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1. Why should the house be cleaned in preparation for the Chinese New Year?
the lantern celebration
title
cash
to get rid of the bad luck and the old

2. Most people live in the_______of China
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
learned skill
East

3. What is China's currency called?
Peach (T
4
Renminbi Yuan
True

4. What is the official language spoken in China?
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
2500
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Mandarin Chinese

5. List some Chinese foods.
2
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans

6. What are the red envelopes called?
xu Sh
about 275 lbs.
Hong boa or Lai see
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping

7. What economy does China have?
cat
communist
Mandarin Chinese
October 1st

8. When people playing 'Go'game - which color stone goes first?
Noodle (Mi
Black ??
Hong Kong
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu

9. How many year ago was the Great Wall built?
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
Red and Yellow
NE quadrant
2500

10. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
multiple
Bamboo leaves
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

11. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?
Yangzi
title
1.3 Billion
Sun Zi ??

12. What is the official romanization system for the language of China?
Sun Zi ??
Afghanistan
noodles
Pinyin

13. What do people that live in the northern part of China - eat as their main food?
you could wipe away your good fortune
noodles
multiple
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon

14. What does 'radical' means?
Renminbi Yuan
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
scare away the evil spirits
Parts of Chinese characters

15. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
55
Afghanistan
Shuo W

16. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?
Show emotion
Mao Zedong
Han
Inflate your prices

17. When is China's National Day?
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
1.3 Billion
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
October 1st

18. What is a very popular food?
white rice
learned skill
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
October 1st

19. Where was the fortune cookie original from?
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Tea (Cha)
Nihao! Zenme y
Chinese Americans in USA

20. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?
Taiwan
East
Show emotion
title

21. What was the Great Wall originally built?
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Mao Zedong
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies

22. What colors are on the Chinese flag?
55
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
Red and Yellow
Mt. Everest

23. How should one receive business cards?
with both hands
East
multiple
Hong boa or Lai see

24. Name a public holiday that China has.

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25. The Chinese holiday related to 'Eating Zongzi' is called
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
learned skill
Dragon Boat Festival
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi

26. What is the longest river in 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
limp and brief
Yangzi
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.

27. How many minority nationalities are there in China?
55
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
Mao Zedong

28. What building in China can be seen from Space? (a myth)
East
Taiwan
limp and brief
Great Wall of China

29. What are the four treasures of the study (w
East
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
people's money
Sun Zi ??

30. The top three most population cites in China
with both hands
Face to Face
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Dessert (Small Heart)

31. What do Chinese people use 'Name Chop'(y
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Great Wall of China
Signature
Nihao! Zenme y

32. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
Dragon Boat Festival
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
with both hands
True

33. What happens at midnight on New Year's Eve?
title
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
4
56 (including Han)

34. What are the five official religions of China?
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing

35. What is the capital city of The People's Republic of China?
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Tea (Cha)
Beijing
Parts of Chinese characters

36. And the traditional form of characters is used in
Taiwan - Hong Kong
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
True
to get rid of the bad luck and the old

37. What are dragon dances believed to do?
Signature
cat
bring in good luck and prosperity
Red and Yellow

38. There are often what main courses?
multiple
the lantern celebration
Taiwan - Hong Kong
about 275 lbs.

39. Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party who lived from 1893 to 1976?
Mao Zedong
Mandarin Chinese
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Yangzi

40. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
noodles
4
Dragon Boat Festival
Hong Kong

41. What color is considered lucky?
red
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
false
bring in good luck and prosperity

42. _________ founded the People's Republic of China in 1949
False
communist
Mao Zedong
Yangzi

43. What does the word yellow imply?
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
False
adult content

44. The population in Mainland China is
Han
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
1.3 Billion

45. What is the 12 zodiac sign?
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
55
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans

46. Where is the Great Wall?
NE quadrant
55
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
Most senior ranking attendee

47. How did Kung Fu start?
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Taiwan
adult content
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth

48. What are the four great invention of China?
Noodle (Mi
cat
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing

49. A handshake in China often is ...
Dessert (Small Heart)
15
limp and brief
Pinyin

50. How many pieces of cannon are there in each side of the Chinese chess?
56 (including Han)
2
Beijing
multiple