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