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