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China Trivia
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
public humiliation and loss of face
harsh and public
Kublai Khan
the five elements
2. 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
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
5
devil's horsemen
3. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
devil's horsemen
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
kaolin with cobalt for color
freedom within yourself
4. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
kaolin with cobalt for color
lost face
5. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
lost face
to guard China
chi (energy) and blood flow
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
6. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
the 38th parallel
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
7. How many horses did the Mongols use?
kaolin with cobalt for color
5
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
freedom within yourself
8. What were the 1919 and 1989 Tiananmen Square movements against?
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
5
anti-foreign and anti-communist
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
9. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
chi
boil it
public humiliation and loss of face
10. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
5
freedom within yourself
from Jiangxi to Yenan
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
11. What treaty solved the Opium War?
devil's horsemen
public humiliation and loss of face
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
12. What was the Korean War?
freedom within yourself
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
wind and water
not a war - but a police action by the UN
13. How was the government affected by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?
lost face
Ming
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
boil it
14. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
south - represented by red and a phoenix
chi (energy) and blood flow
young enforcers of rules
Mao Zedong
15. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
gunpowder - printing - compass - paper - silk
Ming
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
16. Who built the first Great Wall of China - and from which dynasty was he?
Chih Shih Huang-Ti of the Qin Dynasty
public humiliation and loss of face
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
wind and water
17. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?
lost face
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
loved their art - lost their empire
landscape
18. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?
Kublai Khan
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
kaolin with cobalt for color
19. What does the Monkey King symbolize?
5
loved their art - lost their empire
Han and the Roman Empire
freedom within yourself
20. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
south - represented by red and a phoenix
devil's horsemen
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
5
21. Why was it called theForbidden City?
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
kaolin with cobalt for color
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
Mao Zedong
22. Which of the compass points do the Chinese place the most importance on - and what color and animal represents it?
divine wind
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
south - represented by red and a phoenix
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
23. What does acupuncture help balance within us?
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
Ming
chi (energy) and blood flow
kaolin with cobalt for color
24. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
Ming
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
to guard China
25. What do the five strings on the guqin represent?
landscape
public humiliation and loss of face
freedom within yourself
the five elements
26. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
5
Zhou Won Wang added it to lead his army into battle
27. What does acupuncture help balance within us?
anti-foreign and anti-communist
chi (energy) and blood flow
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
loved their art - lost their empire
28. What are the three categories of Ming and Ching porcelain?
Mao Zedong
boil it
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
Kublai Khan
29. What was the name of the Mongolian ruler during the failed Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281?
anti-foreign and anti-communist
Kublai Khan
to guard China
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
30. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?
the five elements
Ma Yuan - 'one-corner Ma -' was known for painting half the canvas in a very Taoist way
the 38th parallel
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
31. Why was it called theForbidden City?
wind and water
young enforcers of rules
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
32. Why did the Roman Empire fall because of the silk road?
it overextended itself along the road
boil it
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
5
33. Who were the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution and what was their job?
young enforcers of rules
Mao Zedong
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
they become spoiled and fat
34. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?
lost face
loved their art - lost their empire
commoners and men (except eunuchs)
not a war - but a police action by the UN
35. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?
the five elements
he was a eunuch orphan Muslim - so had no filial piety obligations
they become spoiled and fat
kaolin with cobalt for color
36. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
Kublai Khan
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
they become spoiled and fat
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
37. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
from Jiangxi to Yenan
landscape
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
Ma-Ho in honor of Muhammad
38. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?
5
set up the Communist North and Capitalist South
lost face
it was forbidden - also called Purple because purple was symbolic of the north star - or the center of the cosmos
39. Who is a famous Sung watercolor painting - and what is he known for?
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40. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?
divine wind
wind and water
urban
anti-foreign and anti-communist
41. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?
chi (energy) and blood flow
silkworms eat mulberry leaves
to guard China
Zhou Won Wang added it to mourn his son
42. Why was a seventh string added to the guqin and by whom was it done?
devil's horsemen
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
harsh and public
43. What was the most prominent subject to paint during the Sung dynasty?
public humiliation and loss of face
landscape
Treaty of Nanking - 1840 - gave England extraterritoriality and Hong Kong
5
44. What happens to the children with 'little emperor syndrome?'
anti-foreign and anti-communist
Han and the Roman Empire
chi
they become spoiled and fat
45. What was ironic about the fact that Mao Zedong attended the May 4th Movement in 1919?
boil it
5
wind and water
three years later - he formed the Chinese Communist Party
46. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?
Kublai Khan
Ming
boil it
south - represented by red and a phoenix
47. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?
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
Wanli Chang Cheng means Great Wall of 10 -000 Leagues
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
48. What is the purpose of the creatures of the compass of China?
devil's horsemen
hard-paste - soft-paste - and bone china
clear the way for officials and processions - number of strokes declared the importance of the individual
to guard China
49. Where did the Long March begin and end?
Europeans used it to dominate China during the Opium War in the 1800s
to guard China
from Jiangxi to Yenan
south - represented by red and a phoenix
50. What does Feng Shui mean?
they become spoiled and fat
from Jiangxi to Yenan
chi
wind and water