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