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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. China shares a border with
Nihao! Zenme y
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Afghanistan
her own last name
2. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
Most senior ranking attendee
Pinyin
the Spring Festival
Taiwan
3. Why should the house be cleaned in preparation for the Chinese New Year?
Han
East
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Emperor and Empress
4. China is the ______largest country in the world (area).
Fourth
learned skill
wife or husband
xu Sh
5. What do people that live in the northern part of China - eat as their main food?
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
noodles
Hong Kong
6. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?
Hin Jintao
about 275 lbs.
Atheism
Taiwan
7. _________ founded the People's Republic of China in 1949
scare away the evil spirits
red
you could wipe away your good fortune
Mao Zedong
8. The top three most population cites in China
Great Wall of China
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Fortune cookies
9. What flower represents courage and hope?
Nihao! Zenme y
people's money
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
cash
10. How many year ago was the Great Wall built?
limp and brief
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
2500
multiple
11. Aggressive negotiation tactics are recommended.
title
false
1600
greeting you
12. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?
Atheism
Face to Face
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
wife or husband
13. When did the first Chinese New Year customs start? How?
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14. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
Taiwan
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
about 275 lbs.
Bamboo leaves
15. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China
Pinyin
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Mao Zedong
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
16. When is China's National Day?
Show emotion
1.3 Billion
Tray of Togetherness
October 1st
17. How many minority nationalities are there in China?
October 1st
55
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Peach (T
18. A handshake in China often is ...
limp and brief
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Show emotion
Yangzi
19. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
Beijing
just over 8
Fourth
Mt. Everest
20. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?
wife or husband
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Atheism
Bamboo leaves
21. What is the official language spoken in China?
Mandarin Chinese
adult content
about 275 lbs.
China - Signapore
22. Where does the Giant Panda live?
Fourth
Atheism
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
noodles
23. Where is the Great Wall?
NE quadrant
wife or husband
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Sun Zi ??
24. What the three common Chinese greetings?
false
cash
Nihao! Zenme y
Gong Xi
25. What is the capital city of The People's Republic of China?
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Signature
Beijing
26. What does the word yellow imply?
Tea (Cha)
Fourth
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
adult content
27. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
title
Hong boa or Lai see
28. _________ was a British Colony recently reabsorbed by China.
Nihao! Zenme y
xu Sh
False
Hong Kong
29. List some Chinese inventions.
false
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
1.3 Billion
just over 8
30. What is China's currency called?
Red and Yellow
about 275 lbs.
Renminbi Yuan
4
31. Where was the fortune cookie original from?
Chinese Americans in USA
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
white rice
Peach (T
32. About how many hours a day do Giant Pandas spend eating? Sleeping?
the Shaolin Monks
Face to Face
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Black ??
33. Common greeting used during Chinese New Year
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
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
1600
34. When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person - what do you get inside?
cash
the Shaolin Monks
Afghanistan
scare away the evil spirits
35. What are the six working languages of the United Nations
Hong Kong
the lantern celebration
Inflate your prices
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
36. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Sun Zi ??
Tray of Togetherness
Peach (T
37. The author of 'The Art of War' is
Most senior ranking attendee
Sun Zi ??
adult content
True
38. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
Bamboo leaves
Sun Zi ??
Great Wall of China
4
39. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
you could wipe away your good fortune
Fortune cookies
40. The largest ethnic group in China is called
Han
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
Noodle (Mi
Show emotion
41. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?
False
Bamboo leaves
white rice
1600
42. What is a very popular food?
white rice
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
Television
Renminbi Yuan
43. What are the ancient rulers of China called?
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Mt. Everest
Emperor and Empress
Mandarin Chinese
44. What are dragon dances believed to do?
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Han
bring in good luck and prosperity
45. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?
Renminbi Yuan
Mao Zedong
Sun Zi ??
the Shaolin Monks
46. The Chinese holiday related to 'Eating Zongzi' is called
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Dragon Boat Festival
47. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
Tray of Togetherness
56 (including Han)
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
adult content
48. What economy does China have?
communist
Gong Xi
Beijing
red
49. What is the national drink for Chinese?
Tea (Cha)
October 1st
Han
Sun Zi ??
50. List some Chinese foods.
Face to Face
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
the Spring Festival