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Chinese Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. When is China's National Day?






2. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments






3. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?






4. What is China's currency called?






5. The population in Mainland China is






6. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?






7. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?






8. How many Chinese characters are there






9. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?






10. What happens at midnight on New Year's Eve?






11. What is the 12 zodiac sign?






12. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?






13. If a woman's name is Zhang Xiaomei - Zhang is :






14. What are lion dances believed to do?






15. What does renminbi mean?

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16. How did Kung Fu start?






17. And the traditional form of characters is used in






18. What the three common Chinese greetings?






19. 'Dim Sum' means






20. List some Chinese inventions.






21. How should one receive business cards?






22. _________ founded the People's Republic of China in 1949






23. China is the ______largest country in the world (area).






24. What determines when the Chinese New Year starts and stops?






25. What flower represents courage and hope?






26. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China






27. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?






28. When you hear a person mention my 'Ai Ren' (Ai means love - and Ren means person) - the meaning of the word 'Ai Ren' is:






29. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?






30. What is the highest mountain in China?






31. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?






32. How many pieces of cannon are there in each side of the Chinese chess?






33. When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person - what do you get inside?






34. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?






35. What is the longest river in China?






36. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?






37. There are often what main courses?






38. The largest ethnic group in China is called






39. What building in China can be seen from Space? (a myth)






40. In China people prefer business communication by which of these methods?






41. Chinese New year is also known as what?






42. _________ was a British Colony recently reabsorbed by China.






43. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?






44. What is the capital city of The People's Republic of China?






45. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?






46. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called






47. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?






48. A handshake in China often is ...






49. Some animals that make their homes in China.






50. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?