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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Why was it called theForbidden City?






2. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?

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3. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






4. What was the Korean War?






5. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?






6. What was the Korean War?






7. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






8. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?






9. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






10. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






11. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?






12. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






13. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






14. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?






15. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






16. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?






17. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?






18. What are two purposes the gong served in China?






19. How many meridians are in your body?






20. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?






21. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?






22. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






23. Why was it called theForbidden City?






24. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?






25. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'






26. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






27. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?






28. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'






29. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






30. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?






31. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?






32. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?






33. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?






34. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?






35. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?






36. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?






37. Where did the Long March begin and end?






38. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?






39. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






40. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?






41. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?






42. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






43. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






44. How many horses did the Mongols use?






45. What are two purposes the gong served in China?






46. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?






47. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?






48. What treaty solved the Opium War?






49. How many horses did the Mongols use?






50. What treaty solved the Opium War?