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Chinese Culture
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culture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What economy does China have?
Bamboo leaves
Mandarin Chinese
Atheism
communist
2. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called
Bamboo leaves
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Shuo W
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
3. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Afghanistan
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
4. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
Most senior ranking attendee
people's money
the Spring Festival
Black ??
5. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
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
55
false
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
6. What are the four great invention of China?
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Atheism
7. It is acceptable to answer phone calls in meetings.
just over 8
True
Sun Zi ??
Bamboo leaves
8. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
2
you could wipe away your good fortune
9. And the traditional form of characters is used in
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Taiwan
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
cash
10. How many Chinese characters are there
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 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Taiwan - Hong Kong
True
11. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?
Shuo W
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Show emotion
12. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?
greeting you
Peach (T
Taiwan
Han
13. A handshake in China often is ...
Noodle (Mi
Hin Jintao
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
limp and brief
14. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Mao Zedong
Han
Inflate your prices
15. Name a public holiday that China has.
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16. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?
Atheism
1600
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Television
17. Gifts within the business context in China are often seen as bribes?
Pinyin
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
limp and brief
False
18. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?
Renminbi Yuan
cat
Great Wall of China
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
19. What are the five official religions of China?
Dessert (Small Heart)
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Sun Zi ??
limp and brief
20. What are the six working languages of the United Nations
2500
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
the lantern celebration
about 275 lbs.
21. How many year ago was the Great Wall built?
communist
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
2500
Pinyin
22. What is the highest mountain in China?
Mt. Everest
Black ??
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
Bamboo leaves
23. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
Renminbi Yuan
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Hin Jintao
4
24. 'Dim Sum' means
adult content
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Dessert (Small Heart)
Renminbi Yuan
25. Where was the fortune cookie original from?
Chinese Americans in USA
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
greeting you
Dessert (Small Heart)
26. The largest ethnic group in China is called
Han
Taiwan - Hong Kong
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Noodle (Mi
27. Where does the Giant Panda live?
Red and Yellow
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Gong Xi
28. If a woman's name is Zhang Xiaomei - Zhang is :
55
Shuo W
2
her own last name
29. What does the word yellow imply?
Renminbi Yuan
white rice
communist
adult content
30. What does renminbi mean?
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31. Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party who lived from 1893 to 1976?
Renminbi Yuan
Hong boa or Lai see
Mao Zedong
Bamboo leaves
32. What is the 12 zodiac sign?
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Television
Hin Jintao
Sun Zi ??
33. What determines when the Chinese New Year starts and stops?
Yangzi
October 1st
false
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
34. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Tea (Cha)
Sun Zi ??
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
35. Which of these things did not originally come from China
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Shuo W
Television
Emperor and Empress
36. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?
15
55
Chinese Americans in USA
adult content
37. What are lion dances believed to do?
Tea (Cha)
scare away the evil spirits
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
38. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
communist
the Shaolin Monks
39. Aggressive negotiation tactics are recommended.
Red and Yellow
false
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
wife or husband
40. When people playing 'Go'game - which color stone goes first?
Taiwan - Hong Kong
2500
Black ??
Hong Kong
41. What the three common Chinese greetings?
with both hands
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
just over 8
Nihao! Zenme y
42. When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person - what do you get inside?
Beijing
China - Signapore
Hin Jintao
cash
43. How many ethnic groups are there in China?
greeting you
Peach (T
56 (including Han)
Black ??
44. What is the capital city of The People's Republic of China?
learned skill
Fourth
Beijing
Atheism
45. What does Kung Fu mean?
learned skill
Mao Zedong
1.3 Billion
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
46. When did the first Chinese New Year customs start? How?
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47. List some Chinese foods.
Signature
Black ??
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
people's money
48. What fruit does the Chinese believe to give you a long life?
greeting you
Peach (T
55
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
49. What is the official romanization system for the language of China?
Pinyin
Atheism
cash
56 (including Han)
50. How should one receive business cards?
with both hands
Yangzi
learned skill
Television
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