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Chinese Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. What is China's currency called?






2. Why should the house be cleaned in preparation for the Chinese New Year?






3. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?






4. When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person - what do you get inside?






5. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?






6. What color is considered lucky?






7. The Republic of China is located on...






8. What do Chinese people use 'Name Chop'(y






9. What does renminbi mean?


10. When people playing 'Go'game - which color stone goes first?






11. What fruit does the Chinese believe to give you a long life?






12. When is China's National Day?






13. List some Chinese foods.






14. How many minority nationalities are there in China?






15. China is the ______largest country in the world (area).






16. How many Chinese characters are there






17. What building in China can be seen from Space? (a myth)






18. How did Kung Fu start?






19. What festival ends the Chinese New Year?






20. Most people live in the_______of China






21. What the three common Chinese greetings?






22. What flower represents courage and hope?






23. Which of these things did not originally come from China






24. What is the highest mountain in China?






25. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?






26. When did the first Chinese New Year customs start? How?


27. _________ founded the People's Republic of China in 1949






28. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China






29. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?






30. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?






31. What are the six working languages of the United Nations






32. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?






33. If a woman's name is Zhang Xiaomei - Zhang is :






34. The largest ethnic group in China is called






35. What determines when the Chinese New Year starts and stops?






36. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?






37. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?






38. Who complied the earliest Chinese dictionary?






39. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang






40. In China people prefer business communication by which of these methods?






41. What does Kung Fu mean?






42. The Chinese holiday related to 'Eating Zongzi' is called






43. What is the 12 zodiac sign?






44. What are the red envelopes called?






45. There are often what main courses?






46. Where does the Giant Panda live?






47. What is the state religion in China?






48. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?






49. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?






50. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?