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Chinese Culture
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culture
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. How did Kung Fu start?
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Taiwan
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Renminbi Yuan
2. What colors are on the Chinese flag?
Renminbi Yuan
2
Red and Yellow
Show emotion
3. Which of these things did not originally come from China
you could wipe away your good fortune
Television
Yangzi
white rice
4. About how many hours a day do Giant Pandas spend eating? Sleeping?
Afghanistan
2
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
5. 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
Noodle (Mi
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Hong boa or Lai see
6. The Republic of China is located on...
Bamboo leaves
Taiwan
Hong boa or Lai see
Mandarin Chinese
7. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?
15
Red and Yellow
Yangzi
1600
8. What color is considered lucky?
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
red
9. Aggressive negotiation tactics are recommended.
True
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
learned skill
false
10. What is a very popular food?
communist
white rice
red
NE quadrant
11. What is the capital city of The People's Republic of China?
Beijing
adult content
multiple
Hong boa or Lai see
12. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
Peach (T
China - Signapore
just over 8
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
13. It is acceptable to answer phone calls in meetings.
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Mt. Everest
True
Noodle (Mi
14. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?
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
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
communist
the Shaolin Monks
15. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?
Great Wall of China
you could wipe away your good fortune
white rice
Bamboo leaves
16. The largest ethnic group in China is called
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
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
with both hands
17. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
Taiwan - Hong Kong
you could wipe away your good fortune
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
adult content
18. ____________ were not invented in China?
you could wipe away your good fortune
the Shaolin Monks
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Fortune cookies
19. How many pieces of cannon are there in each side of the Chinese chess?
Bamboo leaves
2
cash
Show emotion
20. Gifts within the business context in China are often seen as bribes?
Mao Zedong
Beijing
Tea (Cha)
False
21. How many year ago was the Great Wall built?
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
2500
22. What building in China can be seen from Space? (a myth)
Peach (T
Great Wall of China
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
October 1st
23. What the three common Chinese greetings?
Nihao! Zenme y
Tea (Cha)
Hong boa or Lai see
Tray of Togetherness
24. How many Chinese characters are there
cat
Parts of Chinese characters
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
1.3 Billion
25. What are dragon dances believed to do?
Tray of Togetherness
bring in good luck and prosperity
Mao Zedong
True
26. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?
Inflate your prices
just over 8
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
greeting you
27. When you hear a person mention my 'Ai Ren' (Ai means love - and Ren means person) - the meaning of the word 'Ai Ren' is:
Show emotion
wife or husband
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Sun Zi ??
28. Some animals that make their homes in China.
4
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
False
Peach (T
29. When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person - what do you get inside?
scare away the evil spirits
Noodle (Mi
cash
Signature
30. What is the state religion in China?
1600
false
Atheism
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
31. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
xu Sh
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
4
title
32. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?
Peach (T
title
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
NE quadrant
33. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China
2
True
with both hands
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
34. What does 'radical' means?
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
false
Parts of Chinese characters
with both hands
35. What are the ancient rulers of China called?
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Most senior ranking attendee
Emperor and Empress
Nihao! Zenme y
36. What is China's currency called?
True
white rice
NE quadrant
Renminbi Yuan
37. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
Noodle (Mi
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
about 275 lbs.
38. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
Parts of Chinese characters
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Most senior ranking attendee
39. Name a public holiday that China has.
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40. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?
Face to Face
Dragon Boat Festival
Noodle (Mi
Han
41. What is the official language spoken in China?
Television
4
Mandarin Chinese
Hin Jintao
42. How many ethnic groups are there in China?
56 (including Han)
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
4
43. The top three most population cites in China
her own last name
Great Wall of China
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
44. How should one receive business cards?
Gong Xi
with both hands
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
learned skill
45. What are the five official religions of China?
Fourth
Peach (T
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
people's money
46. Common greeting used during Chinese New Year
Gong Xi
Mao Zedong
the Spring Festival
bring in good luck and prosperity
47. Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party who lived from 1893 to 1976?
limp and brief
Mao Zedong
Dessert (Small Heart)
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
48. And the traditional form of characters is used in
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Fourth
Renminbi Yuan
Tea (Cha)
49. What economy does China have?
communist
Hong boa or Lai see
title
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
50. What do Chinese people use 'Name Chop'(y
Signature
Dessert (Small Heart)
bring in good luck and prosperity
limp and brief