General quiz about China 4

Intermediate level quiz about the geography, history, traditions and language of China (4)
1. The world famous Shaolin monastery for martial arts is located in which province?
Shaanxi
Hunan
Henan
Hebei
Henan, Shaolin , martial arts
Shaolin martial arts display Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

2. You may hear that 'guanxi' is very important in China what is it?
social network
travel permit
saving 'face'
residency permit
restaurant, food, people, Sichuan
A traditional Sichuan chafing dish lunch at Jiezi, Sichuan Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

3. The formation of the May 4th movement was a response to which event?
Death of Dowager Empress Cixi
Treaty of Versailles 1919
Death of Sun Yatsen
Installation of Yuan Shikai as President
May 4th movement, Beijing University, Beijing
Students of Beijing Normal University (arrested at the May Fourth Movement) returned to the university on May 7th, 1919. Available under a Creative Commons License

4. The number of Imperial eunuchs has at one time reached how many people?
1,000
70,000
20,000
10,000
Emperor Xuangde, eunuch, Ming dynasty
Ming Emperor Xuande with his imperial eunuchs. 1425-35. Image by unknown court artist available under a Creative Commons license

5. In which province is the Taklamakan desert?
Yunnan
Tibet
Inner Mongolia
Xinjiang
Xinjiang, camel, desert

6. At which university did Sun Yatsen study?
Harvard University
Fudan University, Shanghai
University of Hong Kong
Peking University, Beijing
Sun Yatsen, sculpture, Taiwan
Statue of Dr. Sun Yatsen at memorial hall in Taipei, Taiwan

7. The Meiji restoration was an important event in which neighboring country?
Japan
Mongolia
Malaysia
Burma

8. Gunpowder tea is a famous export from which province?
Liaoning
Guangdong
Anhui
Zhejiang
tea, Zhejiang, tea plantation

9. What was probably the earliest use for kites?
carrying supplies
measuring wind speed
fishing
frightening enemies
kite
A Chinese kite in flight above Portsdown Hill, Portsmouth, UK. Image by Tholly available under a Creative Commons license

10. About how many Chinese characters in common use are all pronounced 'shi'?
10
5
100
50

11. An explosion on 12th September 2015 killed 173 people, in which city did it happen?
Changsha
Wuhan
Guangzhou
Tianjin
Tianjin, bridge, skyscraper
Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

12. The Yangzi River is one of the longest rivers in the world, where does it stand in the world rankings for length?
2nd
6th
4th
3rd
Yangzi River, river, boat
Barge on the Yangzi river near the Three Gorges dam

13. Du Fu, the famous Tang poet had a thatched cottage that can still be seen where?
Nanning
Chengdu
Hangzhou
Beijing
Shaanxi, calligraphy, rubbing
Taking a rubbing of famous calligraphy at Xian Beilin museum, Shaanxi Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

14. How long did Marco Polo's visit to china last?
6 months
2 years
17 years
25 years
Marco Polo
Marco Polo in Tartar costume. Source: Scann? de Coureurs des mers, Poivre d'Arvor. Photo by Grevembrock, available under a Creative Commons license .

15. In Beijing a 'hutong' is what?
Old building
Type of monkey
Old lane
A Zoo
marriage, tea, ceremony
Chinese marriage ceremony

16. Amber is considered a potent medicine because it was thought to contain the essence of a what?
tiger
Daoist sage
yellow dragon
turtoise
amber

17. Chiang Kaishek is associated with which event in 1936?
Battle with Japanese
Marrying Song Meiling
Retreat to Chongqing
Kidnapping at Xi'an
Chiang Kaishek, leader
Chiang Kaishek, March 1945. Image available under a Creative Commons license .

18. What is the name of the range of mountains separating Tibet and Xinjiang provinces?
Wudang
Qilian
Tian
Kunlun
Qinghai, snow, mountains

19. Where you can find a smaller version of the Forbidden City?
Hangzhou
Guangdong
Shenyang
Xi'an
Liaoning, Shenyang, Manchu, Forbidden City, palace

20. Jingdezhen is famous for the production of what?
Porcelain
Bamboo
Firecrackers
Silk
Jiangxi, Lushan, waterfall
Waterfall on Lushan mountains, Jiangxi
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