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