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