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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 was the Korean War?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






10. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






11. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






12. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






13. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?






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






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






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






17. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






19. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






20. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






22. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






24. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






25. What treaty solved the Opium War?






26. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






27. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






28. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






30. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






32. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






34. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






36. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?






37. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






39. How many meridians are in your body?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






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






50. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?