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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • 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 did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?






2. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?






3. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






4. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






5. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?






6. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






7. What does Feng Shui mean?






8. How many meridians are in your body?






9. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






10. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






11. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






12. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'






13. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






14. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






15. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'






16. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?






17. What group is most affected by the one-child policy?






18. What are two purposes the gong served in China?






19. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?






20. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?






21. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?






22. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?






23. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?






24. Where did the Long March begin and end?






25. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?






26. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?






27. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?






28. What was the Korean War?






29. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?






30. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?






31. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?






32. Who led the Red Army in the Long March?






33. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






34. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?






35. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?






36. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?






37. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






38. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?






39. Where did the Long March begin and end?






40. What was the nickname given to the Mongol warriors?

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41. What treaty solved the Opium War?






42. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?






43. What was the Korean War?






44. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?

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45. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






46. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?






47. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?






48. How many horses did the Mongols use?






49. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?






50. How many meridians are in your body?