General quiz about China 5

Intermediate quiz (quite tough) about the geography, history, traditions and language of China (5)
1. Tanggu or Binhai is the port area for which major city?
Xiamen
Guangzhou
Shanghai
Tianjin
Tianjin

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why is the Yellow River so called?
yellow was the Han dynastic color
named after the Yellow Emperor
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

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

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

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

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

12. A magpie in a painting symbolizes a wish for what?
job promotion
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

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

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

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

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

17. The Tiananmen Incident of 1976 occurred following the death of which leader?
Mao Zedong
Zhou Enlai
Zhu De
Lin Biao
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

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

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

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