April Quiz

A monthly quiz of general history, traditions, geography questions for April
1. Which province is the coldest in winter?
Guangdong
Heilongjiang
Hunan
winter sports, skier

2. How many neighboring countries have a land border with China?
7
20
14
Qinghai, lake, mountains
Mirror lake in Qinghai

3. The Hui minority people belong chiefly to which religion?
Christianity
Shinto
Islam
Ningxia, desert
Sand sculptures in Desert Lake scenic spot near Zhongwei, Ningxia. August 2008.
Image by Fanghong available under a Creative Commons license

4. The Gang of Four were put under arrest in 1976 under the orders of which Chinese leader
Deng Xiaoping
Hua Guofeng
Lin Biao
Jiang Qing, Mao Zedong
Jiang Qing and Mao Zedong. Source : Netor.com . Available under a Creative Commons license .

5. The mark of veneration was the traditional kowtow. How many times did you have to knock your head on the ground to the Emperor?
9
5
12
kowtow
Kowtowing before the magistrate. Official session at a Chinese Yamen, Guangzhou, pre-1889. Image available under a Creative Commons license

6. Compared to English how many people speak Chinese as their first or second language?
1:3
1:1
1:2
Shenzhen, people, food
Shenzhen vegetable market, Guangdong Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

7. How long was the Communist's Long March through western China?
6,000 miles
9,000 miles
3,200 miles
Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Long March
Zhu De and CMC Chairman Mao Zedong (left) , accompanied by Brigadier Wang Zhen reviewed the troops,1931. Image available under a Creative Commons License

8. The poet Su Shi is quoted as saying 'You can live without eating meat but you can not live without what'?
bamboo
cats
sleep
poet, su shu, su dongpo
This image was carried on the book which is called Wan Xiao Tang Hua Zhuan () which was published in 1743 () by Shangguan Zhou b. 1665. Available under a Creative Commons License

9. Where might you expect to see 'water sleeves' in China?
at the opera
on a lake
in a garden
Maotai, PKChina-42
Maotai spirit at Baijia Dayuan restaurant, Beijing. September 2019. Image by Paul Kerswill

10. Zhuangzi is an important person in what tradition?
Buddhism
Daoism
Kung fu
daoism, temple, bronze, lion
Bronze temple door knobs

11. Who of these is NOT a Tang dynasty poet?
Wang Wei
Du Fu
Su Shi (Su Dongpo)
calligraphy, Ouyang Xun,  1000 characters
One Thousand Character classic in Ouyang Xun calligraphy style. Image by available under a Creative Commons License

12. Which Emperor commanded that the books should be burned?
Emperor Xuanzong
Emperor Taizong
Emperor Qin Shihuangdi
old book, calligraphy
A page from an old book.

13. The old Wade-Giles spelling of Guizhou is what?
Guaichoe
Guichow
Kweichow
Guizhou, Dragon boat festival, people
An orange themed boat taking part in a Dragon Boat festival event, Guizhou Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

14. According to the yin-yang categories of food which of these foods are considered the 'yang' (hot)
mushrooms
onions
cucumber
food
Cuisine of China: Snake meat. Photo by Poco a poco available under a Creative Commons license .

15. What is at the famous site of Leshan, Sichuan?
Giant Buddha
Classical gardens
Stone Forest
Guangxi, Yangshuo, bird, wildlife
Fisherman with cormorants trained to fish at Yangshuo, Guangxi
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