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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. ____________ were not invented in China?






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






3. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?






4. What is a very popular food?






5. What are lion dances believed to do?






6. List some Chinese foods.






7. 'Dim Sum' means






8. About how many hours a day do Giant Pandas spend eating? Sleeping?






9. The Republic of China is located on...






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






11. What fruit does the Chinese believe to give you a long life?






12. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?






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






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






15. What does 'radical' means?






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






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






18. What does the word yellow imply?






19. What is China's currency called?






20. The largest ethnic group in China is called






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






22. How many minority nationalities are there in China?






23. And the traditional form of characters is used in






24. List some Chinese inventions.






25. What is the highest mountain in China?






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






27. What color is considered lucky?






28. How did Kung Fu start?






29. The population in Mainland China is






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






31. Name a public holiday that China has.


32. What are the five official religions of China?






33. The top three most population cites in China






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






35. What is the 12 zodiac sign?






36. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?






37. What are dragon dances believed to do?






38. What the three common Chinese greetings?






39. What was the Great Wall originally built?






40. What is the money China called?






41. How many Chinese characters are there






42. What does Kung Fu mean?






43. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?






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






45. A handshake in China often is ...






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






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






48. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?






49. What are the four treasures of the study (w






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