December Quiz

A monthly quiz of general history, traditions, geography questions for December
1. The ‘Elephant Game’ is the Chinese name for which pastime?
chess
baseball
rummy
painting, fan
Chinese folding fan with traditional landscape painting

2. The 'Hundred Schools of Philosophy' period occurred when in Chinese history?
Min dynasty
Eastern Zhou dynasty
Western Zhou dynasty
Confucius, Qufu

3. China grows roughly what proportion of the world's rice?
28%
38%
66%
rice, Guangxi, terraces
Terraced rice fields being planted in Guangxi province

4. Chengde (aka Jehol) was built as a summer resort for the emperors of which dynasty?
Song dynasty
Ming dynasty
Qing dynasty
Hebei, Chengde, Buddhism, ding
Buddhist temple at Chengde, Hebei

5. The tomb of the First Qin Emperor is located in which province?
Sichuan
Gansu
Shaanxi
Qin dynasty, Terracotta army
The famous terracotta warriors at the tomb of the first Qin Emperor Shihuangdi

6. Which country briefly conquered the island of Taiwan in 1884?
Japan
Great Britain
France
Taiwan, Taipei
Taiwan's National Concert Hall located in Taipei December 2006. Image by Scchiang available under a Creative Commons license .

7. Which number is traditionally associated with the Emperor?
nine
ten
six
Ming dynasty, Forbidden City, view, Beijing
View of the Forbidden City, Beijing from the peak of Jingshan Hill

8. The Long March of 1934-35 started from which province?
Hebei
Fujian
Jiangxi
Mao Zedong,  Long March
Mao Zedong during Long March. 1934-1936. Image available under a Creative Commons License

9. Yǔ is a common character what does it mean?
clothes
snow
rain
Laozi, dragon, Laoshan, Shangdong, Qinghai, daoism
Laozi and dragon, Laoshan, Shandong

10. Mandarin ducks represent what in Chinese artwork?
peace
young love
marital harmony
duck, mandarin, whiteknights

11. The Oriental Pearl TV Tower is located in which city?
Shanghai
Lanzhou
Wuhan
Shanghai, Pudong, skyscraper

12. In traditional medicine Goji berries were traditionally used to treat what?
arthritis
wounds
high blood pressure
TCM, calligraphy
A range of traditional medicines with calligraphy extolling the virtues of TCM

13. “It doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black, as long as it catches mice” is a famous saying of which Chinese leader?
Mao Zedong
Jiang Zemin
Deng Xiaoping
Hainan, Haikou, modern housing
Haikou city, Hainan island

14. The game of 'go' was a Chinese invention, what is its name in China?
weiqi
fengzhong
xiangqi
Hebei, Chinese new year, calligraphy
Writing New Year greetings

15. The number of the year in China is counted from the following event?
Foundation of the Zhou dynasty
Birth of the Yellow Emperor
Founding of the Republic of China
ming tomb, silk, Dongling, Emperor Wanli
When Wanli's tomb was opened in 1956, his invaluable silk robes began immediately to decay. Fortunately, they were copied by skillful workers who reproduced the beauty of these garments. Image by G41rn8 available under a Creative Commons License
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