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Quiz I
- 'The Four Great Inventions' from ancient China which are are celebrated in Chinese culture for their historical significance are gunpowder, papermaking, printing and which other invention?
- Can you name the dam and largest hydro-electric power station in the world which is located on the Yangtze river?
- The city of Guangzhou was formerly known by what name?
- In which sport did Li Na excel at?
- In 2022 what is scheduled to take place from February the 4th to the 20th, in Beijing?
- What name was given to the network of trade routes which connected the East with the West from the 2nd to the 18th centuries?
- Beijing National Stadium is also known by what nickname?
- What, located in the center of Beijing, was the imperial palace from 1420 to 1912?
- What's the literal translation of 'Hong Kong'?
- Name the Chinese philosopher, teacher, editor and politician who died in 479 BC?
- Which treaty was signed in 1842 to mark the end of the First Opium War?
- Which is the largest Chinese city by population?
- Name the second longest river in China?
- The world's largest stone Buddha and the tallest pre-modern statue is near which city?
- What name is given to the 8,000 clay soldiers discovered in Xi’an?
- What is the currency of China?
- What is the literal translation of the word Beijing into English?
- Which autonomous region on the south coast of China was a Portuguese territory until 1999?
- Native to South Central China, the giant panda's diet consists mainly of what?
- Who founded the Yuan dynasty in China and ruled as the first Yuan emperor until his death in 1294?
Answers:
- The compass
- The Three Gorges Dam
- Canton
- Tennis (2011 French Open and 2014 Australian Open Ladies Champion)
- The Winter Olympics (Beijing will become the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics)
- The Silk Road
- Bird's Nest Stadium
- The Forbidden City
- Fragrant Harbour
- Confucious
- Treaty of Nanking
- Shanghai
- The Yellow River
- Leshan (The Leshan Giant Buddha)
- Terracotta Army
- Yuan (or Renminbi)
- Northern Capital
- Macau
- Bamboo
- Kublai Khan (grandson of Genghis Khan and the subject of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "Kubla Khan".)
Quiz II
- Which term literally meaning "wind-water" in English uses energy forces to harmonize individuals with their surrounding environment? It is also known as Chinese geomancy.
- Which game, played with a set of 144 tiles based on Chinese characters and symbols, was developed in China during the Qing dynasty?
- According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2020 is the year of the what?
- True or False. In 2019 the populatin of China will be 1.2 billion?
- Which anti-imperialist and anti-foreign uprising took place in China between 1899 and 1901?
- What sort of revolution, launched by Mao Zedong, was a movement in the People's Republic of China from 1966 until 1976?
- Name China's longest river?
- How many little stars are to the right side of one bigger star on the Chinese flag?
- What was the name of the first dynasty which began in 221 BC?
- And which dynasty was China's last, it lasted from 1644 to 1912?
- With which country does China have its longest land border?
- Also known as the Lion Dog, which ancient breed of toy dog originated in China?
- How many official time zone's does China have?
- What colour does a Chinese bride normally wear?
- In 2012, Liu Yang was the first Chinese female to do what?
- In which year did the communist government start ruling China following a civil war with the Nationalists?
- Which autonomous region within China is often called "the roof of the world"?
- Which Chinese stock exchange is the world's 4th largest?
- Which language is spoken by 70 percent of all Chinese speakers?
- Which four letter word generally refers to China, the culture of China, the modern-to-ancient history of China, or the Chinese people?
Answers:
- Feng shui
- Mahjong
- Rat
- False. It will be just over 1.4 billion.
- The Boxer Rebellion
- The Cultural Revolution
- Yangtze
- Four
- Qin
- Qing Dynasty (note: if you guessed Ming, the Ming dynasty was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644)
- Mongolia
- Pekingese
- One
- Red
- First Chinese woman in space
- 1949
- Tibet
- The Shanghai Stock Exchange (one of the two stock exchanges operating independently in China, the other being the Shenzhen Stock Exchange)
- Mandarin
- Sino
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