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