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?
Jiangxi
Shandong
Yunnan
Guizhou
Guizhou, waterfall

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

3. Which was China's most populous province in 2014?
Sichuan
Guangdong
Hunan
Beijing

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

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

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

7. 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

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

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

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

11. A magpie in a painting symbolizes a wish for what?
job promotion
joy
peace
children
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19. Why is the Yellow River so called?
yellow was the Han dynastic color
pollution with yellow dye
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

20. Why is Mongolia split into Outer and Inner Mongolia?
Chinese invasion of 1875
Revolution of 1924
Historical division between Khanates
Civil war of 1845
mongolia, skins, bows
Bows and furs of Mongolia. Image by Rob Stallard
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