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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
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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. Under which dynasty did the Silk Road flourish - and who did they trade with?






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






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






4. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






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






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






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






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






10. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






12. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






14. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






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






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






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






19. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






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






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






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






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






25. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






27. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






28. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






29. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






30. What does Feng Shui mean?






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






32. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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






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






36. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?






37. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






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






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






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






42. How did the invention of gunpowder backfire on the Chinese?






43. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






45. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?






46. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






48. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?






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






50. What was the Korean War?