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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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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. What building in China can be seen from Space? (a myth)
Black ??
East
Great Wall of China
China - Signapore
2. When you hear a person mention my 'Ai Ren' (Ai means love - and Ren means person) - the meaning of the word 'Ai Ren' is:
cash
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Mao Zedong
wife or husband
3. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
Yangzi
Tray of Togetherness
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
4. What is the capital city of The People's Republic of China?
red
Beijing
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Han
5. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
4
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Afghanistan
6. What color is considered lucky?
15
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Hin Jintao
red
7. What fruit does the Chinese believe to give you a long life?
cat
Black ??
greeting you
Peach (T
8. What is the official language spoken in China?
Emperor and Empress
Mandarin Chinese
bring in good luck and prosperity
red
9. List some Chinese inventions.
Inflate your prices
Dragon Boat Festival
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Signature
10. China is the ______largest country in the world (area).
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Noodle (Mi
Fourth
Chinese Americans in USA
11. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Atheism
Gong Xi
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
12. What does the word yellow imply?
Atheism
Gong Xi
adult content
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
13. And the traditional form of characters is used in
cash
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
4
Taiwan - Hong Kong
14. Simplified Chinese character system is used in
adult content
greeting you
her own last name
China - Signapore
15. What does Kung Fu mean?
learned skill
Television
adult content
Great Wall of China
16. What are the four treasures of the study (w
cat
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
about 275 lbs.
17. The top three most population cites in China
adult content
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
xu Sh
18. What is the national drink for Chinese?
Noodle (Mi
the lantern celebration
China - Signapore
Tea (Cha)
19. When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person - what do you get inside?
you could wipe away your good fortune
cash
scare away the evil spirits
communist
20. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called
Shuo W
Mao Zedong
East
Beijing
21. What flower represents courage and hope?
Han
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Dessert (Small Heart)
just over 8
22. What are the five official religions of China?
the lantern celebration
Pinyin
Fortune cookies
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
23. Most people live in the_______of China
October 1st
East
Signature
China - Signapore
24. There are often what main courses?
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
multiple
communist
25. What colors are on the Chinese flag?
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Signature
Red and Yellow
the Shaolin Monks
26. What economy does China have?
True
communist
East
learned skill
27. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Mt. Everest
greeting you
limp and brief
28. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?
4
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Han
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
29. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
China - Signapore
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
you could wipe away your good fortune
30. What the three common Chinese greetings?
Yangzi
Mandarin Chinese
Nihao! Zenme y
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
31. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?
Bamboo leaves
Taiwan - Hong Kong
the Shaolin Monks
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
32. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?
Sun Zi ??
learned skill
Emperor and Empress
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
33. What is the money China called?
Mt. Everest
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
multiple
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
34. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Beijing
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
about 275 lbs.
35. Some animals that make their homes in China.
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
NE quadrant
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
36. China shares a border with
Chinese Americans in USA
Afghanistan
Red and Yellow
noodles
37. What are the six working languages of the United Nations
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
Yangzi
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Gong Xi
38. How many year ago was the Great Wall built?
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
about 275 lbs.
scare away the evil spirits
2500
39. What is the state religion in China?
Atheism
2500
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
wife or husband
40. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments
October 1st
Fortune cookies
her own last name
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
41. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?
Afghanistan
Show emotion
Dessert (Small Heart)
15
42. The author of 'The Art of War' is
Tea (Cha)
15
Sun Zi ??
adult content
43. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Dessert (Small Heart)
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
44. When is China's National Day?
Taiwan - Hong Kong
the Shaolin Monks
October 1st
Afghanistan
45. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
wife or husband
Gong Xi
just over 8
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
46. ____________ were not invented in China?
Bamboo leaves
1.3 Billion
greeting you
Fortune cookies
47. What is the official romanization system for the language of China?
Inflate your prices
Pinyin
Mao Zedong
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
48. The population in Mainland China is
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
adult content
1.3 Billion
Mao Zedong
49. What are the four great invention of China?
communist
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Yangzi
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
50. What does 'radical' means?
the lantern celebration
1600
Fourth
Parts of Chinese characters