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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?






2. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






3. How many meridians are in your body?






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






5. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






15. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






16. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






17. How many horses did the Mongols use?






18. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






19. What was the nickname given to the Mongol warriors?

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






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






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






23. What treaty solved the Opium War?






24. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






25. What are two purposes the gong served in China?






26. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






28. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






29. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






32. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






34. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. What treaty solved the Opium War?






44. What was the Korean War?






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

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46. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






48. What does Feng Shui mean?






49. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?






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