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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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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. Which of these things did not originally come from China
multiple
her own last name
just over 8
Television
2. What fruit does the Chinese believe to give you a long life?
Peach (T
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
Show emotion
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
3. What is the 12 zodiac sign?
you could wipe away your good fortune
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Peach (T
4. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
wife or husband
Tray of Togetherness
title
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
5. What is the official romanization system for the language of China?
Parts of Chinese characters
Pinyin
Han
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
6. What is a very popular food?
Bamboo leaves
15
Peach (T
white rice
7. What are the red envelopes called?
Hong boa or Lai see
just over 8
Face to Face
True
8. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?
Fortune cookies
15
learned skill
Most senior ranking attendee
9. What is the state religion in China?
Atheism
adult content
about 275 lbs.
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
10. How many minority nationalities are there in China?
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
scare away the evil spirits
55
Peach (T
11. What do people that live in the northern part of China - eat as their main food?
Fortune cookies
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
noodles
Taiwan - Hong Kong
12. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?
Show emotion
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
the Shaolin Monks
13. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called
Great Wall of China
people's money
Yangzi
Shuo W
14. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?
title
Fortune cookies
Emperor and Empress
greeting you
15. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?
Beijing
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Atheism
Chinese Americans in USA
16. _________ founded the People's Republic of China in 1949
NE quadrant
Television
Mao Zedong
False
17. When you hear a person mention my 'Ai Ren' (Ai means love - and Ren means person) - the meaning of the word 'Ai Ren' is:
2500
True
wife or husband
October 1st
18. What are the ancient rulers of China called?
Emperor and Empress
Hin Jintao
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Television
19. What color is considered lucky?
red
her own last name
Mao Zedong
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
20. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
Hong Kong
Han
learned skill
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
21. What is the highest mountain in China?
Great Wall of China
False
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Mt. Everest
22. _________ was a British Colony recently reabsorbed by China.
Taiwan
Hong Kong
1600
Afghanistan
23. How many year ago was the Great Wall built?
2500
Shuo W
adult content
people's money
24. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Most senior ranking attendee
Nihao! Zenme y
Face to Face
25. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?
October 1st
Mao Zedong
1600
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
26. What is China's currency called?
Renminbi Yuan
bring in good luck and prosperity
title
red
27. Where was the fortune cookie original from?
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Chinese Americans in USA
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
Noodle (Mi
28. List some Chinese inventions.
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Face to Face
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
29. What are dragon dances believed to do?
Yangzi
bring in good luck and prosperity
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Most senior ranking attendee
30. How many ethnic groups are there in China?
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Emperor and Empress
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
56 (including Han)
31. What is the longest river in China?
Pinyin
Parts of Chinese characters
Yangzi
Tea (Cha)
32. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
4
the Shaolin Monks
Emperor and Empress
Face to Face
33. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?
Parts of Chinese characters
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
false
cat
34. When is China's National Day?
False
October 1st
noodles
Yangzi
35. Who complied the earliest Chinese dictionary?
Taiwan - Hong Kong
xu Sh
multiple
2500
36. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?
Most senior ranking attendee
Emperor and Empress
greeting you
Noodle (Mi
37. What economy does China have?
Pinyin
Red and Yellow
communist
2500
38. ____________ were not invented in China?
Dragon Boat Festival
Fortune cookies
Show emotion
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
39. What the three common Chinese greetings?
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Nihao! Zenme y
false
40. What does the word yellow imply?
multiple
false
Pinyin
adult content
41. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Dragon Boat Festival
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
42. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
Tray of Togetherness
title
you could wipe away your good fortune
Mandarin Chinese
43. If a woman's name is Zhang Xiaomei - Zhang is :
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Signature
her own last name
Sun Zi ??
44. What is the capital city of The People's Republic of China?
15
Beijing
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
China - Signapore
45. When did the first Chinese New Year customs start? How?
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46. What do Chinese people use 'Name Chop'(y
Mao Zedong
Signature
Beijing
1.3 Billion
47. The population in Mainland China is
Han
East
1.3 Billion
title
48. Aggressive negotiation tactics are recommended.
Black ??
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Show emotion
false
49. What flower represents courage and hope?
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
xu Sh
50. What does renminbi mean?
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