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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
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  • 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. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?






2. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?






3. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?






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






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






6. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






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






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






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






11. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?






12. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?






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






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






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






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






17. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






18. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






19. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






20. What was the Korean War?






21. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






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






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






25. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






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






28. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






29. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






30. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






32. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






34. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






35. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






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






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






39. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






41. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






43. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






44. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






45. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






47. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






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






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