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