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






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






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






4. What does Feng Shui mean?






5. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






6. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






7. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






8. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






10. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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






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






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






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






16. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






17. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






19. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






21. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






22. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?






23. What was the Korean War?






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






25. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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






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






29. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






30. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






42. What does Feng Shui mean?






43. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






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






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






47. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






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






50. What does acupuncture help balance within us?