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






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






3. What was the Korean War?






4. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






5. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






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






8. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






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






12. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?

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






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






15. Why was a sixth string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?






16. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?

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






18. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






19. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






20. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






21. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?






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






23. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






25. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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






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






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






30. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






31. What does Feng Shui mean?






32. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






33. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






35. What treaty solved the Opium War?






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






37. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






38. Where did the Long March begin and end?






39. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






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






42. How many meridians are in your body?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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