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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. And the traditional form of characters is used in
her own last name
the Spring Festival
Taiwan - Hong Kong
xu Sh
2. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
the lantern celebration
Hong Kong
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
3. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?
Mao Zedong
Hin Jintao
bring in good luck and prosperity
about 275 lbs.
4. The largest ethnic group in China is called
2500
red
limp and brief
Han
5. There are often what main courses?
Atheism
the Spring Festival
Face to Face
multiple
6. How many year ago was the Great Wall built?
2500
cash
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
East
7. How many Chinese characters are there
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Mandarin Chinese
bring in good luck and prosperity
2
8. In China people prefer business communication by which of these methods?
Mt. Everest
Face to Face
noodles
with both hands
9. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?
Inflate your prices
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Dessert (Small Heart)
10. _________ founded the People's Republic of China in 1949
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
1.3 Billion
China - Signapore
Mao Zedong
11. What do Chinese people use 'Name Chop'(y
her own last name
Signature
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
12. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Mandarin Chinese
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Red and Yellow
13. What is the official language spoken in China?
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Mandarin Chinese
4
14. What does Kung Fu mean?
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
learned skill
Face to Face
15. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?
Afghanistan
Show emotion
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
learned skill
16. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?
Parts of Chinese characters
4
cat
scare away the evil spirits
17. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?
noodles
scare away the evil spirits
the Shaolin Monks
Taiwan
18. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?
55
15
limp and brief
white rice
19. What building in China can be seen from Space? (a myth)
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
greeting you
Great Wall of China
Bamboo leaves
20. Some animals that make their homes in China.
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Hong Kong
Red and Yellow
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
21. What colors are on the Chinese flag?
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
55
Red and Yellow
the Spring Festival
22. What does the word yellow imply?
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
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
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
adult content
23. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
you could wipe away your good fortune
False
Tray of Togetherness
Fortune cookies
24. China shares a border with
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Afghanistan
Parts of Chinese characters
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
25. About how many hours a day do Giant Pandas spend eating? Sleeping?
Noodle (Mi
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Nihao! Zenme y
bring in good luck and prosperity
26. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
communist
Tray of Togetherness
adult content
27. What are the ancient rulers of China called?
Dragon Boat Festival
True
Atheism
Emperor and Empress
28. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
Most senior ranking attendee
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Hin Jintao
29. The Chinese holiday related to 'Eating Zongzi' is called
red
15
bring in good luck and prosperity
Dragon Boat Festival
30. What does renminbi mean?
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31. What is the 12 zodiac sign?
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
55
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
32. ____________ were not invented in China?
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Fortune cookies
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
the Spring Festival
33. What is the official romanization system for the language of China?
Mt. Everest
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
adult content
Pinyin
34. Aggressive negotiation tactics are recommended.
1600
false
Red and Yellow
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
35. What flower represents courage and hope?
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
red
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Mandarin Chinese
36. Where does the Giant Panda live?
China - Signapore
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
the lantern celebration
Han
37. When did the first Chinese New Year customs start? How?
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38. What determines when the Chinese New Year starts and stops?
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
55
greeting you
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
39. What is the longest river in China?
Yangzi
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Face to Face
Han
40. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Signature
Noodle (Mi
Beijing
41. Most people live in the_______of China
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
limp and brief
Taiwan - Hong Kong
East
42. What is a very popular food?
Face to Face
Fortune cookies
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
white rice
43. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China
red
multiple
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
cash
44. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
Pinyin
noodles
Taiwan - Hong Kong
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
45. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?
Tray of Togetherness
Han
Most senior ranking attendee
Noodle (Mi
46. _________ was a British Colony recently reabsorbed by China.
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
wife or husband
Shuo W
Hong Kong
47. What are the four treasures of the study (w
people's money
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
48. Chinese New year is also known as what?
Han
the Spring Festival
Yangzi
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
49. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?
56 (including Han)
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Hin Jintao
greeting you
50. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
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
4
October 1st
Beijing