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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. What was the Korean War?






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






10. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






12. Where did the Long March begin and end?






13. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






14. How many meridians are in your body?






15. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






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






18. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






20. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






21. What was the Korean War?






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






29. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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

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32. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






33. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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

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35. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






37. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






38. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






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






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






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






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






44. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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






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






48. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






49. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






50. What does acupuncture help balance within us?