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