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