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China Trivia
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
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
divine wind
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
2. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
freedom within yourself
3. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
chi
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
devil's horsemen
4. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?
chi
5
Mao Zedong
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
5. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?
Han and the Roman Empire
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
6. What was the nickname given to the Mongol warriors?
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7. What was the Korean War?
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
anti-foreign and anti-communist
not a war - but a police action by the UN
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
8. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Ming
9. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
boil it
the 38th parallel
the five elements
chi (energy) and blood flow
10. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
the 38th parallel
anti-foreign and anti-communist
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
11. 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
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
young enforcers of rules
12. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
the 38th parallel
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
young enforcers of rules
13. How many horses did the Mongols use?
5
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
Han and the Roman Empire
14. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
divine wind
landscape
5
15. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?
urban
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
devil's horsemen
landscape
16. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
urban
south - represented by red and a phoenix
from Jiangxi to Yenan
landscape
17. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
landscape
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
18. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
urban
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
chi (energy) and blood flow
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
19. Why was it called theForbidden City?
lost face
landscape
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
freedom within yourself
20. What does acupuncture help balance within us?
chi (energy) and blood flow
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
south - represented by red and a phoenix
Ming
21. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
boil it
lost face
loved their art - lost their empire
22. What was the Korean War?
not a war - but a police action by the UN
the five elements
Mao Zedong
kaolin with cobalt for color
23. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
24. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?
it overextended itself along the road
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
Mao Zedong
freedom within yourself
25. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
public humiliation and loss of face
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
boil it
26. What are two purposes the gong served in China?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
the 38th parallel
public humiliation and loss of face
27. Where did the Long March begin and end?
Kublai Khan
lost face
from Jiangxi to Yenan
to guard China
28. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
Kublai Khan
freedom within yourself
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
29. What does Feng Shui mean?
the 38th parallel
wind and water
young enforcers of rules
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
30. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
the 38th parallel
south - represented by red and a phoenix
loved their art - lost their empire
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
31. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
devil's horsemen
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
landscape
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
32. What does acupuncture help balance within us?
the five elements
to guard China
chi (energy) and blood flow
devil's horsemen
33. How many meridians are in your body?
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
5
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
south - represented by red and a phoenix
34. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?
Kublai Khan
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Mao Zedong
35. What are two purposes the gong served in China?
urban
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
36. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
freedom within yourself
loved their art - lost their empire
anti-foreign and anti-communist
Ming
37. Why was it called theForbidden City?
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
young enforcers of rules
38. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?
landscape
Kublai Khan
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
chi (energy) and blood flow
39. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
young enforcers of rules
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
they become spoiled and fat
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
40. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?
Ming
freedom within yourself
urban
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
41. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
lost face
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
wind and water
42. What treaty solved the Opium War?
chi (energy) and blood flow
harsh and public
Mao Zedong
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
43. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
loved their art - lost their empire
kaolin with cobalt for color
Ming
44. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
kaolin with cobalt for color
45. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
devil's horsemen
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
kaolin with cobalt for color
46. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
Kublai Khan
devil's horsemen
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
47. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
Ming
the five elements
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
they become spoiled and fat
48. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
chi
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
Ming
49. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?
anti-foreign and anti-communist
harsh and public
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
chi (energy) and blood flow
50. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
lost face
the five elements
the five elements
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way