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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. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






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






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






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






6. What was the Korean War?






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






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






9. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






10. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






11. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






13. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






14. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






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






17. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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


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






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






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






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






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






24. How many meridians are in your body?






25. What does Feng Shui mean?






26. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






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






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






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






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






32. What does Feng Shui mean?






33. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






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






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


37. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






38. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






39. What was the Korean War?






40. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Why was it called theForbidden City?






49. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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