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