Traditions Quiz 2

Intermediate level quiz all about Chinese traditions.
1. The English name 'tea' has what origin?
Fujian word
Japanese word
Portuguese word
Malay word
tea, people
Demonstrating the elaborate tea ceremony at the Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum, Chengdu, Sichuan

2. Singles day in China is on which day each year?
April 1st
November 11th
January 1st
April 11th
restaurant, food, people, Sichuan
A traditional Sichuan chafing dish lunch at Jiezi, Sichuan Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

3. The Isles of the Blessed were thought to lie in which direction from China?
north
east
south-west
south
immortality
Painting and calligraphy from a large format Chinese album illustrating stories of Taoist immortals -people who sought or achieved immortality. One of 15 paintings. The text concerns a Taoist adept, Wang Qiao, a Han period official. Image by British Library available under a Creative Commons License

4. The Qilin is broadly similar to which western mythical creature?
cockatrice
centaur
chimaera
unicorn

5. Mao's wife Jiang Qing was responsible for major reforms in which area?
handicrafts
silk production
steelworks
opera
Jiang Qing, Mao Zedong
Jiang Qing and Mao Zedong. Source : Netor.com . Available under a Creative Commons license .

7. Which of these is an inappropriate gift because of traditional symbolism?
apricots
roses
apples
pears
Spring Festival, Shenzhen, market, people, lantern
Buying supplies for the Chinese New Year Festival, Shenzhen Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

8. In Feng Shui the fire element is associated with which taste?
salty
umami
bitter
pungent

9. The 'Preface to poems composed at the Orchid Pavilion' is a attributed to which writer?
Bai Juyi
Su Shi
Wang Xizhi
Du Fu
calligraphy, children
Child practising calligraphy

10. What grows in the garden of the Queen Mother of the West that bestows immortality?
persimmons
jujubes
peaches
azaleas
garden, Jiangsu
Chinese garden in autumn, Yangzhou, Jiangsu

11. Shaoxing is famous for producing what?
noodles
black tea
rice wine
chillies
Zhejiang, mountains, view
Zhejiang scenery near Hangzhou including a tea plantation

12. Lion stone statues are often placed at temples entrances, by tradition what does the one on the right hold in its paw?
halberd
cub
dove
ball
Shanghai, lion, bronze
Chinese lion door knocker in Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai

13. Bamboo is used for many things, which of these is it NOT been used for?
making rope
making scaffolding
making pipes
making bowls
bamboo
“Bamboo under Spring Rain” by Xia Chang, 1388-1470. Philadelphia Museum of Art
Image for Google Art Project available under a Creative Commons license

14. Mongolian food has many dishes that use which meat?
beef
yak
chicken
lamb
Inner Mongolia, landscape, horse, rider
A horseman riding over the grasslands of Inner Mongolia

15. Which is NOT included in pairs of animal statues along the sacred road to the Ming Tombs?
elephant
lion
dragon
camel
Ming tombs, statue, sacred way
Statue on the way of souls towards the Ming tombs near Beijing. This is one of a pair of facing statues representing an official waiting to deliver his reports to the emperor. The reports would be in the form of vertical ideogramic script brushed onto a number of wood or ivory tablets. Available under a Creative Commons License

16. Which of these is not considered a strongly nourishing food in China?
Chicken soup
Bird's nest
beef steak
Duck
food
Cuisine of China: Snake meat. Photo by Poco a poco available under a Creative Commons license .

17. How many white pieces are there in a standard game of weiqi (go)?
77
100
50
180

18. The stars in the Chinese sky are organized as what?
chess game
mountain ranges
provinces
Imperial court
mansions, xiu
The twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese astronomy. May 2008. Image by Mysid available under a Creative Commons License

19. The swastika symbol in China symbolizes a wish for what?
success
wealth
death
long life
swastika
The two forms of swastika combined to give a lattice window design motif.

20. General Hanxin used kites in his military campaigns to do what?
drop propaganda
signaling
spread fire
measure distance
kite, dragon
A Chinese long dragon kite. Image by available under a Creative Commons license
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