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