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