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Chinese Culture
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Subject
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culture
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. Simplified Chinese character system is used in
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
China - Signapore
2. It is acceptable to answer phone calls in meetings.
True
Gong Xi
NE quadrant
Mt. Everest
3. China is the ______largest country in the world (area).
Emperor and Empress
Nihao! Zenme y
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Fourth
4. When did the first Chinese New Year customs start? How?
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5. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called
False
Shuo W
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Most senior ranking attendee
6. What is the capital city of The People's Republic of China?
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Beijing
Sun Zi ??
7. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?
cat
Renminbi Yuan
15
Tray of Togetherness
8. When people playing 'Go'game - which color stone goes first?
Fourth
Renminbi Yuan
people's money
Black ??
9. How did Kung Fu start?
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
cash
10. What is the national drink for Chinese?
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Tea (Cha)
11. About how many hours a day do Giant Pandas spend eating? Sleeping?
October 1st
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Renminbi Yuan
Mandarin Chinese
12. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China
Black ??
Fortune cookies
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
xu Sh
13. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Show emotion
Han
Atheism
14. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
you could wipe away your good fortune
1.3 Billion
cash
Emperor and Empress
15. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?
learned skill
greeting you
October 1st
cat
16. The top three most population cites in China
Tea (Cha)
xu Sh
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
17. What festival ends the Chinese New Year?
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
adult content
the lantern celebration
just over 8
18. What was the Great Wall originally built?
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Hong Kong
greeting you
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
19. List some Chinese foods.
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
xu Sh
the Shaolin Monks
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
20. Gifts within the business context in China are often seen as bribes?
Afghanistan
learned skill
False
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
21. When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person - what do you get inside?
learned skill
cash
adult content
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
22. What is China's currency called?
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Renminbi Yuan
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
wife or husband
23. What do people that live in the northern part of China - eat as their main food?
noodles
Black ??
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Mandarin Chinese
24. What is the 12 zodiac sign?
about 275 lbs.
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
True
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
25. What is the state religion in China?
Parts of Chinese characters
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
Atheism
Inflate your prices
26. Where was the fortune cookie original from?
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Chinese Americans in USA
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Yangzi
27. _________ was a British Colony recently reabsorbed by China.
East
Hong Kong
Face to Face
Mao Zedong
28. Where does the Giant Panda live?
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
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
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Dessert (Small Heart)
29. A handshake in China often is ...
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
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
limp and brief
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
30. What do Chinese people use 'Name Chop'(y
Chinese Americans in USA
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Hin Jintao
Signature
31. The Chinese holiday related to 'Eating Zongzi' is called
Dragon Boat Festival
1.3 Billion
adult content
2500
32. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?
greeting you
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
white rice
33. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
title
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Mao Zedong
34. List some Chinese inventions.
Most senior ranking attendee
Mandarin Chinese
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Show emotion
35. What is the highest mountain in China?
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
white rice
Mt. Everest
36. How many minority nationalities are there in China?
red
55
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
cat
37. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
the Shaolin Monks
bring in good luck and prosperity
4
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
38. 'Dim Sum' means
Shuo W
Dessert (Small Heart)
4
Great Wall of China
39. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
scare away the evil spirits
about 275 lbs.
greeting you
Nihao! Zenme y
40. In China people prefer business communication by which of these methods?
1600
Face to Face
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
41. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments
her own last name
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
just over 8
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
42. What does Kung Fu mean?
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Noodle (Mi
learned skill
1.3 Billion
43. What economy does China have?
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
15
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
communist
44. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
wife or husband
Most senior ranking attendee
Taiwan
white rice
45. What is the official romanization system for the language of China?
adult content
Fourth
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Pinyin
46. And the traditional form of characters is used in
55
Taiwan - Hong Kong
2500
Hin Jintao
47. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?
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
1600
55
48. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?
Bamboo leaves
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
4
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
49. What fruit does the Chinese believe to give you a long life?
wife or husband
Peach (T
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Tea (Cha)
50. Some animals that make their homes in China.
Red and Yellow
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
Show emotion