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