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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?






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






3. What was the Korean War?






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






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






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






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






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






9. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






11. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






12. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






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






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






16. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






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






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






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






21. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






22. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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

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24. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






25. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. How many meridians are in your body?






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






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






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






39. What treaty solved the Opium War?






40. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






41. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






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






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






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






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






47. How many horses did the Mongols use?






48. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






50. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?