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

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






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






4. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?






5. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






7. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






8. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






9. What does acupuncture help balance within us?






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






11. What is the central force that Feng Shui focuses on?






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

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






14. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






15. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?






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






17. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






19. In which dynasty did Cheng-Ho live?






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






21. Where did the Long March begin and end?






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






23. Why was it called theForbidden City?






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






25. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






26. What five Chinese inventions have had the most influence on today's world?






27. What treaty solved the Opium War?






28. What was the saying of the Sung dynasty?






29. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






30. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






31. What important event happened in 1948 with Korea?






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






33. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






34. How many meridians are in your body?






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






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






37. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?






38. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?






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






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






41. What does Feng Shui mean?






42. What do you need to do in silkmaking in order to dissolve the gooey substance that holds the cocoon together?






43. Where does silk come from and what do the producers eat?






44. What does the Monkey King symbolize?






45. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






46. What do the Chinese call the Great Wall - and what does it mean?






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






48. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






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






50. What was porcelain maid out of - and what did they use to color it?