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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. How many meridians are in your body?






2. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






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






5. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






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






8. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






9. What treaty solved the Opium War?






10. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






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

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13. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






21. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. How many horses did the Mongols use?






29. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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

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32. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






33. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






34. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






36. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






45. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






47. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






48. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






50. What was the Korean War?