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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 is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?






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

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






4. What was the Korean War?






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






6. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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

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






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






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






11. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






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






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






15. How many meridians are in your body?






16. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






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






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






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






20. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






21. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






22. What was the line that divided North Korea and South Korea?






23. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






24. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






27. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






29. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






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






32. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






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






35. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






36. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






37. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






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






40. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?