General quiz about China 2

Medium level quiz about the geography, history, traditions and language of China (2)
1. On a Chinese abacus each ball in the upper (heaven) register represent how many units?
6
5
8
Xinjiang, Urumqi, market, spices
Spices on sales at a market in Xinjiang

2. The city of Lanzhou is on which major river?
Yellow
Yangzi
Pearl
Gansu, Lanzhou, modern housing

3. Kunming Lake, Beijing is located within which famous tourist spot?
Ming Tombs
Xiang Shan Park
Summer Palace
Beijing, modern housing
View of Beijing city from the TV tower

4. What is the Chinese word for walk?
shì
xīng
zǒu
children
A group of children walking home from school in Pengzhou, Sichuan Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

5. Empress Wu Zetian was the only female Chinese ruler in which dynasty did she reign?
Sui
Ming
Tang
Tang dynasty,  Wu Zetian
The only Wu Zetian sculpture in China. A stone carving statue of Wu Zetian when 63 years old. Image by Guangyuan available under a Creative Commons License

6. Which of these Chinese leaders were never officially Chairman or President of China?
Deng Xiaoping
Xi Jinping
Jiang Zemin
Shanxi, leaders, PRC
Portraits of modern leaders of the Chinese Communist party Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

7. Bird's nest soup is made from the nests of which bird?
swiflet
hill prinia
mandarin duck
food, banquet
A turntable, or lazy susan, surrounded by diners holding chopsticks in a restaurant in China, 1987, Photo by GeorgeLouis available under a Creative Commons license .

8. Which is the largest province in China by area?
Tibet
Hunan
Xinjiang
Xinjiang, landscape, river

9. The foundation of the People's Republic of China was proclaimed in which year?
1949
1937
1960
Mao Zedong, Beijing, communism

10. The area around Guilin is famous for what sort of geographic feature?
desert
marshes
karst (limestone pillars)

11. Zhaolin Park, Harbin hosts a famous set of sculptures in which material
Iron
Ice
Bronze
Heilongjiang, Harbin, modern housing, view
Skyline of Harbin, Heilongjiang

12. In the mid 19th century Shanghai was effectively run by which foreign power?
Germany
France
Britain
Shanghai, bridge, road, cityscape
The Nanpu bridge at Shanghai

13. The Japanese word Kamikaze is named after the attempted invasion of Japan during which dynasty?
Ming
Mongol (Yuan)
Sui
Mount Fuji, Japan
Mt. Fuji from Tokyo Japan, February 2008. Image by Toshihiro Oimatsu from Amagasaki, Hyogo available under a Creative Commons license .

14. Matteo Ricci was a member of which Christian organization?
Baptist
Jesuit
Cistercian
Matteo Ricci SJ, christianity
Matteo Ricci and Paul Xu Guangqi From Athanasius Kircher, La Chine … Illustr?e, Amsterdam, 1670. Image from web page Image available under a Creative Commons license .

15. By tradition the Chinese wear which color garments at funerals?
orange
black
white
Qingming, tomb, ancestor veneration
Making offerings at the family tomb, Qingming festival Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

16. The Terracotta warriors are in a tomb complex for the Emperor who founded which dynasty?
Yuan
Han
Qin
Qin dynasty, Terracotta army

17. Silkworms are normally fed on which plant's leaves?
Poplar
White mulberry
Oak
silk
Court ladies preparing silk. Produced with ink and colors on silk.
Image available under a Creative Commons license

18. Which event marks the traditional end of the Chinese New Year (Spring) festival?
Easter
Lantern Festival
Confucius' Birthday
festival, temple, lion dance
Traditional lion dance near a temple

19. A ‘fenghuang’ is the name of a Chinese mythical creature what is it usually translated as what?
griffin
basilisk
phoenix
dragon, Dali, Yunnan
Mystical creatures at Chongshen monastery, Dali, Yunnan province

20. Which ancient construction is mentioned in the Chinese National Anthem?
Great Wall
Ming Tombs
Great Hall of the People
Tiananmen Square, crowd
2004 PRC National Day at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. What a crowd! Image by pfctdayelise available under a Creative Commons License
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