General quiz about China 2

Medium level quiz about the geography, history, traditions and language of China (2)
1. Silkworms are normally fed on which plant's leaves?
Oak
White mulberry
Oleander
silk
Court ladies preparing silk. Produced with ink and colors on silk.
Image available under a Creative Commons license

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

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

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

5. Which of these Chinese leaders were never officially Chairman or President of China?
Liu Shaoqi
Deng Xiaoping
Hu Jintao
Shanxi, leaders, PRC
Portraits of modern leaders of the Chinese Communist party Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

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

7. Which event marks the traditional end of the Chinese New Year (Spring) festival?
Lichun Festival
Lantern Festival
Qingming Festival
festival, temple, lion dance
Traditional lion dance near a temple

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

9. Empress Wu Zetian was the only female Chinese ruler in which dynasty did she reign?
Tang
Han
Qing
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

10. The Terracotta warriors are in a tomb complex for the Emperor who founded which dynasty?
Qin
Ming
Sui
Qin dynasty, Terracotta army

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

12. The foundation of the People's Republic of China was proclaimed in which year?
1949
1937
1912
Mao Zedong, Beijing, communism

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

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

15. Matteo Ricci was a member of which Christian organization?
Lutheran
Jesuit
Benedictene
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 .

16. Which ancient construction is mentioned in the Chinese National Anthem?
Great Wall
Great Hall of the People
Grand Canal
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

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

18. Kunming Lake, Beijing is located within which famous tourist spot?
Tian'anmen Square
Summer Palace
Ming Tombs
Beijing, modern housing
View of Beijing city from the TV tower

19. On a Chinese abacus each ball in the upper (heaven) register represent how many units?
5
16
8
Xinjiang, Urumqi, market, spices
Spices on sales at a market in Xinjiang

20. Bird's nest soup is made from the nests of which bird?
brown booby
swiflet
hill prinia
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 .
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