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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 treaty solved the Opium War?






2. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






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






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

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






7. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






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






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






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






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






13. What was the Korean War?






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






15. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






16. How many horses did the Mongols use?






17. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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






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






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






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

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23. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






24. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






25. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






27. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






28. Why was it called theForbidden City?






29. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






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






32. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






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






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






36. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






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






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






40. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






42. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?






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






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

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






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






47. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






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