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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
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  • 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. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?






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






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






4. Why was it called theForbidden City?






5. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






7. What does Feng Shui mean?






8. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






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






11. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?






12. How many horses did the Mongols use?






13. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?






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






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






16. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






17. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?






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


19. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






20. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






22. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?






23. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?






24. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






26. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?






27. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






29. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






31. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






33. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






35. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?






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






37. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






38. Where did the Long March begin and end?






39. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






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






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






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






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






45. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?






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






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






48. How many meridians are in your body?






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






50. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?