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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?






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






3. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






4. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






6. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






7. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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






10. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






11. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






13. How many horses did the Mongols use?






14. How many meridians are in your body?






15. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






17. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






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






19. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






20. What was the nickname given to the Mongol warriors?

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21. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?






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






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






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






25. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






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






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






30. What was the Korean War?






31. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






33. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






34. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






45. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






46. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






48. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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