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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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 does Feng Shui mean?






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






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






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






5. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






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

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






9. Why was it called theForbidden City?






10. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?






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






12. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






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






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






16. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'






17. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






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






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






21. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






23. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






24. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?

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25. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'






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






27. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






29. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






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






32. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?






33. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?






34. How many meridians are in your body?






35. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?






36. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






37. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?






38. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






49. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






50. How many meridians are in your body?