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