February monthly Quiz

A monthly tough quiz of general history, traditions, geography questions for July
1. The grand canal link used to originally link which city to Hangzhou?
Luoyang
Jinan
Zhengzhou
grand canal, Zhejiang, bridge
Bridge over the Grand Canal, Hangzhou

2. The tulou houses of the Hakka people are mostly found in which province?
Fujian
Anhui
Hubei
Fujian, Tulou, lantern

3. During the Ming dynasty most paper was made from the leaves of which plant?
banana
bamboo
oak tree
paper making, paper
Stacks of handmade paper

4. Which chemical element traditionally provided the red color for seals and inks?
mercury
antimony
iron
Dao de jing, seal, Daoism, Gian Jinlin
A seal by Gian Jinlun (1888-1950) which uses text from the Dao de Jing (Tao Te Ching). Image by Cangjie6 available under a Creative Commons License

5. Suzhou in Jiangsu province is famous for what?
ancient tombs
tea
gardens
bridge, Suzhou, Macartney, Alexander
A bridge near Suzhou. The Emperor commanded all bridges to give the embassy a military salute. The horseshoe shape was quite common around Suzhou. Painted by the official artist to the Macartney British Embassy to China 1793-94. Image by William Alexander available under a Creative Commons License

6. Who is mostly attributed for taming the Yellow River?
Mao Zedong
Yellow Emperor
Yu the Great
Yellow river, waterfall, river
Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River

7. Which of these items is not claimed as a Chinese invention?
toothbrush
porcelain
gunpowder
Wuhan, crowd, covid
Wuhan crowd, 2020

8. Early compasses were often made in the form of what?
swan
needle
ladle
feng shui, compass
Division of a traditional Feng Shui compass

9. What was the 'Mukden incident' of 1931?
attack on Chiang Kaishek
outbreak of plague
railway sabotage
Heilongjiang, Harbin, modern housing, view
Skyline of Harbin, Heilongjiang

10. The Dawn Redwood is a living fossil which was 'rediscovered' in which province?
Hubei
Jiangxi
Heilongjiang
chinese wildlife,  dawn redwood,  Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Metasequoia glyptostroboides. May 2005. Image by Georges Jansoone available under a Creative Commons License

11. Pudong is a district of which major city?
Tianjin
Shanghai
Beijing
Shanghai, Pudong, skyscraper

12. Emperor Yao is credited with which important innovation?
making silk
dams to control river flow
appointment on merit
emperor shun, legend, emperor
Emperor Shun performs divination in the palace. Made by Jiang Tingxi c.1725. Available under a Creative Commons License

13. Which three cities are considered the three furnaces of China?
Nanjing, Guangzhou and Shanghai
Beijing, Chongqing and Shanghai
Nanjing, Chongqing and Wuhan
Hunan, mountains, landform, view
Zhangjiajie mountains, Hunan

14. Lady Hao was a military leader from which dynasty
Qing
Shang
Han
Shang dynasty, tomb, Lady Hao, Henan
Tomb of Lady Fu Hao, Yinxu, Henan, China. Available under a Creative Commons License

15. Dandong is on the major crossing point to which neighbouring country?
Laos
Pakistan
North Korea
Jilin, autumn
Autumn in Jilin
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