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Chinese Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?






2. What are the red envelopes called?






3. List some Chinese foods.






4. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?






5. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?






6. It is acceptable to answer phone calls in meetings.






7. What the three common Chinese greetings?






8. What colors are on the Chinese flag?






9. List some Chinese inventions.






10. About how many hours a day do Giant Pandas spend eating? Sleeping?






11. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?






12. Chinese New year is also known as what?






13. How did Kung Fu start?






14. Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party who lived from 1893 to 1976?






15. What are dragon dances believed to do?






16. What is the official romanization system for the language of China?






17. Where does the Giant Panda live?






18. There are often what main courses?






19. Why should the house be cleaned in preparation for the Chinese New Year?






20. How many ethnic groups are there in China?






21. Gifts within the business context in China are often seen as bribes?






22. What festival ends the Chinese New Year?






23. What determines when the Chinese New Year starts and stops?






24. China is the ______largest country in the world (area).






25. The Republic of China is located on...






26. A handshake in China often is ...






27. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?






28. What building in China can be seen from Space? (a myth)






29. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?






30. What are lion dances believed to do?






31. What flower represents courage and hope?






32. What fruit does the Chinese believe to give you a long life?






33. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?






34. How many minority nationalities are there in China?






35. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?






36. _________ founded the People's Republic of China in 1949






37. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments






38. Where was the fortune cookie original from?






39. What was the Great Wall originally built?






40. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called






41. What are the five official religions of China?






42. What is the highest mountain in China?






43. When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person - what do you get inside?






44. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang






45. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?






46. The largest ethnic group in China is called






47. The Chinese holiday related to 'Eating Zongzi' is called






48. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?






49. What is the longest river in China?






50. What is the capital city of The People's Republic of China?