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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 the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?






2. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






4. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






5. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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


7. What treaty solved the Opium War?






8. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






10. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






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






13. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






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






16. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






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






19. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






21. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






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


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






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






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






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






28. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






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






31. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






32. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






33. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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






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






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






38. What was the Korean War?






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






40. How many meridians are in your body?






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






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






43. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






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






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






47. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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


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






50. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?