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China Trivia
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
landscape
young enforcers of rules
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
2. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
the five elements
Ming
not a war - but a police action by the UN
boil it
3. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?
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4. What does Feng Shui mean?
boil it
wind and water
south - represented by red and a phoenix
Ming
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?
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
5
not a war - but a police action by the UN
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
7. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
kaolin with cobalt for color
8. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
south - represented by red and a phoenix
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
devil's horsemen
9. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?
kaolin with cobalt for color
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
anti-foreign and anti-communist
10. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
they become spoiled and fat
the 38th parallel
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
11. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?
young enforcers of rules
Ming
the five elements
5
12. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
Kublai Khan
the 38th parallel
landscape
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
13. Why was it called theForbidden City?
harsh and public
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
5
14. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
Kublai Khan
public humiliation and loss of face
harsh and public
15. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
it overextended itself along the road
the 38th parallel
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
16. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
kaolin with cobalt for color
chi (energy) and blood flow
loved their art - lost their empire
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
17. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?
divine wind
kaolin with cobalt for color
to guard China
the five elements
18. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
Han and the Roman Empire
from Jiangxi to Yenan
5
the five elements
19. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
kaolin with cobalt for color
lost face
chi
public humiliation and loss of face
20. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
divine wind
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
urban
21. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
anti-foreign and anti-communist
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
south - represented by red and a phoenix
the 38th parallel
22. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
the 38th parallel
23. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
lost face
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
lost face
from Jiangxi to Yenan
24. How many horses did the Mongols use?
urban
5
lost face
Han and the Roman Empire
25. Why was it called theForbidden City?
Ming
lost face
Kublai Khan
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
26. How many meridians are in your body?
the 38th parallel
5
Kublai Khan
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
27. What treaty solved the Opium War?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
5
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
to guard China
28. Where did the Long March begin and end?
Ming
south - represented by red and a phoenix
public humiliation and loss of face
from Jiangxi to Yenan
29. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
loved their art - lost their empire
the 38th parallel
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
public humiliation and loss of face
30. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?
landscape
devil's horsemen
Mao Zedong
Han and the Roman Empire
31. What was the Korean War?
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
not a war - but a police action by the UN
kaolin with cobalt for color
landscape
32. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
Kublai Khan
it overextended itself along the road
Han and the Roman Empire
they become spoiled and fat
33. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
harsh and public
young enforcers of rules
south - represented by red and a phoenix
34. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
south - represented by red and a phoenix
they become spoiled and fat
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
35. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
anti-foreign and anti-communist
landscape
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
36. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
Ming
not a war - but a police action by the UN
wind and water
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
37. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
it overextended itself along the road
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
not a war - but a police action by the UN
38. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
chi
south - represented by red and a phoenix
public humiliation and loss of face
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
39. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
Mao Zedong
the 38th parallel
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
40. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
lost face
wind and water
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
41. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
Kublai Khan
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
42. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
5
anti-foreign and anti-communist
5
to guard China
43. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?
Ming
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
anti-foreign and anti-communist
they become spoiled and fat
44. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?
chi
Mao Zedong
to guard China
kaolin with cobalt for color
45. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
south - represented by red and a phoenix
Ming
the five elements
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
46. How many horses did the Mongols use?
loved their art - lost their empire
the five elements
wind and water
5
47. What does Feng Shui mean?
boil it
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
kaolin with cobalt for color
wind and water
48. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
public humiliation and loss of face
south - represented by red and a phoenix
49. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?
5
Han and the Roman Empire
lost face
from Jiangxi to Yenan
50. What does acupuncture help balance within us?
to guard China
chi (energy) and blood flow
wind and water
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china