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