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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?






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






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

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4. What does Feng Shui mean?






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

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






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






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






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






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






11. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






13. Why was it called theForbidden City?






14. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






16. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






17. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






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






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






22. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






24. How many horses did the Mongols use?






25. Why was it called theForbidden City?






26. How many meridians are in your body?






27. What treaty solved the Opium War?






28. Where did the Long March begin and end?






29. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






31. What was the Korean War?






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






33. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






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






36. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






46. How many horses did the Mongols use?






47. What does Feng Shui mean?






48. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






50. What does acupuncture help balance within us?