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Chinese Culture
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culture
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is a very popular food?
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
Inflate your prices
white rice
2. China shares a border with
Fortune cookies
Black ??
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Afghanistan
3. What was the Great Wall originally built?
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
noodles
2500
Signature
4. What colors are on the Chinese flag?
Dessert (Small Heart)
Han
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Red and Yellow
5. Who complied the earliest Chinese dictionary?
xu Sh
Signature
people's money
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
6. What the three common Chinese greetings?
Beijing
Nihao! Zenme y
Han
noodles
7. What is the official romanization system for the language of China?
cat
Pinyin
white rice
false
8. What festival ends the Chinese New Year?
Beijing
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
the lantern celebration
learned skill
9. When did the first Chinese New Year customs start? How?
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10. What are the ancient rulers of China called?
Hin Jintao
scare away the evil spirits
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Emperor and Empress
11. The Chinese holiday related to 'Eating Zongzi' is called
Signature
red
East
Dragon Boat Festival
12. What are the four great invention of China?
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Red and Yellow
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
13. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?
1600
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
the lantern celebration
Dragon Boat Festival
14. What is the longest river in China?
Yangzi
Parts of Chinese characters
communist
Inflate your prices
15. Chinese New year is also known as what?
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
the Spring Festival
Fourth
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
16. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
Pinyin
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Taiwan - Hong Kong
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
17. How did Kung Fu start?
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
October 1st
Bamboo leaves
cash
18. Common greeting used during Chinese New Year
Gong Xi
xu Sh
Great Wall of China
East
19. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
just over 8
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
scare away the evil spirits
cash
20. What is the national drink for Chinese?
Tea (Cha)
Peach (T
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Gong Xi
21. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?
you could wipe away your good fortune
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
15
xu Sh
22. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Bamboo leaves
Mao Zedong
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
23. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Taiwan
the Shaolin Monks
Yangzi
24. What happens at midnight on New Year's Eve?
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
cat
55
25. The top three most population cites in China
Tray of Togetherness
limp and brief
Red and Yellow
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
26. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
greeting you
55
about 275 lbs.
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
27. Most people live in the_______of China
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
East
Peach (T
Atheism
28. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?
Mandarin Chinese
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Han
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
29. And the traditional form of characters is used in
Most senior ranking attendee
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
title
Taiwan - Hong Kong
30. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?
Fortune cookies
Show emotion
white rice
NE quadrant
31. What are the red envelopes called?
Hong boa or Lai see
Parts of Chinese characters
red
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
32. How many year ago was the Great Wall built?
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Hong boa or Lai see
the Spring Festival
2500
33. What does 'radical' means?
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
Yangzi
Parts of Chinese characters
the lantern celebration
34. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
false
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
people's money
4
35. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?
Great Wall of China
adult content
the Shaolin Monks
Noodle (Mi
36. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
Most senior ranking attendee
just over 8
4
Face to Face
37. What does the word yellow imply?
Han
Dragon Boat Festival
wife or husband
adult content
38. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
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
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Tray of Togetherness
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
39. If a woman's name is Zhang Xiaomei - Zhang is :
red
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
her own last name
multiple
40. List some Chinese foods.
Chinese Americans in USA
wife or husband
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
41. What color is considered lucky?
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Mao Zedong
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
red
42. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China
True
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Tray of Togetherness
2500
43. What are dragon dances believed to do?
55
bring in good luck and prosperity
Tea (Cha)
East
44. A handshake in China often is ...
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
limp and brief
Great Wall of China
white rice
45. What do Chinese people use 'Name Chop'(y
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Signature
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
46. It is acceptable to answer phone calls in meetings.
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
Hong Kong
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
True
47. How many Chinese characters are there
Bamboo leaves
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
xu Sh
Television
48. What fruit does the Chinese believe to give you a long life?
Peach (T
Afghanistan
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
noodles
49. What are the five official religions of China?
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Most senior ranking attendee
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
the Shaolin Monks
50. Name a public holiday that China has.
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