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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
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1. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?






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






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






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






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






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






7. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






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






10. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






11. What treaty solved the Opium War?






12. What was the Korean War?






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






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






15. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






17. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






19. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






21. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






23. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






24. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






27. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






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






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






31. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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






34. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






35. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






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






38. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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

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40. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Where did the Long March begin and end?






50. What does Feng Shui mean?