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