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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'






2. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?






3. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?






4. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?






5. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?






6. What was the nickname given to the Mongol warriors?

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7. What was the Korean War?






8. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






9. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?






10. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?






11. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?






12. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?






13. How many horses did the Mongols use?






14. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






15. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?






16. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?






17. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






18. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?






19. Why was it called theForbidden City?






20. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






21. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






22. What was the Korean War?






23. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






24. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?






25. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?






26. What are two purposes the gong served in China?






27. Where did the Long March begin and end?






28. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






29. What does Feng Shui mean?






30. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?






31. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?






32. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






33. How many meridians are in your body?






34. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?






35. What are two purposes the gong served in China?






36. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






37. Why was it called theForbidden City?






38. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?






39. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?






40. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?






41. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?






42. What treaty solved the Opium War?






43. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






44. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?






45. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?






46. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?






47. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?






48. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






49. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






50. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?