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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 important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






2. How many meridians are in your body?






3. How many horses did the Mongols use?






4. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






6. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






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






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






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






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






12. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






14. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






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






25. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






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






28. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






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






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






32. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






33. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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






36. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






38. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






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






41. Where did the Long March begin and end?






42. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






44. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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

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






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






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






49. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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