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






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






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






5. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. What was the Korean War?






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






22. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






23. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






24. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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

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26. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






28. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






29. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






31. What treaty solved the Opium War?






32. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






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






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






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






44. How many horses did the Mongols use?






45. Where did the Long March begin and end?






46. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






48. Why was it called theForbidden City?






49. What was the Korean War?






50. Where did the Long March begin and end?