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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. Common greeting used during Chinese New Year
Gong Xi
Bamboo leaves
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
2. When you hear a person mention my 'Ai Ren' (Ai means love - and Ren means person) - the meaning of the word 'Ai Ren' is:
wife or husband
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
Mandarin Chinese
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
3. How should one receive business cards?
with both hands
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Han
Han
4. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
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
Tea (Cha)
you could wipe away your good fortune
5. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
October 1st
multiple
1600
6. In China people prefer business communication by which of these methods?
Han
China - Signapore
Face to Face
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
7. Aggressive negotiation tactics are recommended.
title
Pinyin
false
Face to Face
8. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
title
Hin Jintao
bring in good luck and prosperity
9. It is acceptable to answer phone calls in meetings.
True
False
Taiwan - Hong Kong
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
10. Where does the Giant Panda live?
Taiwan
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Emperor and Empress
11. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
Tray of Togetherness
Mandarin Chinese
cat
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
12. What building in China can be seen from Space? (a myth)
Show emotion
Great Wall of China
Shuo W
Sun Zi ??
13. Name a public holiday that China has.
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14. What is China's currency called?
multiple
Renminbi Yuan
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
15. What determines when the Chinese New Year starts and stops?
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
title
Beijing
Taiwan
16. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?
the lantern celebration
15
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
17. What is the capital city of The People's Republic of China?
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
her own last name
Beijing
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
18. What the three common Chinese greetings?
1.3 Billion
Han
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Nihao! Zenme y
19. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Gong Xi
Red and Yellow
Peach (T
20. _________ was a British Colony recently reabsorbed by China.
Hong Kong
55
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
15
21. What does Kung Fu mean?
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
learned skill
Bamboo leaves
22. Chinese New year is also known as what?
1600
Dessert (Small Heart)
Sun Zi ??
the Spring Festival
23. Where was the fortune cookie original from?
Chinese Americans in USA
Tea (Cha)
Parts of Chinese characters
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
24. What is the state religion in China?
Atheism
with both hands
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Tray of Togetherness
25. What colors are on the Chinese flag?
her own last name
Red and Yellow
Han
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
26. What color is considered lucky?
red
Atheism
the Spring Festival
people's money
27. What are the four great invention of China?
Black ??
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Atheism
noodles
28. There are often what main courses?
True
multiple
Parts of Chinese characters
Yangzi
29. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?
October 1st
cash
Bamboo leaves
Signature
30. What are the six working languages of the United Nations
Face to Face
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
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
just over 8
31. When did the first Chinese New Year customs start? How?
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32. Simplified Chinese character system is used in
China - Signapore
Bamboo leaves
Yangzi
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
33. What does renminbi mean?
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34. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?
greeting you
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
True
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
35. What are the red envelopes called?
Fortune cookies
Tray of Togetherness
Hong boa or Lai see
55
36. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?
2500
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
greeting you
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
37. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
October 1st
Most senior ranking attendee
Yangzi
Dragon Boat Festival
38. What was the Great Wall originally built?
greeting you
Sun Zi ??
with both hands
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
39. And the traditional form of characters is used in
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Parts of Chinese characters
title
Taiwan - Hong Kong
40. What are lion dances believed to do?
scare away the evil spirits
noodles
Renminbi Yuan
1.3 Billion
41. What is the money China called?
Great Wall of China
Noodle (Mi
Dessert (Small Heart)
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
42. List some Chinese inventions.
greeting you
Yangzi
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Dragon Boat Festival
43. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?
Han
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
the Shaolin Monks
Television
44. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
Signature
4
bring in good luck and prosperity
Inflate your prices
45. How many Chinese characters are there
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Han
October 1st
Pinyin
46. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
just over 8
her own last name
Taiwan - Hong Kong
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
47. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
about 275 lbs.
Han
Han
4
48. What is the longest river in China?
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
2500
Yangzi
49. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?
you could wipe away your good fortune
cat
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
50. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
2
East