General quiz about China 5

Intermediate quiz (quite tough) about the geography, history, traditions and language of China (5)
1. The magnificent Huangguoshu Waterfalls can be found in which province?
Gansu
Guizhou
Yunnan
Jiangxi
Guizhou, waterfall

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

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

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

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

6. In which province did the Taiping rebellion begin?
Sichuan
Zhejiang
Guangdong
Jiangsu
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 .

7. Which province is the coldest in summer?
Inner Mongolia
Xinjiang
Beijing
Tibet
Tibet, lake

8. Why is the Yellow River so called?
pollution with yellow dye
named after color of Imperial robes
rivers were named after colors
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

9. Which is the Chinese language most frequently spoken in Zhejiang province other than Mandarin?
gan
min
hakka
wu
Yangzi River, Nanjing, bridge
The Nanjing bridge over the Yangzi

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

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

12. Why is Mongolia split into Outer and Inner Mongolia?
Historical division between Khanates
Russian invasion of 1918
Revolution of 1924
Civil war of 1845
mongolia, skins, bows
Bows and furs of Mongolia. Image by Rob Stallard

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

14. A magpie in a painting symbolizes a wish for what?
job promotion
romance
children
joy
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

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

16. 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

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

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

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

20. The Chinese nuclear test facility of Lop Nur is located in which province?
Tibet
Heilongjiang
Inner Mongolia
Xinjiang
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