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