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Chinese Culture
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culture
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
False
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
2. What is the highest mountain in China?
Mt. Everest
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Inflate your prices
Mao Zedong
3. Which of these things did not originally come from China
Television
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
1.3 Billion
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
4. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
4
Signature
October 1st
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
5. Why should the house be cleaned in preparation for the Chinese New Year?
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Mandarin Chinese
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
6. The largest ethnic group in China is called
Mandarin Chinese
Han
cash
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
7. How many minority nationalities are there in China?
55
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
people's money
Taiwan - Hong Kong
8. Name a public holiday that China has.
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9. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?
Fourth
15
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
bring in good luck and prosperity
10. What are dragon dances believed to do?
the Shaolin Monks
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
bring in good luck and prosperity
Hin Jintao
11. Some animals that make their homes in China.
cash
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Noodle (Mi
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
12. Aggressive negotiation tactics are recommended.
Fortune cookies
false
Face to Face
Sun Zi ??
13. The population in Mainland China is
Mao Zedong
noodles
1.3 Billion
false
14. ____________ were not invented in China?
China - Signapore
Fortune cookies
Han
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
15. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?
you could wipe away your good fortune
Hin Jintao
15
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
16. What are lion dances believed to do?
just over 8
scare away the evil spirits
Tray of Togetherness
Signature
17. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called
Shuo W
Afghanistan
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
wife or husband
18. Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party who lived from 1893 to 1976?
Mao Zedong
Mandarin Chinese
Inflate your prices
Parts of Chinese characters
19. How many Chinese characters are there
Fortune cookies
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
red
20. The top three most population cites in China
Nihao! Zenme y
just over 8
56 (including Han)
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
21. What is the 12 zodiac sign?
Gong Xi
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Noodle (Mi
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
22. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?
the Shaolin Monks
title
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
learned skill
23. What building in China can be seen from Space? (a myth)
about 275 lbs.
Tray of Togetherness
Shuo W
Great Wall of China
24. What are the red envelopes called?
56 (including Han)
Signature
multiple
Hong boa or Lai see
25. Simplified Chinese character system is used in
Nihao! Zenme y
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
China - Signapore
Han
26. What is China's currency called?
Renminbi Yuan
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
15
27. Common greeting used during Chinese New Year
the Shaolin Monks
Gong Xi
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Bamboo leaves
28. When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person - what do you get inside?
cash
Emperor and Empress
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
bring in good luck and prosperity
29. What are the five official religions of China?
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Pinyin
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
greeting you
30. List some Chinese inventions.
her own last name
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Tray of Togetherness
the lantern celebration
31. What are the four treasures of the study (w
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
bring in good luck and prosperity
you could wipe away your good fortune
32. What economy does China have?
communist
Yangzi
greeting you
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
33. Where was the fortune cookie original from?
Red and Yellow
Chinese Americans in USA
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
34. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
her own last name
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
you could wipe away your good fortune
cat
35. Chinese New year is also known as what?
the Spring Festival
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Parts of Chinese characters
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
36. What fruit does the Chinese believe to give you a long life?
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
people's money
you could wipe away your good fortune
Peach (T
37. What determines when the Chinese New Year starts and stops?
2
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
Red and Yellow
cash
38. And the traditional form of characters is used in
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Taiwan - Hong Kong
2
Hin Jintao
39. What is the national drink for Chinese?
just over 8
cat
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Tea (Cha)
40. What is the longest river in China?
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Yangzi
October 1st
adult content
41. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Mandarin Chinese
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Most senior ranking attendee
42. What are the four great invention of China?
Peach (T
learned skill
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
43. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?
China - Signapore
False
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
44. It is acceptable to answer phone calls in meetings.
True
2500
about 275 lbs.
Red and Yellow
45. Where does the Giant Panda live?
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Beijing
Nihao! Zenme y
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
46. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?
Bamboo leaves
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Mao Zedong
Hong Kong
47. A handshake in China often is ...
multiple
limp and brief
True
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
48. Most people live in the_______of China
limp and brief
Chinese Americans in USA
2500
East
49. _________ founded the People's Republic of China in 1949
Dessert (Small Heart)
East
greeting you
Mao Zedong
50. What are the ancient rulers of China called?
just over 8
Emperor and Empress
red
56 (including Han)