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