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