History Quiz 2

Intermediate difficulty level quiz about the long history of China.
1. Westerners call the country ‘China’ in reference to what?
Malay word for the country
bronze vessel 'jinya'
Qin dynasty
Qin kingdom

2. Who was one of the leaders of the May 4th movement in Tianjin, 1919?
Zhou Enlai
Peng Dehuai
Zhu De
Lu Xun
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

3. Deng Xiaoping was known for a love of what type of cuisine?
Italian
Mongolian
Thai
French
food, meal
A typical Chinese family meal. Photo by ZiCheng Xu available under a Creative Commons license .

4. The first bridge over the lower Yangzi at Wuhan was built in which year?
1910
1800
1978
1957
Yangzi Bridge, Yangzi River, river
Runyang North Bridge over the Chang Jiang (Yangtze River) in Jiangsu province, southern China. Photo by Andy Zang, available under a Creative Commons license .

5. The queue hair style was introduced by which dynasty?
Tang
Mongol (Yuan)
Qing
Ming

6. Celadon is a prized form of porcelain often with crackled glaze, with which dynasty is it mainly associated?
Ming
Song
Han
Qing
Celadon, porcelain, Song dynasty

7. When did the Taiping Rebellion take place?
1911-37
1850-64
120-90BCE
1485-90
Taiping Rebellion, museum
Site of King Shiwang's Residence of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in Jinhua, Zhejiang the key historical sites under state protection. April 2011 Available by Doctoroftcm under a Creative Commons license .

8. Which leader spent some time working at a tractor factory at Xinjian, Jiangxi?
Hua Guofeng
Zhu De
Jiang Zemin
Deng Xiaoping
Jiangxi, Nanchang, pavilion, modern housing
Nanchang city, Jiangxi

9. What must all Emperors possess to be able to rule?
Jade wand
Mandate of Heaven
1000 concubines
Golden sceptre
Qing dynasty, Qing tombs, Hebei
Ruins of the Eastern Royal Tombs of the Qing dynasty, Zunhua, Hebei

10. Who led the forces of the Han dynasty at the battle of Red Cliff?
Fan Chong
Emperor Gaodi
Wang Mang
Cao Cao
Three kingdoms, sculpture
Modern statues of the leaders of the Three Kingdoms, Langzhong, Sichuan

11. Zhu Yuanzhang spent much of his early life as what?
Court official
Buddhist monk
Imperial Soldier
Poet
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 .

12. Where did Emperor Qinshuangdi build his capital city?
Chengzhou
Luoyang
Kaifeng
Xianyang near Xi'an
Qin dynasty, Terracotta army
The famous terracotta warriors at the tomb of the first Qin Emperor Shihuangdi

13. The city of Guangzhou was ransacked in 758CE by whom?
mongols
arabs
thais
japanese
Guangdong, Guangzhou
The Pearl River, Guangzhou at night. 2005. Image by Daniel Berthold available under a Creative Commons license .

14. Bai Juyi's poem ‘A song of Unending Sorrow’ commemorates which event?
Death of Wang Mang
Death of Emperor Xuanzong
Death of Yang Guifei
Defeat at Battle of Talas
Tang dynasty, woman, music
Chinese artwork of lady musicians in a raised-relief, from the Capital Museum in Beijing, dated to the Five Dynasties and the Ten Kingdoms Period (907-960CE) Image by gongfu_king available under a Creative Commons license .

15. Laos has a short border with China, it used to be ruled by which European power?
Britain
Netherlands
France
Portugal
Yangzi River, river, Wuhan
An evening view of the Chang Jiang (Yangtze) and the Hanyang/Hankou side of the river from Wuchang. Picture taken from the waterfront a short distance north of the First Bridge Photo by Oskarp , available under a Creative Commons license .

16. When was the Battle of Talas?
751
1911
624
1251
silk road, Uzbekistan, fort
Wall of Itchan Kala (Ichon Qala) on Silk Road - Khiva , Xorazm Province, Uzbekistan

17. Sun Yatsen was President of the Republic of China for how long?
6 years
6 weeks
never
16 years
Guangdong, Sun Yatsen
Sun Yatsen Memorial Hall with bronze statue

18. Which Ming Emperor has had his tomb excavated?
Emperor Wanli
Emperor Jingtai
Emperor Yongle
Emperor Hongwu

19. In which year was Hong Kong passed back to Chinese control under the two systems agreement with the UK?
2006
1982
1976
1997
Hong Kong, park, modern housing
A pavilion located at Nan Liang Garden in Hong Kong

20. The Chinese coin used throughout dynastic history had which feature?
square hole
image of sun
round hole
made of brass
God of Money, poster
Chinese Lunar New Year money god poster in Hong Kong. Image by Mk2010 available under a Creative Commons license
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