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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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1. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Fourth
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
the Spring Festival
2. When people playing 'Go'game - which color stone goes first?
Chinese Americans in USA
Black ??
Dragon Boat Festival
15
3. How many Chinese characters are there
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
2
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
4. What happens at midnight on New Year's Eve?
56 (including Han)
Chinese Americans in USA
cat
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
5. The Republic of China is located on...
Mt. Everest
Beijing
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Taiwan
6. _________ founded the People's Republic of China in 1949
scare away the evil spirits
Face to Face
Mao Zedong
Mt. Everest
7. Gifts within the business context in China are often seen as bribes?
False
wife or husband
people's money
Han
8. Chinese New year is also known as what?
the Spring Festival
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Han
xu Sh
9. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
about 275 lbs.
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
bring in good luck and prosperity
Tray of Togetherness
10. What is the national drink for Chinese?
Mao Zedong
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Tea (Cha)
Black ??
11. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Fourth
Gong Xi
Tray of Togetherness
12. Where does the Giant Panda live?
October 1st
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Noodle (Mi
13. When is China's National Day?
October 1st
2
Han
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
14. What is the longest river in China?
Show emotion
Yangzi
the lantern celebration
Dragon Boat Festival
15. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?
1.3 Billion
Noodle (Mi
Shuo W
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
16. Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party who lived from 1893 to 1976?
Mao Zedong
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Bamboo leaves
1.3 Billion
17. Name a public holiday that China has.
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18. What the three common Chinese greetings?
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Nihao! Zenme y
Fourth
Afghanistan
19. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?
red
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Noodle (Mi
Nihao! Zenme y
20. ____________ were not invented in China?
Nihao! Zenme y
adult content
Emperor and Empress
Fortune cookies
21. And the traditional form of characters is used in
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Mao Zedong
Parts of Chinese characters
Peach (T
22. Who complied the earliest Chinese dictionary?
xu Sh
Emperor and Empress
Atheism
Sun Zi ??
23. What do people that live in the northern part of China - eat as their main food?
greeting you
noodles
Dragon Boat Festival
the Spring Festival
24. What festival ends the Chinese New Year?
xu Sh
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
with both hands
the lantern celebration
25. What is the capital city of The People's Republic of China?
Han
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Tray of Togetherness
Beijing
26. What is the official language spoken in China?
Mandarin Chinese
Face to Face
Mao Zedong
Gong Xi
27. Common greeting used during Chinese New Year
Peach (T
Tea (Cha)
cat
Gong Xi
28. How should one receive business cards?
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
cash
wife or husband
with both hands
29. What flower represents courage and hope?
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Han
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
about 275 lbs.
30. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?
Afghanistan
East
bring in good luck and prosperity
Bamboo leaves
31. What does Kung Fu mean?
Tea (Cha)
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
learned skill
32. What is the 12 zodiac sign?
Hong Kong
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Mt. Everest
1600
33. How many year ago was the Great Wall built?
just over 8
2500
Chinese Americans in USA
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
34. What colors are on the Chinese flag?
NE quadrant
Peach (T
Red and Yellow
Yangzi
35. When you hear a person mention my 'Ai Ren' (Ai means love - and Ren means person) - the meaning of the word 'Ai Ren' is:
East
Emperor and Empress
wife or husband
Signature
36. How many ethnic groups are there in China?
56 (including Han)
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Mandarin Chinese
37. The author of 'The Art of War' is
Red and Yellow
Sun Zi ??
56 (including Han)
Mt. Everest
38. _________ was a British Colony recently reabsorbed by China.
Hong Kong
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
October 1st
56 (including Han)
39. What is China's currency called?
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Most senior ranking attendee
Emperor and Empress
Renminbi Yuan
40. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?
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
Face to Face
the Shaolin Monks
Beijing
41. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?
Shuo W
56 (including Han)
title
Dessert (Small Heart)
42. The top three most population cites in China
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Bamboo leaves
scare away the evil spirits
43. List some Chinese foods.
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
East
October 1st
Sun Zi ??
44. What does renminbi mean?
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45. Why should the house be cleaned in preparation for the Chinese New Year?
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
scare away the evil spirits
with both hands
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
46. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
Inflate your prices
Signature
cat
Tray of Togetherness
47. What is the highest mountain in China?
Parts of Chinese characters
Mt. Everest
Face to Face
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
48. China shares a border with
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Afghanistan
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Mt. Everest
49. What is a very popular food?
white rice
Dessert (Small Heart)
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
50. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?
Han
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
Yangzi
Hong Kong