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