Traditions Quiz 2
Intermediate level quiz all about Chinese traditions.1. Mongolian food has many dishes that use which meat?
lamb
goat
tofu
chicken
2. General Hanxin used kites in his military campaigns to do what?
drop propaganda
measure distance
spread fire
signaling
3. Which of these is not considered a strongly nourishing food in China?
Duck
beef steak
Bird's nest
Black dates
4. The Qilin is broadly similar to which western mythical creature?
unicorn
griffin
cockatrice
phoenix
5. What grows in the garden of the Queen Mother of the West that bestows immortality?
jujubes
cabbages
peaches
persimmons
6. The Isles of the Blessed were thought to lie in which direction from China?
east
west
south
north
7. The English name 'tea' has what origin?
Fujian word
Indian word
Malay word
Portuguese word
8. The stars in the Chinese sky are organized as what?
Imperial court
provinces
chess game
mountain ranges
9. How many white pieces are there in a standard game of weiqi (go)?
180
16
200
50
10. In Feng Shui the fire element is associated with which taste?
salty
bitter
sweet
pungent
11. Which of these is an inappropriate gift because of traditional symbolism?
chocolates
wine
apples
pears
12. The swastika symbol in China symbolizes a wish for what?
wealth
long life
success
death
13. Shaoxing is famous for producing what?
black tea
noodles
rice wine
chillies
14. Bamboo is used for many things, which of these is it NOT been used for?
making rope
eating
making pipes
making bowls
15. Under what kind of tree did the Buddha achieve enlightenment?
pipal
ginkgo
juniper
paulownia
16. Lion stone statues are often placed at temples entrances, by tradition what does the one on the right hold in its paw?
scroll
halberd
cub
ball
17. Singles day in China is on which day each year?
April 1st
January 1st
August 17th
November 11th
18. Mao's wife Jiang Qing was responsible for major reforms in which area?
steelworks
opera
handicrafts
agriculture
19. Which is NOT included in pairs of animal statues along the sacred road to the Ming Tombs?
lion
dragon
horse
elephant
20. The 'Preface to poems composed at the Orchid Pavilion' is a attributed to which writer?
Wang Anshi
Wang Xizhi
Du Fu
Bai Juyi