
Han
xu Sh
wife or husband
56 (including Han)
40. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?
the Spring Festival
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Show emotion
Hin Jintao
41. What economy does China have?
55
Tray of Togetherness
communist
Hong boa or Lai see
42. List some Chinese inventions.
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
55
Inflate your prices
43. Aggressive negotiation tactics are recommended.
China - Signapore
1600
4
false
44. Who complied the earliest Chinese dictionary?
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 leaves
Taiwan
xu Sh
45. What do people that live in the northern part of China - eat as their main food?
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
her own last name
noodles
China - Signapore
46. 'Dim Sum' means
Dessert (Small Heart)
bring in good luck and prosperity
Most senior ranking attendee
Renminbi Yuan
47. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?
Mao Zedong
title
Atheism
Han
48. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
communist
Tray of Togetherness
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
True
49. Where does the Giant Panda live?
multiple
cat
Han
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
50. There are often what main courses?
multiple
Nihao! Zenme y
Beijing
Mao Zedong