General quiz about China 2

Medium level quiz about the geography, history, traditions and language of China (2)
1. Bird's nest soup is made from the nests of which bird?
brown booby
swiflet
crested crane
food, banquet
A turntable, or lazy susan, surrounded by diners holding chopsticks in a restaurant in China, 1987, Photo by GeorgeLouis available under a Creative Commons license .

2. Empress Wu Zetian was the only female Chinese ruler in which dynasty did she reign?
Song
Tang
Ming
Tang dynasty,  Wu Zetian
The only Wu Zetian sculpture in China. A stone carving statue of Wu Zetian when 63 years old. Image by Guangyuan available under a Creative Commons License

3. What is the Chinese word for walk?
zǒu
shì
xīng
children
A group of children walking home from school in Pengzhou, Sichuan Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

4. Matteo Ricci was a member of which Christian organization?
Baptist
Jesuit
YMCA
Matteo Ricci SJ, christianity
Matteo Ricci and Paul Xu Guangqi From Athanasius Kircher, La Chine … Illustr?e, Amsterdam, 1670. Image from web page Image available under a Creative Commons license .

5. On a Chinese abacus each ball in the upper (heaven) register represent how many units?
5
9
8
Xinjiang, Urumqi, market, spices
Spices on sales at a market in Xinjiang

6. Which of these Chinese leaders were never officially Chairman or President of China?
Mao Zedong
Deng Xiaoping
Hu Jintao
Shanxi, leaders, PRC
Portraits of modern leaders of the Chinese Communist party Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

7. By tradition the Chinese wear which color garments at funerals?
white
orange
green
Qingming, tomb, ancestor veneration
Making offerings at the family tomb, Qingming festival Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

8. The area around Guilin is famous for what sort of geographic feature?
desert
lakes
karst (limestone pillars)

9. In the mid 19th century Shanghai was effectively run by which foreign power?
Britain
France
U.S.
Shanghai, bridge, road, cityscape
The Nanpu bridge at Shanghai

10. A ‘fenghuang’ is the name of a Chinese mythical creature what is it usually translated as what?
phoenix
unicorn
dragon
dragon, Dali, Yunnan
Mystical creatures at Chongshen monastery, Dali, Yunnan province

11. Which event marks the traditional end of the Chinese New Year (Spring) festival?
Lichun Festival
Lantern Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
festival, temple, lion dance
Traditional lion dance near a temple

12. The Japanese word Kamikaze is named after the attempted invasion of Japan during which dynasty?
Ming
Tang
Mongol (Yuan)
Mount Fuji, Japan
Mt. Fuji from Tokyo Japan, February 2008. Image by Toshihiro Oimatsu from Amagasaki, Hyogo available under a Creative Commons license .

13. Zhaolin Park, Harbin hosts a famous set of sculptures in which material
Stone
Ice
Bronze
Heilongjiang, Harbin, modern housing, view
Skyline of Harbin, Heilongjiang

14. Kunming Lake, Beijing is located within which famous tourist spot?
Summer Palace
Tian'anmen Square
Temple of Heaven
Beijing, modern housing
View of Beijing city from the TV tower

15. The foundation of the People's Republic of China was proclaimed in which year?
1911
1949
1960
Mao Zedong, Beijing, communism

16. The city of Lanzhou is on which major river?
Yellow
Han
Yangzi
Gansu, Lanzhou, modern housing

17. Which ancient construction is mentioned in the Chinese National Anthem?
Ming Tombs
Great Wall
Great Hall of the People
Tiananmen Square, crowd
2004 PRC National Day at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. What a crowd! Image by pfctdayelise available under a Creative Commons License

18. Which is the largest province in China by area?
Xinjiang
Tibet
Hunan
Xinjiang, landscape, river

19. The Terracotta warriors are in a tomb complex for the Emperor who founded which dynasty?
Qing
Qin
Han
Qin dynasty, Terracotta army

20. Silkworms are normally fed on which plant's leaves?
Gingko
White mulberry
Poplar
silk
Court ladies preparing silk. Produced with ink and colors on silk.
Image available under a Creative Commons license
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