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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 ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?






2. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






3. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






5. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






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






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






9. What was the Korean War?






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

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






12. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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

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14. What was the Korean War?






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






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






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

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






19. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






21. How many meridians are in your body?






22. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






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






25. What treaty solved the Opium War?






26. How many meridians are in your body?






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






28. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






29. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






31. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






33. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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