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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 two things must all Chinese punishments be?






2. How many meridians are in your body?






3. Where did the Long March begin and end?






4. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






7. What was the Korean War?






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






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






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






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






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






13. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






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






16. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






18. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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






21. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






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






24. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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






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


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






29. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






30. What was the Korean War?






31. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






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






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






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






36. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






37. What does Feng Shui mean?






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


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






40. How many horses did the Mongols use?






41. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






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






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






45. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






46. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






47. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






49. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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