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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. 'Dim Sum' means
just over 8
Most senior ranking attendee
Dessert (Small Heart)
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
2. How many Chinese characters are there
Show emotion
greeting you
you could wipe away your good fortune
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
3. What economy does China have?
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Hin Jintao
East
communist
4. What are the five official religions of China?
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Nihao! Zenme y
2500
Sun Zi ??
5. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
about 275 lbs.
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the plum blossom - they bloom year round
6. What does 'radical' means?
56 (including Han)
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Parts of Chinese characters
Pinyin
7. What the three common Chinese greetings?
Nihao! Zenme y
Mandarin Chinese
Renminbi Yuan
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
8. Chinese New year is also known as what?
the Spring Festival
white rice
Signature
55
9. Which of these things did not originally come from China
1.3 Billion
Shuo W
Television
Fourth
10. What happens at midnight on New Year's Eve?
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
56 (including Han)
Hong Kong
Pinyin
11. ____________ were not invented in China?
Fortune cookies
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Han
Face to Face
12. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Hin Jintao
Renminbi Yuan
Mandarin Chinese
13. What is the state religion in China?
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
Chinese Americans in USA
Atheism
14. Most people live in the_______of China
Emperor and Empress
East
Hin Jintao
Atheism
15. The Republic of China is located on...
cat
Bamboo leaves
Taiwan
the lantern celebration
16. What is the money China called?
Fourth
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Taiwan
adult content
17. What is the highest mountain in China?
Han
the Shaolin Monks
Mt. Everest
Hong Kong
18. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?
Han
Show emotion
Inflate your prices
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
19. What do Chinese people use 'Name Chop'(y
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
learned skill
Black ??
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20. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
Noodle (Mi
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
you could wipe away your good fortune
greeting you
21. In China people prefer business communication by which of these methods?
Show emotion
Hong Kong
Face to Face
Fortune cookies
22. What are the ancient rulers of China called?
Pinyin
Emperor and Empress
Afghanistan
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
23. Aggressive negotiation tactics are recommended.
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
red
Face to Face
false
24. What is a very popular food?
white rice
title
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
25. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Fortune cookies
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
the Shaolin Monks
26. How should one receive business cards?
Parts of Chinese characters
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
2500
with both hands
27. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
Tea (Cha)
Shuo W
China - Signapore
Most senior ranking attendee
28. Common greeting used during Chinese New Year
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Chinese Americans in USA
Emperor and Empress
Gong Xi
29. What are the red envelopes called?
communist
cat
Hong boa or Lai see
4
30. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
Tray of Togetherness
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Dessert (Small Heart)
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
31. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Atheism
55
Taiwan - Hong Kong
32. What is China's currency called?
55
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
learned skill
Renminbi Yuan
33. What color is considered lucky?
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Pinyin
red
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
34. The top three most population cites in China
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Tea (Cha)
Television
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
35. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
Pinyin
Yangzi
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
36. List some Chinese foods.
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
noodles
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
37. Simplified Chinese character system is used in
False
Nihao! Zenme y
China - Signapore
bring in good luck and prosperity
38. Some animals that make their homes in China.
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
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
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
39. What flower represents courage and hope?
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
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
bring in good luck and prosperity
Dragon Boat Festival
40. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?
Fourth
greeting you
56 (including Han)
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
41. When did the first Chinese New Year customs start? How?
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42. China shares a border with
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China - Signapore
Afghanistan
her own last name
43. Who complied the earliest Chinese dictionary?
about 275 lbs.
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
xu Sh
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
44. Gifts within the business context in China are often seen as bribes?
False
Mao Zedong
2
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
45. What are the four great invention of China?
Television
Show emotion
people's money
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
46. What building in China can be seen from Space? (a myth)
Tea (Cha)
false
Great Wall of China
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
47. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
Hong Kong
scare away the evil spirits
56 (including Han)
just over 8
48. What is the official language spoken in China?
Mandarin Chinese
wife or husband
Chinese Americans in USA
Hin Jintao
49. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
just over 8
Mao Zedong
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
50. Name a public holiday that China has.
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