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