General quiz about China 5

Intermediate quiz (quite tough) about the geography, history, traditions and language of China (5)
1. Imperial designs represent the Emperor as a dragon, but which creature represents the Empress?
peacock
dove
qilin
phoenix
manchu, Shenyang, dragon
Two dragons fighting over the pearl of wisdom. Fuling tomb, Shenyang, Liaoning

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Which was China's most populous province in 2014?
Sichuan
Hunan
Guangdong
Zhejiang

10. What was the religion of the great explorer Zheng He?
Muslim
Christian
Buddhist
Jewish
Zheng He, explorer

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

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

13. The Tiananmen Incident of 1976 occurred following the death of which leader?
Zhou Enlai
Zhu De
Liu Shaoqi
Mao Zedong
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

14. Which province is known by the shortened name 'Lu'?
Shanxi
Henan
Liaoning
Shandong
Confucius, Beijing
Statue of Confucius at the Imperial Academy (Guozijian) Beijing

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

16. Why is Mongolia split into Outer and Inner Mongolia?
Russian invasion of 1918
Outer Mongolia was Genghiz Khan's home
Revolution of 1924
Civil war of 1845
mongolia, skins, bows
Bows and furs of Mongolia. Image by Rob Stallard

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

18. A magpie in a painting symbolizes a wish for what?
peace
joy
children
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

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

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