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