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