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