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