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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
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  • 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 was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?






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






3. Why was it called theForbidden City?






4. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






5. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






7. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






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






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






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






12. What was the Korean War?






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






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






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






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






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






18. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






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






21. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






22. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






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






32. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






34. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






36. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






38. How many meridians are in your body?






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






40. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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


43. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






44. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






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






47. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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


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






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