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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. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






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






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






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






6. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






8. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






9. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






10. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






12. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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






15. How many meridians are in your body?






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






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






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






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






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






21. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






22. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






23. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






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

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26. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






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






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






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






31. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






39. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






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






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






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






44. What does Feng Shui mean?






45. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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






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






49. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






50. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?