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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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1. A handshake in China often is ...
limp and brief
communist
Red and Yellow
Nihao! Zenme y
2. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
you could wipe away your good fortune
Black ??
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
October 1st
3. What are the four great invention of China?
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Bamboo leaves
Han
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
4. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?
multiple
Renminbi Yuan
15
Signature
5. The Chinese holiday related to 'Eating Zongzi' is called
Fortune cookies
Dragon Boat Festival
15
the lantern celebration
6. What was the Great Wall originally built?
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
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
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
7. What flower represents courage and hope?
bring in good luck and prosperity
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
scare away the evil spirits
8. If a woman's name is Zhang Xiaomei - Zhang is :
her own last name
Emperor and Empress
scare away the evil spirits
East
9. What do people that live in the northern part of China - eat as their main food?
noodles
the Spring Festival
Red and Yellow
with both hands
10. The author of 'The Art of War' is
Sun Zi ??
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Fourth
Hong boa or Lai see
11. What is the money China called?
56 (including Han)
False
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
12. What is the official language spoken in China?
Mandarin Chinese
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
the lantern celebration
wife or husband
13. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?
red
the Shaolin Monks
Red and Yellow
noodles
14. What is the highest mountain in China?
adult content
East
Signature
Mt. Everest
15. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Nihao! Zenme y
4
16. What is a very popular food?
bring in good luck and prosperity
the lantern celebration
Hong boa or Lai see
white rice
17. In China people prefer business communication by which of these methods?
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Face to Face
56 (including Han)
18. What are lion dances believed to do?
Hong Kong
scare away the evil spirits
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
cat
19. List some Chinese foods.
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Fortune cookies
people's money
Tray of Togetherness
20. Why should the house be cleaned in preparation for the Chinese New Year?
NE quadrant
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
4
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. What does renminbi mean?
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22. What determines when the Chinese New Year starts and stops?
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
Shuo W
East
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
23. How many ethnic groups are there in China?
Dessert (Small Heart)
56 (including Han)
Han
4
24. China is the ______largest country in the world (area).
communist
Bamboo leaves
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
Fourth
25. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?
title
greeting you
the Shaolin Monks
Hin Jintao
26. Aggressive negotiation tactics are recommended.
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
false
multiple
27. What is the longest river in China?
Mao Zedong
Yangzi
Nihao! Zenme y
1.3 Billion
28. Which of these things did not originally come from China
Dragon Boat Festival
Television
Taiwan - Hong Kong
xu Sh
29. ____________ were not invented in China?
NE quadrant
Fortune cookies
Mao Zedong
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
30. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
about 275 lbs.
China - Signapore
Pinyin
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
31. What economy does China have?
Renminbi Yuan
1600
cash
communist
32. When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person - what do you get inside?
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Beijing
cash
1600
33. China shares a border with
Afghanistan
Black ??
2
4
34. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Renminbi Yuan
Noodle (Mi
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
35. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?
wife or husband
Han
red
about 275 lbs.
36. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Pinyin
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
37. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?
Hong boa or Lai see
red
Hin Jintao
NE quadrant
38. What does Kung Fu mean?
people's money
just over 8
learned skill
Bamboo leaves
39. The largest ethnic group in China is called
with both hands
Yangzi
Han
Chinese Americans in USA
40. What are the red envelopes called?
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Hong boa or Lai see
NE quadrant
just over 8
41. How should one receive business cards?
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
Emperor and Empress
with both hands
42. How many pieces of cannon are there in each side of the Chinese chess?
wife or husband
Hong boa or Lai see
2
Renminbi Yuan
43. What are dragon dances believed to do?
bring in good luck and prosperity
Parts of Chinese characters
Red and Yellow
Peach (T
44. What color is considered lucky?
red
Shuo W
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
about 275 lbs.
45. List some Chinese inventions.
NE quadrant
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Face to Face
Most senior ranking attendee
46. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?
title
Parts of Chinese characters
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
Hong Kong
47. How many Chinese characters are there
people's money
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
cat
white rice
48. Where is the Great Wall?
NE quadrant
Black ??
Parts of Chinese characters
Hong boa or Lai see
49. What is the official romanization system for the language of China?
Pinyin
Fourth
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
50. Most people live in the_______of China
Hong boa or Lai see
Inflate your prices
East
yuan - renminbi in Chinese