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Chinese Culture
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culture
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party who lived from 1893 to 1976?
about 275 lbs.
Mao Zedong
cash
Mandarin Chinese
2. China is the ______largest country in the world (area).
Fourth
Nihao! Zenme y
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East
3. Aggressive negotiation tactics are recommended.
xu Sh
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Most senior ranking attendee
false
4. ____________ were not invented in China?
bring in good luck and prosperity
Han
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Fortune cookies
5. The top three most population cites in China
55
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Afghanistan
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
6. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?
Pinyin
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
the Shaolin Monks
7. How many pieces of cannon are there in each side of the Chinese chess?
her own last name
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
2
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
8. What are the six working languages of the United Nations
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
Tea (Cha)
Taiwan - Hong Kong
her own last name
9. The Chinese holiday related to 'Eating Zongzi' is called
cash
the Spring Festival
Mt. Everest
Dragon Boat Festival
10. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?
Inflate your prices
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
her own last name
Emperor and Empress
11. The population in Mainland China is
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
1.3 Billion
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
12. Where is the Great Wall?
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
NE quadrant
wife or husband
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
13. About how many hours a day do Giant Pandas spend eating? Sleeping?
limp and brief
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Nihao! Zenme y
14. It is acceptable to answer phone calls in meetings.
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
True
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
15. What is China's currency called?
Mao Zedong
Hin Jintao
Dragon Boat Festival
Renminbi Yuan
16. What do Chinese people use 'Name Chop'(y
Signature
1600
her own last name
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
17. What festival ends the Chinese New Year?
Parts of Chinese characters
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
2500
the lantern celebration
18. What is the official language spoken in China?
Mandarin Chinese
Great Wall of China
15
Bamboo leaves
19. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?
March 8th is International Women's Day - on this day women will get a paid day or half day off - while all men must still go to work; May 1st is International Labor Day; May 4th is Youth Day - in memory of the first mass student movement in 1919; Jun
Han
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Show emotion
20. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
Atheism
Pinyin
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
21. What flower represents courage and hope?
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Tray of Togetherness
True
cash
22. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
Taiwan
4
bring in good luck and prosperity
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
23. Chinese New year is also known as what?
1.3 Billion
Noodle (Mi
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
the Spring Festival
24. How did Kung Fu start?
about 275 lbs.
Bamboo leaves
Face to Face
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
25. When you hear a person mention my 'Ai Ren' (Ai means love - and Ren means person) - the meaning of the word 'Ai Ren' is:
false
October 1st
True
wife or husband
26. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?
just over 8
Bamboo leaves
Nihao! Zenme y
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
27. What is the official romanization system for the language of China?
Pinyin
just over 8
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
28. Name a public holiday that China has.
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29. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
you could wipe away your good fortune
Chinese Americans in USA
Sun Zi ??
the lantern celebration
30. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
greeting you
Hin Jintao
learned skill
31. What does the word yellow imply?
Hin Jintao
Chinese Americans in USA
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
adult content
32. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?
about 275 lbs.
Mt. Everest
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
greeting you
33. What is the state religion in China?
Atheism
56 (including Han)
1.3 Billion
false
34. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
October 1st
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Tray of Togetherness
35. _________ founded the People's Republic of China in 1949
Hin Jintao
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Hong boa or Lai see
Mao Zedong
36. What happens at midnight on New Year's Eve?
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Peach (T
Black ??
37. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?
Hin Jintao
Signature
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Mao Zedong
38. What are lion dances believed to do?
scare away the evil spirits
Renminbi Yuan
Han
with both hands
39. What are the five official religions of China?
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Great Wall of China
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
15
40. The author of 'The Art of War' is
Mt. Everest
Sun Zi ??
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Mandarin Chinese
41. What building in China can be seen from Space? (a myth)
Fortune cookies
Great Wall of China
bring in good luck and prosperity
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
42. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
1.3 Billion
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
about 275 lbs.
noodles
43. What does 'radical' means?
wife or husband
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
56 (including Han)
Parts of Chinese characters
44. 'Dim Sum' means
15
Dessert (Small Heart)
Great Wall of China
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
45. What color is considered lucky?
2500
red
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
China - Signapore
46. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?
bring in good luck and prosperity
false
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
47. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Hin Jintao
200 B.C. - people feared 'Nien' the mythical - evil monster - so they would make loud noises bright lights - and big dragons to scare it off
Noodle (Mi
48. What are the red envelopes called?
Sun Zi ??
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Hong boa or Lai see
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
49. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
just over 8
Gong Xi
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
4
50. How many Chinese characters are there
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Nihao! Zenme y
just over 8