General quiz about China 4

Intermediate level quiz about the geography, history, traditions and language of China (4)
1. About how many Chinese characters in common use are all pronounced 'shi'?
50
5
100
10

2. Amber is considered a potent medicine because it was thought to contain the essence of a what?
yellow dragon
turtoise
tiger
monkey
amber

3. The formation of the May 4th movement was a response to which event?
Installation of Yuan Shikai as President
Death of Sun Yatsen
Treaty of Versailles 1919
Arrest of Sun Yatsen
May 4th movement, Beijing University, Beijing
Students of Beijing Normal University (arrested at the May Fourth Movement) returned to the university on May 7th, 1919. Available under a Creative Commons License

4. Du Fu, the famous Tang poet had a thatched cottage that can still be seen where?
Beijing
Qufu
Chengdu
Hangzhou
Shaanxi, calligraphy, rubbing
Taking a rubbing of famous calligraphy at Xian Beilin museum, Shaanxi Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

5. The world famous Shaolin monastery for martial arts is located in which province?
Hunan
Shaanxi
Hubei
Henan
Henan, Shaolin , martial arts
Shaolin martial arts display Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

6. How long did Marco Polo's visit to china last?
25 years
17 years
6 months
2 years
Marco Polo
Marco Polo in Tartar costume. Source: Scann? de Coureurs des mers, Poivre d'Arvor. Photo by Grevembrock, available under a Creative Commons license .

7. Jingdezhen is famous for the production of what?
Silk
Firecrackers
Porcelain
Moon cakes
Jiangxi, Lushan, waterfall
Waterfall on Lushan mountains, Jiangxi

8. What is the name of the range of mountains separating Tibet and Xinjiang provinces?
Tian
Kunlun
Qilian
Daxue
Qinghai, snow, mountains

9. The Meiji restoration was an important event in which neighboring country?
Malaysia
Thailand
Japan
Mongolia

10. At which university did Sun Yatsen study?
Peking University, Beijing
University of Hong Kong
Harvard University
Fudan University, Shanghai
Sun Yatsen, sculpture, Taiwan
Statue of Dr. Sun Yatsen at memorial hall in Taipei, Taiwan

11. The number of Imperial eunuchs has at one time reached how many people?
70,000
20,000
7,000
1,000
Emperor Xuangde, eunuch, Ming dynasty
Ming Emperor Xuande with his imperial eunuchs. 1425-35. Image by unknown court artist available under a Creative Commons license

12. In Beijing a 'hutong' is what?
Type of monkey
Public park
Old building
Old lane
TCM, medicine, lattice screen
TCM doctor preparing a prescription

13. In which province is the Taklamakan desert?
Xinjiang
Qinghai
Gansu
Inner Mongolia
Xinjiang, camel, desert

14. You may hear that 'guanxi' is very important in China what is it?
formal banquet
saving 'face'
residency permit
social network
restaurant, food, people, Sichuan
A traditional Sichuan chafing dish lunch at Jiezi, Sichuan Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

15. Chiang Kaishek is associated with which event in 1936?
Marrying Song Meiling
Battle with Japanese
Meeting with Mao Zedong
Kidnapping at Xi'an
Chiang Kaishek, leader
Chiang Kaishek, March 1945. Image available under a Creative Commons license .

16. Gunpowder tea is a famous export from which province?
Liaoning
Guangdong
Gansu
Zhejiang
tea, Zhejiang, tea plantation

17. An explosion on 12th September 2015 killed 173 people, in which city did it happen?
Tianjin
Shanghai
Guangzhou
Ningbo
Tianjin, bridge, skyscraper
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18. Where you can find a smaller version of the Forbidden City?
Xi'an
Wuhan
Changchun
Shenyang
Liaoning, Shenyang, Manchu, Forbidden City, palace

19. The Yangzi River is one of the longest rivers in the world, where does it stand in the world rankings for length?
4th
6th
3rd
5th
Yangzi River, river, boat
Barge on the Yangzi river near the Three Gorges dam

20. What was probably the earliest use for kites?
measuring wind speed
frightening enemies
scaring birds
fishing
kite
A Chinese kite in flight above Portsdown Hill, Portsmouth, UK. Image by Tholly available under a Creative Commons license
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