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China Trivia
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
the five elements
loved their art - lost their empire
2. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?
they become spoiled and fat
chi
landscape
the five elements
3. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
divine wind
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
4. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
the five elements
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
urban
chi (energy) and blood flow
5. What are two purposes the gong served in China?
young enforcers of rules
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
freedom within yourself
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
6. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?
divine wind
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
freedom within yourself
5
7. Where did the Long March begin and end?
from Jiangxi to Yenan
not a war - but a police action by the UN
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
to guard China
8. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
devil's horsemen
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
the 38th parallel
south - represented by red and a phoenix
9. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?
5
Kublai Khan
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
public humiliation and loss of face
10. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?
Ming
chi
public humiliation and loss of face
urban
11. Why was it called theForbidden City?
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
Ming
harsh and public
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
12. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
south - represented by red and a phoenix
the 38th parallel
Han and the Roman Empire
13. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
Mao Zedong
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
divine wind
lost face
14. What are two purposes the gong served in China?
the five elements
chi
landscape
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
15. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
south - represented by red and a phoenix
lost face
Kublai Khan
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
16. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?
harsh and public
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
5
landscape
17. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
south - represented by red and a phoenix
harsh and public
freedom within yourself
loved their art - lost their empire
18. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
Han and the Roman Empire
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
public humiliation and loss of face
public humiliation and loss of face
19. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?
landscape
public humiliation and loss of face
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
20. What does Feng Shui mean?
5
wind and water
Ming
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
21. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
Ming
22. Where did the Long March begin and end?
urban
from Jiangxi to Yenan
freedom within yourself
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
23. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?
5
Ming
Han and the Roman Empire
public humiliation and loss of face
24. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?
Mao Zedong
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
urban
chi
25. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?
devil's horsemen
from Jiangxi to Yenan
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
26. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
young enforcers of rules
south - represented by red and a phoenix
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
27. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
public humiliation and loss of face
chi
the five elements
south - represented by red and a phoenix
28. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
public humiliation and loss of face
they become spoiled and fat
it overextended itself along the road
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
29. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
devil's horsemen
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
chi
30. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
the 38th parallel
it overextended itself along the road
boil it
31. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
young enforcers of rules
divine wind
chi
the 38th parallel
32. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?
landscape
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
the five elements
anti-foreign and anti-communist
33. What does acupuncture help balance within us?
chi (energy) and blood flow
urban
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
boil it
34. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
Ming
35. What treaty solved the Opium War?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
Han and the Roman Empire
public humiliation and loss of face
36. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Mao Zedong
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
freedom within yourself
37. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
landscape
public humiliation and loss of face
devil's horsemen
38. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
chi (energy) and blood flow
it overextended itself along the road
lost face
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
39. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?
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40. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
harsh and public
boil it
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
41. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
anti-foreign and anti-communist
42. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?
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43. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
harsh and public
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
urban
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
44. How many meridians are in your body?
harsh and public
boil it
5
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
45. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
5
from Jiangxi to Yenan
46. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
Kublai Khan
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
landscape
young enforcers of rules
47. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
anti-foreign and anti-communist
Han and the Roman Empire
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Ming
48. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?
the 38th parallel
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
5
Mao Zedong
49. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
boil it
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
loved their art - lost their empire
50. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
young enforcers of rules
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle