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Chinese Culture
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1. What is the official romanization system for the language of China?
Pinyin
Television
Mao Zedong
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
2. What does the word yellow imply?
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Chinese Americans in USA
adult content
multiple
3. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?
55
Bamboo leaves
communist
Mt. Everest
4. What the three common Chinese greetings?
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Mt. Everest
Nihao! Zenme y
greeting you
5. What building in China can be seen from Space? (a myth)
Dessert (Small Heart)
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
Great Wall of China
6. Which of these things did not originally come from China
Han
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Television
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
7. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Renminbi Yuan
false
Noodle (Mi
8. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Tea (Cha)
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
9. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China
East
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
multiple
Mao Zedong
10. What are the red envelopes called?
Mao Zedong
Hong boa or Lai see
Chinese Americans in USA
Han
11. Simplified Chinese character system is used in
China - Signapore
Dragon Boat Festival
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
the Shaolin Monks
12. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
you could wipe away your good fortune
1.3 Billion
her own last name
13. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?
Mao Zedong
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
14. What colors are on the Chinese flag?
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Red and Yellow
people's money
red
15. What festival ends the Chinese New Year?
the lantern celebration
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Face to Face
Emperor and Empress
16. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Tea (Cha)
Most senior ranking attendee
Sun Zi ??
17. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?
Inflate your prices
title
Red and Yellow
Hong boa or Lai see
18. How did Kung Fu start?
Great Wall of China
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Beijing
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
19. What does Kung Fu mean?
East
learned skill
Most senior ranking attendee
15
20. The largest ethnic group in China is called
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
learned skill
false
Han
21. How should one receive business cards?
Inflate your prices
Mt. Everest
with both hands
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
22. How many pieces of cannon are there in each side of the Chinese chess?
Hin Jintao
2
55
56 (including Han)
23. List some Chinese foods.
people's money
Nihao! Zenme y
Beijing
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
24. Where does the Giant Panda live?
Mao Zedong
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
adult content
25. What is a very popular food?
Atheism
bring in good luck and prosperity
white rice
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
26. When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person - what do you get inside?
cash
1600
Renminbi Yuan
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
27. What flower represents courage and hope?
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Most senior ranking attendee
28. China shares a border with
Mao Zedong
you could wipe away your good fortune
Afghanistan
Mandarin Chinese
29. What is the national drink for Chinese?
Tea (Cha)
Beijing
Hong boa or Lai see
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
30. What are the ancient rulers of China called?
Peach (T
True
Emperor and Empress
Chinese Americans in USA
31. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?
Hong boa or Lai see
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Hin Jintao
China - Signapore
32. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?
Signature
Parts of Chinese characters
Chinese Americans in USA
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
33. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Han
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
cat
34. What are the five official religions of China?
Fortune cookies
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
True
35. Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party who lived from 1893 to 1976?
with both hands
Emperor and Empress
Mao Zedong
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
36. How many ethnic groups are there in China?
False
Bamboo leaves
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
56 (including Han)
37. It is acceptable to answer phone calls in meetings.
Face to Face
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
True
Fourth
38. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?
East
adult content
15
Afghanistan
39. The top three most population cites in China
Great Wall of China
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
with both hands
40. What do people that live in the northern part of China - eat as their main food?
Fourth
Hong boa or Lai see
communist
noodles
41. About how many hours a day do Giant Pandas spend eating? Sleeping?
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Afghanistan
xu Sh
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
42. What is China's currency called?
Renminbi Yuan
Most senior ranking attendee
Mt. Everest
adult content
43. Where was the fortune cookie original from?
people's money
Mao Zedong
scare away the evil spirits
Chinese Americans in USA
44. What is the capital city of The People's Republic of China?
Beijing
Nihao! Zenme y
wife or husband
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
45. Some animals that make their homes in China.
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Dessert (Small Heart)
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
46. The population in Mainland China is
Most senior ranking attendee
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
the Spring Festival
1.3 Billion
47. List some Chinese inventions.
55
Fourth
Pinyin
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
48. When is China's National Day?
October 1st
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Fourth
Peach (T
49. What happens at midnight on New Year's Eve?
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
2
Dessert (Small Heart)
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
50. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
4
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
xu Sh
Parts of Chinese characters
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