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Chinese Culture
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culture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Name a public holiday that China has.
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2. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?
title
Red and Yellow
red
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
3. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?
October 1st
Noodle (Mi
scare away the evil spirits
1600
4. Where is the Great Wall?
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
NE quadrant
scare away the evil spirits
5. Most people live in the_______of China
Tray of Togetherness
East
people's money
multiple
6. A handshake in China often is ...
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
limp and brief
Nihao! Zenme y
people's money
7. How many ethnic groups are there in China?
with both hands
title
56 (including Han)
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
8. What color is considered lucky?
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
red
white rice
learned skill
9. How many minority nationalities are there in China?
55
noodles
you could wipe away your good fortune
Dessert (Small Heart)
10. What flower represents courage and hope?
Atheism
the Shaolin Monks
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
11. What is the money China called?
Hong Kong
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Tray of Togetherness
cat
12. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
Han
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
13. What is the highest mountain in China?
Gong Xi
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Beijing
Mt. Everest
14. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
about 275 lbs.
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
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
15. There are often what main courses?
Beijing
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
multiple
Show emotion
16. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?
Han
15
Black ??
China - Signapore
17. What the three common Chinese greetings?
Great Wall of China
Nihao! Zenme y
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
Parts of Chinese characters
18. What festival ends the Chinese New Year?
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Sun Zi ??
you could wipe away your good fortune
the lantern celebration
19. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
Show emotion
Most senior ranking attendee
15
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
20. What is the national drink for Chinese?
false
Parts of Chinese characters
Tea (Cha)
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
21. What are the six working languages of the United Nations
people's money
Yangzi
Television
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
22. 'Dim Sum' means
cat
Dessert (Small Heart)
Fortune cookies
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
23. What building in China can be seen from Space? (a myth)
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Great Wall of China
learned skill
Face to Face
24. How many pieces of cannon are there in each side of the Chinese chess?
2
Peach (T
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
greeting you
25. What determines when the Chinese New Year starts and stops?
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
just over 8
26. List some Chinese foods.
limp and brief
false
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
27. The population in Mainland China is
1.3 Billion
Yangzi
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
28. What do people that live in the northern part of China - eat as their main food?
cat
noodles
Signature
Hong Kong
29. What are the ancient rulers of China called?
greeting you
Emperor and Empress
Fourth
you could wipe away your good fortune
30. What economy does China have?
Han
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
communist
Parts of Chinese characters
31. Simplified Chinese character system is used in
1600
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
China - Signapore
red
32. What is China's currency called?
Shuo W
white rice
Renminbi Yuan
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
33. When is China's National Day?
the Spring Festival
October 1st
Mao Zedong
Han
34. What are the four great invention of China?
her own last name
about 275 lbs.
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
1.3 Billion
35. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Dragon Boat Festival
36. What does renminbi mean?
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37. The author of 'The Art of War' is
Sun Zi ??
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Tray of Togetherness
Han
38. Some animals that make their homes in China.
Fortune cookies
people's money
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
39. China shares a border with
Afghanistan
you could wipe away your good fortune
xu Sh
about 275 lbs.
40. What are the red envelopes called?
Hong boa or Lai see
15
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
Mandarin Chinese
41. What are the five official religions of China?
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
red
42. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
just over 8
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
43. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?
communist
2500
Bamboo leaves
Atheism
44. What happens at midnight on New Year's Eve?
Afghanistan
Television
Yangzi
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
45. The Republic of China is located on...
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
Gong Xi
Taiwan
red
46. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
cash
4
47. What is a very popular food?
Red and Yellow
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
white rice
Tray of Togetherness
48. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called
Hin Jintao
Shuo W
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
bring in good luck and prosperity
49. The Chinese holiday related to 'Eating Zongzi' is called
red
Hin Jintao
Mt. Everest
Dragon Boat Festival
50. Chinese New year is also known as what?
Great Wall of China
the Spring Festival
limp and brief
Taiwan - Hong Kong