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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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 nickname given to the Mongol warriors?

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2. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






3. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






4. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






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






7. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






8. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. What was the nickname given to the Mongol warriors?

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16. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






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






19. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






21. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. How many meridians are in your body?






29. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






31. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






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






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






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






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

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37. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






38. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






40. What was the Korean War?






41. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






43. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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

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45. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






47. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






48. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






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