10 China Quiz Questions

Questions

1. What are the names of the two longest rivers in China?
2. Which dynasty ruled China from 1368 to 1644?
3. What is the name of the famous city square in the center of Beijing?
4. What is the most commonly spoken language in Hong Kong?








5. What colour is a Chinese bride's traditional wedding dress?
6. What was banned in China in 1911 because it was a sign of feudalism?
7. Which city is home to the Terracotta Army and the starting point of the Silk Road?
8. What festival, also called Shangyuan Festival , marks the final day of the traditional Chinese New Year celebrations?
9. What name is given to the palace complex in Dongcheng District, at the center of the Imperial City of Beijing?
10. Which Chinese philosopher's teachings formed the basis of East Asian society and culture?

Answers:

1. The Yangtze River and the Yellow River (the Yangtze River is the longest in China and the third longest in the world)
2. The Ming Dynasty
3. Tiananmen Square
4. Cantonese (96% of the population speak Cantonese, Mandarin comes next at 48%, and English with 46%)
5. Red
6. The pigtail
7. Xi'an
8. The Lantern Festival








9. The Forbidden City
10. Confucius