General quiz about China 2

Medium level quiz about the geography, history, traditions and language of China (2)
1. Empress Wu Zetian was the only female Chinese ruler in which dynasty did she reign?
Tang
Sui
Ming
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

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

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

4. Which ancient construction is mentioned in the Chinese National Anthem?
Great Hall of the People
Great Wall
Forbidden City
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. The foundation of the People's Republic of China was proclaimed in which year?
1949
1960
1945
Mao Zedong, Beijing, communism

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

15. Matteo Ricci was a member of which Christian organization?
Jesuit
Benedictene
Lutheran
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. Bird's nest soup is made from the nests of which bird?
hill prinia
brown booby
swiflet
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 .

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

18. On a Chinese abacus each ball in the upper (heaven) register represent how many units?
5
10
8
Xinjiang, Urumqi, market, spices
Spices on sales at a market in Xinjiang

19. Kunming Lake, Beijing is located within which famous tourist spot?
Temple of Heaven
Summer Palace
Ming Tombs
Beijing, modern housing
View of Beijing city from the TV tower

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