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