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China Trivia

Subjects : trivia, culture
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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 was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?






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






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






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






5. What was the Korean War?






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






7. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






8. How many meridians are in your body?






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






10. What does 'kamikaze' mean in Japanese?






11. How many horses did the Mongols use?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Why could Cheng-Ho leave and explore?






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






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






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






23. What treaty solved the Opium War?






24. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






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

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27. Why was it called theForbidden City?






28. Under what dynasty was theForbidden City built?






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






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






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






32. Who was theForbidden City forbidden to?






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






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






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






36. What two things must all Chinese punishments be?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. What was the purpose of Chinese punishments?






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






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






48. Why was it called theForbidden City?






49. How many meridians are in your body?






50. What was Cheng-Ho originally named - and who was it in honor of?