General quiz about China 5

Intermediate quiz (quite tough) about the geography, history, traditions and language of China (5)
1. Which province is known by the shortened name 'Lu'?
Jiangsu
Shanxi
Shandong
Henan
Confucius, Beijing
Statue of Confucius at the Imperial Academy (Guozijian) Beijing

2. Which province is the coldest in summer?
Jilin
Tibet
Beijing
Xinjiang
Tibet, lake

3. What was the religion of the great explorer Zheng He?
Christian
Muslim
Jewish
Daoist
Zheng He, explorer

4. Which was China's most populous province in 2014?
Hunan
Beijing
Guangdong
Zhejiang

5. In which province is the fictional Shangrila said to be located?
Guangxi
Yunnan
Xinjiang
Liaoning
Buddhism , Dali, Yunnan, temple

6. A magpie in a painting symbolizes a wish for what?
joy
children
romance
job promotion
chinese wildlife, Azure winged magpie, Cyanopica cyanus
Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus, Fujigaoka 2 Chome, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Image by Toshihiro Gamo available under a Creative Commons License

7. The magnificent Huangguoshu Waterfalls can be found in which province?
Gansu
Guizhou
Shandong
Jiangxi
Guizhou, waterfall

8. The Chinese nuclear test facility of Lop Nur is located in which province?
Heilongjiang
Tibet
Xinjiang
Yunnan

9. Imperial designs represent the Emperor as a dragon, but which creature represents the Empress?
qilin
pheasant
phoenix
dove
manchu, Shenyang, dragon
Two dragons fighting over the pearl of wisdom. Fuling tomb, Shenyang, Liaoning

10. Mount Lushan is close to which major famous lake?
Lake Nanyang
Qinghai Lake
Lake Tai
Poyang Lake
Jiangxi, Lushan, waterfall
Waterfall on Lushan mountains, Jiangxi

11. Why is Mongolia split into Outer and Inner Mongolia?
Outer Mongolia was Genghiz Khan's home
Russian invasion of 1918
Revolution of 1924
Historical division between Khanates
mongolia, skins, bows
Bows and furs of Mongolia. Image by Rob Stallard

12. The Jesuit missionaries most impressed the Imperial court with their knowledge of what?
painting
medicine
astronomy
architecture
christian, Shen Fuzong
Michael Alphonsius Shen Fuzong (Fu-tsung) by Sir Godfrey Kneller. 1685. Available under a Creative Commons License

13. In which province did the Taiping rebellion begin?
Jiangsu
Fujian
Guangdong
Zhejiang
Taiping Rebellion, battle
Taiping rebels are chased out of Yuzhuang, March 8 1854. The Taiping arrived the previous day but had to retire the next day when the Manchus arrived in hot pursuit. From Ten scenes recording the retreat and defeat of the Taiping Northern Expeditionary Forces, February 1854-March 1855. Source : web site Available under a Creative Commons license .

14. The Tiananmen Incident of 1976 occurred following the death of which leader?
Liu Shaoqi
Zhou Enlai
Peng Dehuai
Zhu De
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

15. K2 the second highest mountain in the world is on the border of China with which country?
Bhutan
Laos
Kyrgyzstan
Pakistan
K2,  mountain,  Xinjiang
K2. August 2006 Image by Svy123 available under a Creative Commons License

16. Sun Yatsen's mausoleum is close to which major city?
Beijing
Wuhan
Chongqing
Nanjing
Guangdong, Sun Yatsen
Sun Yatsen Memorial Hall with bronze statue

17. Tanggu or Binhai is the port area for which major city?
Tianjin
Shanghai
Guangzhou
Xiamen
Tianjin

18. Why is the Yellow River so called?
rivers were named after colors
named after the Yellow Emperor
carries yellow mud
named after color of Imperial robes
pujin,  yellow river
The oldest and largest ironware cultural relics protection group in the world - Kai-Yuan Tang Large Iron Oxen, located 110 m-470 m outside the west gate of the Puzhou Ancient City 15 km in the west of Yonji City, Available under a Creative Commons License

19. The Supreme Buddha (Siddhārtha Gautama) was born in which country that neighbors China?
Burma
Korea
India
Nepal
Qinghai, monks, Buddhism, people
Buddhist prayer ceremony at Xining, Qinghai Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

20. Which is the Chinese language most frequently spoken in Zhejiang province other than Mandarin?
gan
wu
hakka
yue (cantonese)
Yangzi River, Nanjing, bridge
The Nanjing bridge over the Yangzi
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