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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. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?
Shuo W
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Sun Zi ??
noodles
2. When people playing 'Go'game - which color stone goes first?
Tea (Cha)
Black ??
56 (including Han)
Great Wall of China
3. What is the 12 zodiac sign?
cash
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Nihao! Zenme y
Red and Yellow
4. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
xu Sh
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
NE quadrant
Most senior ranking attendee
5. What does renminbi mean?
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6. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
adult content
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
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
7. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?
1600
Sun Zi ??
people's money
adult content
8. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Noodle (Mi
2
Sun Zi ??
9. How many ethnic groups are there in China?
2
56 (including Han)
1600
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
10. What are dragon dances believed to do?
bring in good luck and prosperity
Peach (T
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
cat
11. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?
Most senior ranking attendee
Renminbi Yuan
Mao Zedong
greeting you
12. What is the official language spoken in China?
just over 8
Afghanistan
Mandarin Chinese
Tray of Togetherness
13. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
1.3 Billion
just over 8
East
False
14. China shares a border with
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
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Atheism
Afghanistan
15. List some Chinese foods.
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
noodles
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Dragon Boat Festival
16. What is the state religion in China?
Atheism
Chinese Americans in USA
Tea (Cha)
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
17. Which of these things did not originally come from China
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
False
communist
Television
18. What color is considered lucky?
Noodle (Mi
learned skill
red
adult content
19. Most people live in the_______of China
with both hands
Shuo W
multiple
East
20. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?
title
Inflate your prices
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
bring in good luck and prosperity
21. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
about 275 lbs.
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
the lantern celebration
Fortune cookies
22. What are the four treasures of the study (w
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
October 1st
the Shaolin Monks
23. The population in Mainland China is
multiple
Hong boa or Lai see
1.3 Billion
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
24. What colors are on the Chinese flag?
Yangzi
Red and Yellow
1.3 Billion
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
25. What are the ancient rulers of China called?
Emperor and Empress
Mao Zedong
Dessert (Small Heart)
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
26. Simplified Chinese character system is used in
xu Sh
bring in good luck and prosperity
China - Signapore
with both hands
27. What are the five official religions of China?
2
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Taiwan - Hong Kong
28. The author of 'The Art of War' is
False
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Sun Zi ??
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
29. How should one receive business cards?
with both hands
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
wife or husband
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
30. _________ was a British Colony recently reabsorbed by China.
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Hong Kong
Han
Television
31. And the traditional form of characters is used in
learned skill
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
greeting you
32. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
title
you could wipe away your good fortune
Hong Kong
33. Where is the Great Wall?
NE quadrant
Sun Zi ??
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Peach (T
34. What economy does China have?
Great Wall of China
communist
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
35. What is the national drink for Chinese?
multiple
Tea (Cha)
false
Hong Kong
36. _________ founded the People's Republic of China in 1949
Bamboo leaves
Mao Zedong
East
just over 8
37. 'Dim Sum' means
Han
Dessert (Small Heart)
the Spring Festival
Emperor and Empress
38. What are the six working languages of the United Nations
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
with both hands
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
39. What are the four great invention of China?
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
you could wipe away your good fortune
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Beijing
40. List some Chinese inventions.
her own last name
learned skill
Hong boa or Lai see
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
41. What are the red envelopes called?
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Hong boa or Lai see
Dessert (Small Heart)
Peach (T
42. How many Chinese characters are there
Hong Kong
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Tea (Cha)
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
43. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
title
Tray of Togetherness
Sun Zi ??
noodles
44. When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person - what do you get inside?
4
cash
Yangzi
communist
45. What is the money China called?
the lantern celebration
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Peach (T
Dessert (Small Heart)
46. It is acceptable to answer phone calls in meetings.
adult content
Mao Zedong
communist
True
47. What is the official romanization system for the language of China?
Mao Zedong
2
Pinyin
Chinese Americans in USA
48. How many pieces of cannon are there in each side of the Chinese chess?
Taiwan
Red and Yellow
October 1st
2
49. The largest ethnic group in China is called
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
Han
Emperor and Empress
multiple
50. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Yangzi
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone