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China Trivia

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?






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






3. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






5. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






6. How many meridians are in your body?






7. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






8. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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

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






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






13. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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






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






17. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






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






20. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






21. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






22. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






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






26. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






27. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






28. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






30. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






32. How many meridians are in your body?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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44. Why was it called theForbidden City?






45. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






47. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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

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49. What was the Korean War?






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







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