General quiz about China 4

Intermediate level quiz about the geography, history, traditions and language of China (4)
1. The formation of the May 4th movement was a response to which event?
Treaty of Versailles 1919
Death of Dowager Empress Cixi
Arrest of Sun Yatsen
Installation of Yuan Shikai as President
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

2. Where you can find a smaller version of the Forbidden City?
Wuhan
Changchun
Xi'an
Shenyang
Liaoning, Shenyang, Manchu, Forbidden City, palace

3. The number of Imperial eunuchs has at one time reached how many people?
7,000
70,000
10,000
5,000
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

4. At which university did Sun Yatsen study?
University of Hong Kong
University of Hawai'i
Tsinghua University, Beijing
Peking University, Beijing
Sun Yatsen, sculpture, Taiwan
Statue of Dr. Sun Yatsen at memorial hall in Taipei, Taiwan

5. About how many Chinese characters in common use are all pronounced 'shi'?
50
10
250
400

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

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

8. Gunpowder tea is a famous export from which province?
Zhejiang
Anhui
Yunnan
Liaoning
tea, Zhejiang, tea plantation

9. Amber is considered a potent medicine because it was thought to contain the essence of a what?
Daoist sage
turtoise
red dragon
tiger
amber

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

11. The Yangzi River is one of the longest rivers in the world, where does it stand in the world rankings for length?
1st
6th
5th
3rd
Yangzi River, river, boat
Barge on the Yangzi river near the Three Gorges dam

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

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

14. In Beijing a 'hutong' is what?
Type of monkey
Public park
Toilet
Old lane
Ming dynasty, Beijing, sacred way, elephant
Elephant guarding the Sacred or Spirit Way to the Ming Tombs, Beijing

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

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

17. An explosion on 12th September 2015 killed 173 people, in which city did it happen?
Wuhan
Tianjin
Changsha
Shanghai
Tianjin, bridge, skyscraper
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18. What is the name of the range of mountains separating Tibet and Xinjiang provinces?
Altay
Wudang
Tian
Kunlun
Qinghai, snow, mountains

19. How long did Marco Polo's visit to china last?
6 months
17 years
2 years
25 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 .

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