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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 were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?






2. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






3. What was the Korean War?






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






5. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






7. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






9. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






18. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






20. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






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






23. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






25. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






27. Why was it called theForbidden City?






28. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






29. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






30. Why was it called theForbidden City?






31. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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

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






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






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






36. How many meridians are in your body?






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






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






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






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






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

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42. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






43. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






45. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






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






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






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






50. Where did the Long March begin and end?