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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.
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1. What is the highest mountain in China?
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
adult content
True
Mt. Everest
2. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
adult content
55
the lantern celebration
3. What are dragon dances believed to do?
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
adult content
bring in good luck and prosperity
Atheism
4. Chinese New year is also known as what?
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Atheism
True
the Spring Festival
5. The author of 'The Art of War' is
False
the Spring Festival
multiple
Sun Zi ??
6. What festival ends the Chinese New Year?
Mao Zedong
the lantern celebration
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
7. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?
greeting you
the Spring Festival
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Show emotion
8. Why should the house be cleaned in preparation for the Chinese New Year?
1.3 Billion
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
about 275 lbs.
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
9. What is the official romanization system for the language of China?
Pinyin
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
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Tea (Cha)
10. What is a very popular food?
Black ??
Gong Xi
white rice
True
11. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
Afghanistan
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
just over 8
12. ____________ were not invented in China?
Show emotion
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Han
Fortune cookies
13. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
just over 8
Most senior ranking attendee
Dessert (Small Heart)
you could wipe away your good fortune
14. List some Chinese foods.
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Fourth
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
NE quadrant
15. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?
Hin Jintao
greeting you
Television
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
16. What fruit does the Chinese believe to give you a long life?
Hong boa or Lai see
Peach (T
Hin Jintao
Atheism
17. What the three common Chinese greetings?
Taiwan
Nihao! Zenme y
Most senior ranking attendee
Han
18. What is the national drink for Chinese?
55
Tea (Cha)
red
Hin Jintao
19. What colors are on the Chinese flag?
Red and Yellow
Han
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Fortune cookies
20. What was the Great Wall originally built?
Pinyin
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
people's money
multiple
21. What economy does China have?
communist
Noodle (Mi
Most senior ranking attendee
wife or husband
22. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?
Han
Face to Face
Gong Xi
Inflate your prices
23. China shares a border with
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Dragon Boat Festival
Afghanistan
you could wipe away your good fortune
24. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?
Peach (T
Han
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Show emotion
25. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?
learned skill
red
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Bamboo leaves
26. Gifts within the business context in China are often seen as bribes?
False
Bamboo leaves
Taiwan - Hong Kong
cat
27. What are the six working languages of the United Nations
Chinese Americans in USA
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
Taiwan - Hong Kong
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
28. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
with both hands
cat
False
29. There are often what main courses?
multiple
Mao Zedong
Beijing
2500
30. What does renminbi mean?
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31. What do Chinese people use 'Name Chop'(y
Han
Signature
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
32. What building in China can be seen from Space? (a myth)
Inflate your prices
Dessert (Small Heart)
Great Wall of China
False
33. The Chinese holiday related to 'Eating Zongzi' is called
people's money
Dragon Boat Festival
Chinese Americans in USA
Taiwan
34. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?
Beijing
Peach (T
Gong Xi
15
35. What are the four treasures of the study (w
Signature
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Show emotion
the Spring Festival
36. How many pieces of cannon are there in each side of the Chinese chess?
2
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
37. What happens at midnight on New Year's Eve?
Inflate your prices
title
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Mandarin Chinese
38. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?
1600
Black ??
Mao Zedong
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
39. Where was the fortune cookie original from?
Chinese Americans in USA
China - Signapore
title
the Shaolin Monks
40. What color is considered lucky?
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
Afghanistan
red
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
41. What are the four great invention of China?
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Noodle (Mi
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Hong boa or Lai see
42. What do people that live in the northern part of China - eat as their main food?
noodles
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
false
the Spring Festival
43. The Republic of China is located on...
Taiwan
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Inflate your prices
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
44. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?
Peach (T
Hin Jintao
cash
scare away the evil spirits
45. When did the first Chinese New Year customs start? How?
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46. What does Kung Fu mean?
Tea (Cha)
1.3 Billion
learned skill
Taiwan
47. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Beijing
scare away the evil spirits
Tray of Togetherness
48. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?
Great Wall of China
2
cash
Noodle (Mi
49. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Sun Zi ??
Dragon Boat Festival
cash
50. Where does the Giant Panda live?
56 (including Han)
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth