February monthly Quiz

A monthly tough quiz of general history, traditions, geography questions for July
1. During the Ming dynasty most paper was made from the leaves of which plant?
banana
bamboo
mulberry tree
paper making, paper
Stacks of handmade paper

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

3. The grand canal link used to originally link which city to Hangzhou?
Xi'an
Luoyang
Jinan
grand canal, Zhejiang, bridge
Bridge over the Grand Canal, Hangzhou

4. Emperor Yao is credited with which important innovation?
dams to control river flow
adopting Confucian doctrine
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

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

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

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

8. Which of these items is not claimed as a Chinese invention?
toothbrush
porcelain
wheelbarrow
soldier, Tiananmen Square, Beijing
A Chinese People's Armed Police guard on Tiananmen Square, in front of the portrait of Mao Zedong. His rank is the second lowest, Private First Class [1]. 4th June 2007. Photo by Luo Shaoyang from Beijing available under a Creative Commons license .

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

10. What was the 'Mukden incident' of 1931?
assassination of diplomat
airplane crash
railway sabotage
Heilongjiang, Harbin, modern housing, view
Skyline of Harbin, Heilongjiang

11. Which chemical element traditionally provided the red color for seals and inks?
beryllium
mercury
bismuth
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

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

13. Suzhou in Jiangsu province is famous for what?
ancient tombs
gardens
porcelain
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

14. Early compasses were often made in the form of what?
knife
ladle
fish
feng shui, compass
Division of a traditional Feng Shui compass

15. Which three cities are considered the three furnaces of China?
Nanjing, Chongqing and Wuhan
Nanjing, Guangzhou and Shanghai
Beijing, Chongqing and Shanghai
Yellow river, river, bridge
Lower reaches of Yellow River (Huanghe)
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