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