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'?
Ningxia
Henan
Liaoning
Shandong
Confucius, Beijing
Statue of Confucius at the Imperial Academy (Guozijian) Beijing

2. In which province did the Taiping rebellion begin?
Guangdong
Sichuan
Fujian
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 .

3. Why is the Yellow River so called?
rivers were named after colors
pollution with yellow dye
named after the Yellow Emperor
carries yellow mud
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

4. What was the religion of the great explorer Zheng He?
Buddhist
Daoist
Jewish
Muslim
Zheng He, explorer

5. The Tiananmen Incident of 1976 occurred following the death of which leader?
Zhou Enlai
Lin Biao
Zhu De
Peng Dehuai
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

6. A magpie in a painting symbolizes a wish for what?
joy
job promotion
peace
romance
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. Which was China's most populous province in 2014?
Guangdong
Sichuan
Zhejiang
Hunan

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

9. Why is Mongolia split into Outer and Inner Mongolia?
Russian invasion of 1918
Outer Mongolia was Genghiz Khan's home
Revolution of 1924
Chinese invasion of 1875
mongolia, skins, bows
Bows and furs of Mongolia. Image by Rob Stallard

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

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

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

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

14. Which province is the coldest in summer?
Xinjiang
Tibet
Jilin
Inner Mongolia
Tibet, lake

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

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

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

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

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

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