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China Trivia
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
to guard China
wind and water
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
2. What are two purposes the gong served in China?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
Ming
young enforcers of rules
the 38th parallel
3. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
it overextended itself along the road
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
4. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
anti-foreign and anti-communist
harsh and public
divine wind
5. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
Ming
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
anti-foreign and anti-communist
6. How many horses did the Mongols use?
5
Mao Zedong
boil it
devil's horsemen
7. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
Han and the Roman Empire
8. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
kaolin with cobalt for color
urban
south - represented by red and a phoenix
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
9. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
harsh and public
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
wind and water
10. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?
11. What does the Monkey King symbolize?
Ming
wind and water
freedom within yourself
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
12. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
wind and water
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
kaolin with cobalt for color
Ming
13. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?
public humiliation and loss of face
from Jiangxi to Yenan
Ming
it overextended itself along the road
14. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
lost face
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
15. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
it overextended itself along the road
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
to guard China
16. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
landscape
young enforcers of rules
5
divine wind
17. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
divine wind
urban
young enforcers of rules
18. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
it overextended itself along the road
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
19. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
not a war - but a police action by the UN
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
chi
chi (energy) and blood flow
20. What are two purposes the gong served in China?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
freedom within yourself
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
5
21. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
they become spoiled and fat
divine wind
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
22. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?
chi
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
Mao Zedong
Han and the Roman Empire
23. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
kaolin with cobalt for color
they become spoiled and fat
5
24. How many horses did the Mongols use?
Ming
5
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
loved their art - lost their empire
25. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
lost face
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
landscape
anti-foreign and anti-communist
26. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
from Jiangxi to Yenan
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
Kublai Khan
Mao Zedong
27. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
boil it
they become spoiled and fat
freedom within yourself
28. How many meridians are in your body?
chi
the 38th parallel
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
5
29. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
chi (energy) and blood flow
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
harsh and public
30. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
the five elements
Han and the Roman Empire
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
5
31. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
public humiliation and loss of face
from Jiangxi to Yenan
it overextended itself along the road
32. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
lost face
Ming
anti-foreign and anti-communist
33. Why was it called theForbidden City?
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
Han and the Roman Empire
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
34. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
the 38th parallel
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
35. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
urban
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
the 38th parallel
landscape
36. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?
chi (energy) and blood flow
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
not a war - but a police action by the UN
landscape
37. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Kublai Khan
38. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?
anti-foreign and anti-communist
boil it
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
chi
39. What does the Monkey King symbolize?
freedom within yourself
they become spoiled and fat
chi
not a war - but a police action by the UN
40. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
Kublai Khan
lost face
from Jiangxi to Yenan
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
41. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?
wind and water
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
south - represented by red and a phoenix
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
42. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
loved their art - lost their empire
from Jiangxi to Yenan
harsh and public
the five elements
43. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?
Kublai Khan
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
44. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
Han and the Roman Empire
young enforcers of rules
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
landscape
45. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
urban
to guard China
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
it overextended itself along the road
46. Where did the Long March begin and end?
from Jiangxi to Yenan
the 38th parallel
wind and water
Ming
47. Where did the Long March begin and end?
kaolin with cobalt for color
from Jiangxi to Yenan
divine wind
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
48. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
public humiliation and loss of face
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
49. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
south - represented by red and a phoenix
Kublai Khan
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
Kublai Khan
50. What does Feng Shui mean?
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
from Jiangxi to Yenan
wind and water