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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. How many Chinese characters are there
her own last name
55
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
2. What are the four treasures of the study (w
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
people's money
Tea (Cha)
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
3. What colors are on the Chinese flag?
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Red and Yellow
15
Gong Xi
4. What festival ends the Chinese New Year?
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
you could wipe away your good fortune
the lantern celebration
5. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
the Shaolin Monks
2
you could wipe away your good fortune
October 1st
6. It is acceptable to answer phone calls in meetings.
Emperor and Empress
the lantern celebration
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
True
7. What does Kung Fu mean?
learned skill
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
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
15
8. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?
false
greeting you
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Han
9. What is China's currency called?
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Renminbi Yuan
2
Hong boa or Lai see
10. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Nihao! Zenme y
Bamboo leaves
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
11. What is the state religion in China?
multiple
4
Atheism
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
12. Name a public holiday that China has.
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13. What is the highest mountain in China?
Mt. Everest
2500
about 275 lbs.
Most senior ranking attendee
14. What does the word yellow imply?
false
Atheism
adult content
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
15. The Chinese holiday related to 'Eating Zongzi' is called
Mandarin Chinese
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
noodles
Dragon Boat Festival
16. The Republic of China is located on...
Red and Yellow
Mao Zedong
Taiwan
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
17. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?
China - Signapore
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
18. What is the official language spoken in China?
Mandarin Chinese
Hong Kong
Mao Zedong
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
19. What is the 12 zodiac sign?
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
2
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
20. What economy does China have?
communist
bring in good luck and prosperity
55
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
21. What flower represents courage and hope?
noodles
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
red
the lantern celebration
22. 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
Emperor and Empress
Great Wall of China
Beijing
23. In China people prefer business communication by which of these methods?
Mao Zedong
Nihao! Zenme y
bring in good luck and prosperity
Face to Face
24. And the traditional form of characters is used in
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Yangzi
Tray of Togetherness
scare away the evil spirits
25. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
Tray of Togetherness
learned skill
Mao Zedong
Fortune cookies
26. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
you could wipe away your good fortune
Bamboo leaves
Inflate your prices
27. How many year ago was the Great Wall built?
2500
Parts of Chinese characters
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
NE quadrant
28. How many minority nationalities are there in China?
1.3 Billion
55
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Sun Zi ??
29. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?
cat
Yangzi
Hin Jintao
2500
30. List some Chinese inventions.
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
cat
Mao Zedong
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
31. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments
the lantern celebration
Yangzi
Hin Jintao
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
32. What does renminbi mean?
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33. What is the longest river in China?
Yangzi
white rice
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
4
34. How many ethnic groups are there in China?
Taiwan
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
56 (including Han)
False
35. A handshake in China often is ...
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
East
limp and brief
36. How did Kung Fu start?
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
False
Tray of Togetherness
37. There are often what main courses?
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
multiple
2500
38. Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party who lived from 1893 to 1976?
56 (including Han)
Afghanistan
2500
Mao Zedong
39. What are the six working languages of the United Nations
4
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
the Spring Festival
Han
40. When people playing 'Go'game - which color stone goes first?
Black ??
Han
title
Hong Kong
41. Where is the Great Wall?
Taiwan
Han
NE quadrant
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
42. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
Han
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Television
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
43. What is the official romanization system for the language of China?
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
adult content
Pinyin
Sun Zi ??
44. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
Television
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Hin Jintao
Most senior ranking attendee
45. What determines when the Chinese New Year starts and stops?
learned skill
white rice
Taiwan
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
46. What building in China can be seen from Space? (a myth)
Taiwan - Hong Kong
you could wipe away your good fortune
Great Wall of China
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
47. Where does the Giant Panda live?
October 1st
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Nihao! Zenme y
48. The population in Mainland China is
Inflate your prices
1.3 Billion
Atheism
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
49. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?
Afghanistan
Han
title
True
50. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
Peach (T
Afghanistan
learned skill
about 275 lbs.