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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 are two purposes the gong served in China?






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






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






4. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






7. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






9. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






10. What does Feng Shui mean?






11. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






12. Why was it called theForbidden City?






13. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






14. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






16. Where did the Long March begin and end?






17. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






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






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






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






23. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






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






26. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?

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






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






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






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






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






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






33. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






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

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36. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






38. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






39. What treaty solved the Opium War?






40. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






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






43. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






44. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






46. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






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






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






50. What does Feng Shui mean?