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Chinese Culture
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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. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
title
Shuo W
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
2. Name a public holiday that China has.
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3. Aggressive negotiation tactics are recommended.
the Spring Festival
Mt. Everest
false
China - Signapore
4. How should one receive business cards?
Taiwan - Hong Kong
with both hands
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
cat
5. What are the four great invention of China?
Taiwan
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
title
Chinese Americans in USA
6. What are lion dances believed to do?
adult content
Fourth
scare away the evil spirits
communist
7. The largest ethnic group in China is called
people's money
Han
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Sun Zi ??
8. The top three most population cites in China
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
false
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
9. Chinese New year is also known as what?
the Spring Festival
Afghanistan
Emperor and Empress
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
10. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?
Hin Jintao
2
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Shuo W
11. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?
Hong Kong
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Inflate your prices
12. It is acceptable to answer phone calls in meetings.
2
True
Signature
Fourth
13. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?
the lantern celebration
bring in good luck and prosperity
False
title
14. What is the longest river in China?
Yangzi
Hong boa or Lai see
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Most senior ranking attendee
15. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
learned skill
Show emotion
Hin Jintao
16. A handshake in China often is ...
limp and brief
Fortune cookies
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
cat
17. 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
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
noodles
18. What are the red envelopes called?
with both hands
Hong boa or Lai see
Face to Face
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
19. When did the first Chinese New Year customs start? How?
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20. What happens at midnight on New Year's Eve?
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
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
55
21. What does 'radical' means?
Yangzi
Parts of Chinese characters
Most senior ranking attendee
Hong Kong
22. What colors are on the Chinese flag?
greeting you
Red and Yellow
Dragon Boat Festival
false
23. In China people prefer business communication by which of these methods?
1600
China - Signapore
55
Face to Face
24. How many pieces of cannon are there in each side of the Chinese chess?
Mao Zedong
cash
Shuo W
2
25. What does the word yellow imply?
Hong boa or Lai see
adult content
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
26. How many year ago was the Great Wall built?
Han
2500
just over 8
True
27. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?
Chinese Americans in USA
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Noodle (Mi
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
28. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
True
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
29. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
white rice
you could wipe away your good fortune
communist
Mao Zedong
30. How did Kung Fu start?
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Black ??
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Face to Face
31. How many ethnic groups are there in China?
2500
4
56 (including Han)
Hin Jintao
32. Simplified Chinese character system is used in
Bamboo leaves
China - Signapore
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
33. China shares a border with
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
white rice
cat
Afghanistan
34. Which of these things did not originally come from China
Han
Renminbi Yuan
Gong Xi
Television
35. List some Chinese foods.
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
Pinyin
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
36. What is a very popular food?
Afghanistan
false
white rice
Bamboo leaves
37. What fruit does the Chinese believe to give you a long life?
Noodle (Mi
Peach (T
Nihao! Zenme y
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
38. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?
just over 8
Dessert (Small Heart)
Bamboo leaves
the lantern celebration
39. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Mao Zedong
noodles
Bamboo leaves
40. About how many hours a day do Giant Pandas spend eating? Sleeping?
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Show emotion
Han
Fortune cookies
41. What do people that live in the northern part of China - eat as their main food?
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
red
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
noodles
42. Common greeting used during Chinese New Year
Fortune cookies
Tray of Togetherness
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Gong Xi
43. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China
xu Sh
Signature
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
cat
44. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
the Shaolin Monks
Afghanistan
Black ??
45. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?
15
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Tray of Togetherness
Sun Zi ??
46. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
1600
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Nihao! Zenme y
false
47. What are the five official religions of China?
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
True
about 275 lbs.
1600
48. When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person - what do you get inside?
Great Wall of China
China - Signapore
Television
cash
49. What is the highest mountain in China?
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Mt. Everest
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
4
50. How many minority nationalities are there in China?
55
Mao Zedong
False
Bamboo leaves