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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
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
Show emotion
Inflate your prices
2. What do Chinese people use 'Name Chop'(y
Hin Jintao
Fortune cookies
Signature
Peach (T
3. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?
noodles
title
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
you could wipe away your good fortune
4. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Noodle (Mi
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Dessert (Small Heart)
5. What is the money China called?
communist
Fortune cookies
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
cat
6. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
cat
Han
just over 8
you could wipe away your good fortune
7. When is China's National Day?
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Fourth
October 1st
False
8. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China
Great Wall of China
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Gong Xi
9. What are the six working languages of the United Nations
Emperor and Empress
greeting you
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
10. The top three most population cites in China
Mao Zedong
the lantern celebration
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
11. What does the word yellow imply?
Mandarin Chinese
adult content
Red and Yellow
1600
12. What was the Great Wall originally built?
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
people's 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
Fortune cookies
13. Common greeting used during Chinese New Year
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Gong Xi
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
15
14. What flower represents courage and hope?
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
15. What are the ancient rulers of China called?
Emperor and Empress
Mandarin Chinese
Tea (Cha)
False
16. Some animals that make their homes in China.
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
title
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
17. What are the four treasures of the study (w
Nihao! Zenme y
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
scare away the evil spirits
learned skill
18. What the three common Chinese greetings?
Mao Zedong
Red and Yellow
multiple
Nihao! Zenme y
19. What is the 12 zodiac sign?
Signature
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Tray of Togetherness
Show emotion
20. What are dragon dances believed to do?
1600
Yangzi
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
bring in good luck and prosperity
21. The Chinese holiday related to 'Eating Zongzi' is called
Dragon Boat Festival
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
noodles
October 1st
22. How many pieces of cannon are there in each side of the Chinese chess?
NE quadrant
2
Chinese Americans in USA
greeting you
23. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
Face to Face
Beijing
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Hong boa or Lai see
24. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?
Emperor and Empress
Han
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
25. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?
Hong Kong
Beijing
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
26. Which of these things did not originally come from China
Fortune cookies
people's money
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Television
27. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
28. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?
Show emotion
the lantern celebration
false
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
29. When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person - what do you get inside?
just over 8
Fourth
cash
cat
30. Where does the Giant Panda live?
wife or husband
Atheism
Black ??
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
31. The Republic of China is located on...
adult content
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Taiwan
white rice
32. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
Most senior ranking attendee
her own last name
Television
about 275 lbs.
33. China shares a border with
Han
adult content
people's money
Afghanistan
34. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?
Dessert (Small Heart)
Peach (T
15
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
35. Most people live in the_______of China
Dragon Boat Festival
Fourth
noodles
East
36. And the traditional form of characters is used in
Taiwan - Hong Kong
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Signature
learned skill
37. When did the first Chinese New Year customs start? How?
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38. What is the longest river in China?
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Tray of Togetherness
Tea (Cha)
Yangzi
39. About how many hours a day do Giant Pandas spend eating? Sleeping?
noodles
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Han
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
40. How should one receive business cards?
with both hands
noodles
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
scare away the evil spirits
41. What happens at midnight on New Year's Eve?
red
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Yangzi
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
42. List some Chinese inventions.
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Red and Yellow
Face to Face
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
43. What is a very popular food?
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
red
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
white rice
44. What building in China can be seen from Space? (a myth)
Great Wall of China
Peach (T
adult content
Taiwan - Hong Kong
45. What colors are on the Chinese flag?
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
2500
noodles
Red and Yellow
46. When you hear a person mention my 'Ai Ren' (Ai means love - and Ren means person) - the meaning of the word 'Ai Ren' is:
Most senior ranking attendee
Chinese Americans in USA
wife or husband
4
47. There are often what main courses?
multiple
Han
Face to Face
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
48. What are the red envelopes called?
Yangzi
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Hong boa or Lai see
56 (including Han)
49. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?
cat
with both hands
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Hin Jintao
50. Gifts within the business context in China are often seen as bribes?
Television
Noodle (Mi
False
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil