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Chinese Culture
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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. Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party who lived from 1893 to 1976?
Mao Zedong
Dessert (Small Heart)
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
white rice
2. The Republic of China is located on...
Mao Zedong
Taiwan
Mt. Everest
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
3. When is China's National Day?
2
October 1st
just over 8
communist
4. How many ethnic groups are there in China?
True
56 (including Han)
Bamboo leaves
the lantern celebration
5. Which of these things did not originally come from China
Hong Kong
Pinyin
56 (including Han)
Television
6. _________ founded the People's Republic of China in 1949
Mao Zedong
Han
East
wife or husband
7. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?
Bamboo leaves
multiple
1600
Yangzi
8. A handshake in China often is ...
limp and brief
Dessert (Small Heart)
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Peach (T
9. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
wife or husband
China - Signapore
just over 8
Beijing
10. What are the four treasures of the study (w
Hong boa or Lai see
Television
Fortune cookies
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
11. China shares a border with
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
1600
Afghanistan
15
12. When did the first Chinese New Year customs start? How?
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13. The population in Mainland China is
Han
NE quadrant
1.3 Billion
Tea (Cha)
14. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?
Gong Xi
1600
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Fourth
15. What are lion dances believed to do?
NE quadrant
adult content
56 (including Han)
scare away the evil spirits
16. What is the state religion in China?
Hong Kong
Atheism
Fourth
Mao Zedong
17. What fruit does the Chinese believe to give you a long life?
title
limp and brief
Peach (T
people's money
18. What are the ancient rulers of China called?
Emperor and Empress
Fourth
Tea (Cha)
Television
19. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
NE quadrant
about 275 lbs.
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
bring in good luck and prosperity
20. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?
Noodle (Mi
2500
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Dessert (Small Heart)
21. What are the five official religions of China?
Han
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Sun Zi ??
Afghanistan
22. Aggressive negotiation tactics are recommended.
false
Dragon Boat Festival
Parts of Chinese characters
Emperor and Empress
23. What are dragon dances believed to do?
bring in good luck and prosperity
Renminbi Yuan
title
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
24. What is the official romanization system for the language of China?
Pinyin
Great Wall of China
Mao Zedong
Emperor and Empress
25. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called
True
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Shuo W
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
26. And the traditional form of characters is used in
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
the lantern celebration
her own last name
Taiwan - Hong Kong
27. How many minority nationalities are there in China?
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
cat
55
title
28. What is the official language spoken in China?
Mandarin Chinese
Peach (T
15
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
29. Some animals that make their homes in China.
2500
2
False
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
30. How many Chinese characters are there
Han
Hong Kong
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Hin Jintao
31. Simplified Chinese character system is used in
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
about 275 lbs.
China - Signapore
NE quadrant
32. List some Chinese foods.
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
learned skill
Peach (T
Fortune cookies
33. What the three common Chinese greetings?
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Nihao! Zenme y
the lantern celebration
Great Wall of China
34. What is the highest mountain in China?
Mt. Everest
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
communist
Emperor and Empress
35. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?
communist
about 275 lbs.
just over 8
Han
36. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
cat
Television
37. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
Noodle (Mi
noodles
Tray of Togetherness
NE quadrant
38. Who complied the earliest Chinese dictionary?
xu Sh
Sun Zi ??
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
55
39. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?
Hin Jintao
you could wipe away your good fortune
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
40. What economy does China have?
noodles
communist
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
41. What festival ends the Chinese New Year?
Shuo W
the lantern celebration
Sun Zi ??
communist
42. What are the six working languages of the United Nations
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
Afghanistan
white rice
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
43. The author of 'The Art of War' is
55
Hin Jintao
Sun Zi ??
Show emotion
44. What does 'radical' means?
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
noodles
Inflate your prices
Parts of Chinese characters
45. How did Kung Fu start?
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Afghanistan
Hin Jintao
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
46. China is the ______largest country in the world (area).
Fourth
Renminbi Yuan
Noodle (Mi
the lantern celebration
47. What is the 12 zodiac sign?
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
15
Tea (Cha)
48. Common greeting used during Chinese New Year
1600
Gong Xi
noodles
Beijing
49. What determines when the Chinese New Year starts and stops?
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
2500
50. What do Chinese people use 'Name Chop'(y
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Signature
55
October 1st