General quiz about China 3

Intermediate level quiz about the geography, history, traditions and language of China (3)
1. The tea plant is a close relative of which ornamental plant widely grown for its flowers?
Azalea
Camellia
Skimmia
Abelia
tea, plantation, Zhejiang
Tea plantation near Hangzhou
Image by Shizhao available under a Creative Commons license

2. Jade was historically mined from which range of mountains in China?
Kunlun
Tianshan
Nanling
Karakoram
jade, dragon
A dragon sculpted out of jade. Warring States period, Shanghai Museum
Image by Mountain available under a Creative Commons license

3. Which of these is NOT one of the Five classics of Chinese literature
Dream Pool Essays
Spring and Autumn Annals
Yi Jing (I Ching)
Book of history
Diamond Sutra, image_bookcover, printing
A page from the oldest known printed book - the Diamond Sutra, discovered near Dunhuang by Sir Marc Aurel Stein in 1907.
British Library, London
Image available under a Creative Commons license

4. Hong Kong Island became a U.K. possession in which year?
1865
1856
1901
1842
Hong Kong
Hong Kong skyline from Victoria Peak. January 2008
Image by Gernot Kurze available under a Creative Commons license

5. Qigong martial art concentrates on particualar control of what?
balance
breath
relaxation
aggression
Taichi, Chongqing
Chinese man practicing traditional martial art (Datang quan) in Chongqing

6. The Grand or Emperor's Canal linked which two Chinese cities?
Guangzhou and Hangzhou
Nanjing and Beijing
Xi'an and Beijing
Hangzhou and Beijing
canal, junks
Xu Yang, 18th century painter from Suzhou, China; between 1736 and 1796. Image by Scan by Szilas available under a Creative Commons License

7. The blue color of Ming porcelain comes from which chemical element?
Uranium
Manganese
Cobalt
Copper
Ming dynasty, porcelain, plate
Photo by Anonymous, Chinese plate, Ming dynasty, Yongle period 1403-1424, porcelain with under-glaze blue, 23 inches [58 cms] diameter, Honolulu Academy of Arts. Available under a Creative Commons license .

8. Richard Nixon, US President visited Mao Zedong in which year?
1974
1968
1972
1960

9. The Battle of Yijiangshan Islands took place between which two combatants?
Taiping rebels and Qing army
Republicans (KMT) and Communists (PLA)
Korea and China
Japan and China

10. The Tiananmen Incident of 1989 occurred after the death of which leader?
Hu Yaobang
Mao Zedong
Hua Guofeng
Jiang Qing
Tiananmen Square, Beijing
Image by McKay Savage from London, UK available under a Creative Commons license January 2005

11. Which one of these is not one of the four treasures of the scholar?
brush
ink stick
chop (seal)
paper
calligraphy, Mifu, Song dynasty
Calligraphy by Mifu (c. 1097), Song Dynasty, Jiangsu province. Image by Naus available under a Creative Commons License

12. The Yellow River has its source in which province?
Qinghai
Ningxia
Sichuan
Henan
Qinghai, railway, mountains, snow

13. The earliest printed book was produced in China in which year?
420
1263
868
1745
Diamond Sutra, image_bookcover, printing

14. Wang Xizhi is most famous as what?
Reformer
Poet
Philosopher
Calligrapher
y, buddha, sculpture
Buddha sculpture, Yungang caves, Shaanxi

15. What was the nationality of the ambassador killed in Beijing at the time of the Boxer Rebellion?
French
German
American
British
Dowager Empress Cixi, Qing dynasty
Dowager Empress Cixi with the wives of European diplomats in western clothing standing on either side, together with an adopted Chinese orphan. 1902. Image from http://puyi.netor.com/gallery available under a Creative Commons license .

16. Sima Qian was famous as what?
historian
explorer
eunuch
engineer
dog, han dynasty, pottery
A pottery dog from the Chinese Han Dynasty. Image by Gary Lee Todd available under a Creative Commons License

17. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is what?
Enivornmental action group
Group of Eurasian nations
Municpal council for Shanghai
Organize Yangzi River monitoring and management
Shanghai, The Bund
Historical buildings on Shanghai's famous Bund

18. The Altay mountains are on the border of China with which country?
Afghanistan
Mongolia
Vietnam
Pakistan
Qinghai, snow, mountains

19. The governing philosophy of the Qin dynasty was what?
Confucianism
Daoism
Christianity
Legalism
Qin dynasty, Terracotta army, chariot, umbrella
Terracotta charioteer at the tomb of the first Qin Emperor Shihuangdi

20. The length of Mao's Long March was equivalent to what distance?
New York to San Francisco and back
New Orleans to New York
New York to Miami
New York to San Francisco
Luding bridge, Sichuan, Long March
The Luding Bridge over the Dadu River in Luding County, Sichuan. Image by fsyzh available under a Creative Commons License
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