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Chinese Culture
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culture
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What color is considered lucky?
red
Red and Yellow
1600
Tray of Togetherness
2. Where was the fortune cookie original from?
Pinyin
Afghanistan
the Shaolin Monks
Chinese Americans in USA
3. _________ was a British Colony recently reabsorbed by China.
Tea (Cha)
her own last name
Hong Kong
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
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:
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
2500
wife or husband
Atheism
5. How many Chinese characters are there
1600
NE quadrant
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Show emotion
6. About how many hours a day do Giant Pandas spend eating? Sleeping?
Yangzi
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
7. What colors are on the Chinese flag?
Peach (T
Most senior ranking attendee
Red and Yellow
Han
8. What are the red envelopes called?
Pinyin
Hong boa or Lai see
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
Great Wall of China
9. The Republic of China is located on...
Gong Xi
Taiwan
Red and Yellow
55
10. What is the money China called?
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Signature
2500
11. What are lion dances believed to do?
scare away the evil spirits
multiple
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
people's money
12. How many ethnic groups are there in China?
56 (including Han)
Signature
Hin Jintao
1.3 Billion
13. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
adult content
Tray of Togetherness
Show emotion
2500
14. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?
Hin Jintao
the Shaolin Monks
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
1600
15. List some Chinese foods.
her own last name
Dragon Boat Festival
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Mao Zedong
16. Why should the house be cleaned in preparation for the Chinese New Year?
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
title
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
17. There are often what main courses?
cash
Shuo W
multiple
Mao Zedong
18. How many year ago was the Great Wall built?
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
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
Fortune cookies
2500
19. What fruit does the Chinese believe to give you a long life?
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
Peach (T
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
2
20. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Nihao! Zenme y
Gong Xi
Most senior ranking attendee
21. What are the five official religions of China?
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Dragon Boat Festival
22. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
just over 8
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
23. And the traditional form of characters is used in
Inflate your prices
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
Sun Zi ??
Taiwan - Hong Kong
24. What are dragon dances believed to do?
Tray of Togetherness
bring in good luck and prosperity
scare away the evil spirits
Chinese Americans in USA
25. Name a public holiday that China has.
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26. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?
title
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
27. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?
15
Hong Kong
Great Wall of China
Dessert (Small Heart)
28. How should one receive business cards?
Yangzi
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
with both hands
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
29. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
Tray of Togetherness
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
4
30. In China people prefer business communication by which of these methods?
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
the Shaolin Monks
4
Face to Face
31. What determines when the Chinese New Year starts and stops?
Taiwan - Hong Kong
bring in good luck and prosperity
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
Han
32. Who complied the earliest Chinese dictionary?
Mao Zedong
xu Sh
Hin Jintao
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
33. What is the official romanization system for the language of China?
Pinyin
East
Noodle (Mi
Parts of Chinese characters
34. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
False
about 275 lbs.
35. How many minority nationalities are there in China?
Hong boa or Lai see
55
wife or husband
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
36. How many pieces of cannon are there in each side of the Chinese chess?
Hin Jintao
2
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
37. How did Kung Fu start?
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Gong Xi
the lantern celebration
38. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?
October 1st
cat
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Black ??
39. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Pinyin
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Noodle (Mi
40. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?
her own last name
1600
False
Taiwan - Hong Kong
41. The author of 'The Art of War' is
her own last name
False
Sun Zi ??
multiple
42. China shares a border with
Hong boa or Lai see
Hong Kong
adult content
Afghanistan
43. If a woman's name is Zhang Xiaomei - Zhang is :
cash
Yangzi
Tray of Togetherness
her own last name
44. China is the ______largest country in the world (area).
Fourth
Bamboo leaves
Nihao! Zenme y
True
45. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
multiple
55
greeting you
46. Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party who lived from 1893 to 1976?
Hong boa or Lai see
Mao Zedong
Inflate your prices
Pinyin
47. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
Black ??
Show emotion
Hin Jintao
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
48. What was the Great Wall originally built?
Dessert (Small Heart)
Inflate your prices
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
49. What is a very popular food?
Yangzi
Dragon Boat Festival
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
white rice
50. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
greeting you
Bamboo leaves
Red and Yellow