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