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1. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
4
cat

2. What determines when the Chinese New Year starts and stops?
Black ??
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
title
October 1st

3. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?
Mandarin Chinese
Renminbi Yuan
Most senior ranking attendee
greeting you

4. Gifts within the business context in China are often seen as bribes?
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
False
adult content
people's money

5. Where was the fortune cookie original from?
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
adult content
Chinese Americans in USA
Signature

6. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
56 (including Han)
Noodle (Mi
China - Signapore
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles

7. About how many hours a day do Giant Pandas spend eating? Sleeping?
wife or husband
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
red

8. The top three most population cites in China
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
October 1st
Most senior ranking attendee

9. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
Signature
communist
the Shaolin Monks
just over 8

10. List some Chinese inventions.
multiple
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Dragon Boat Festival
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping

11. China is the ______largest country in the world (area).
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
the Spring Festival
Fourth
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness

12. Who complied the earliest Chinese dictionary?
Tea (Cha)
xu Sh
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
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money

13. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?
people's money
red
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow

14. What are the ancient rulers of China called?
cash
just over 8
Emperor and Empress
2

15. _________ founded the People's Republic of China in 1949
limp and brief
Mao Zedong
title
Beijing

16. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Tray of Togetherness
red
false

17. What is the national drink for Chinese?
Yangzi
Tea (Cha)
2500
Atheism

18. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?
cash
Red and Yellow
the Shaolin Monks
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money

19. When people playing 'Go'game - which color stone goes first?
white rice
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
Black ??
China - Signapore

20. What is the official language spoken in China?
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Mandarin Chinese

21. What flower represents courage and hope?
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Taiwan
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Pinyin

22. Some animals that make their homes in China.
Hong boa or Lai see
Gong Xi
just over 8
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.

23. And the traditional form of characters is used in
the Spring Festival
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Nihao! Zenme y
15

24. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?
Pinyin
Shuo W
title
Gong Xi

25. What are the four treasures of the study (w
Tray of Togetherness
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Tea (Cha)

26. The Republic of China is located on...
Taiwan
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Parts of Chinese characters
Renminbi Yuan

27. What do Chinese people use 'Name Chop'(y
Hong Kong
Parts of Chinese characters
Mt. Everest
Signature

28. What are the four great invention of China?
Great Wall of China
greeting you
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
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing

29. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?
15
Han
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.

30. Why should the house be cleaned in preparation for the Chinese New Year?
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
4
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
the Spring Festival

31. What are the red envelopes called?
adult content
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Hong boa or Lai see
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping

32. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?
Hin Jintao
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
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
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow

33. What fruit does the Chinese believe to give you a long life?
noodles
NE quadrant
bring in good luck and prosperity
Peach (T

34. What was the Great Wall originally built?
Television
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
15

35. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?
Shuo W
Show emotion
Han
Hong boa or Lai see

36. How did Kung Fu start?
Parts of Chinese characters
Face to Face
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Yangzi

37. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?
just over 8
you could wipe away your good fortune
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Bamboo leaves

38. How should one receive business cards?
adult content
Tea (Cha)
the Shaolin Monks
with both hands

39. _________ was a British Colony recently reabsorbed by China.
1600
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Han
Hong Kong

40. What does renminbi mean?

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41. How many Chinese characters are there
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Hong Kong
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.

42. It is acceptable to answer phone calls in meetings.
False
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Face to Face
True

43. Simplified Chinese character system is used in
Sun Zi ??
Fortune cookies
Chinese Americans in USA
China - Signapore

44. China shares a border with
1600
title
Chinese Americans in USA
Afghanistan

45. What is a very popular food?
white rice
adult content
Tray of Togetherness
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.

46. Most people live in the_______of China
East
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
Signature
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans

47. What happens at midnight on New Year's Eve?
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
4
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Dragon Boat Festival

48. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
East
Most senior ranking attendee
Mao Zedong

49. Aggressive negotiation tactics are recommended.
false
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
Nihao! Zenme y
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow

50. How many minority nationalities are there in China?
cash
her own last name
55
October 1st