History Quiz 2

Intermediate difficulty level quiz about the long history of China.
1. The first bridge over the lower Yangzi at Wuhan was built in which year?
1957
1470
1800
1910
Yangzi Bridge, Yangzi River, river
Runyang North Bridge over the Chang Jiang (Yangtze River) in Jiangsu province, southern China. Photo by Andy Zang, available under a Creative Commons license .

2. Who led the forces of the Han dynasty at the battle of Red Cliff?
Fan Chong
Emperor Wudi
Cao Cao
Liu Bei
Three kingdoms, sculpture
Modern statues of the leaders of the Three Kingdoms, Langzhong, Sichuan

3. Where did Emperor Qinshuangdi build his capital city?
Chengzhou
Kaifeng
Xianyang near Xi'an
Liyang
Qin dynasty, Terracotta army
The famous terracotta warriors at the tomb of the first Qin Emperor Shihuangdi

4. What must all Emperors possess to be able to rule?
Golden sceptre
1000 concubines
Jade wand
Mandate of Heaven
Qing dynasty, Qing tombs, Hebei
Ruins of the Eastern Royal Tombs of the Qing dynasty, Zunhua, Hebei

5. Westerners call the country ‘China’ in reference to what?
Qin dynasty
Malay word for the country
Latin word for silk
Qin kingdom

6. Bai Juyi's poem ‘A song of Unending Sorrow’ commemorates which event?
Death of Yang Guifei
Death of Emperor Xuanzong
Death of Wang Mang
Death of Empress Wu Zetian
Tang dynasty, woman, music
Chinese artwork of lady musicians in a raised-relief, from the Capital Museum in Beijing, dated to the Five Dynasties and the Ten Kingdoms Period (907-960CE) Image by gongfu_king available under a Creative Commons license .

7. The city of Guangzhou was ransacked in 758CE by whom?
burmese
thais
mongols
arabs
Guangdong, Guangzhou
The Pearl River, Guangzhou at night. 2005. Image by Daniel Berthold available under a Creative Commons license .

8. Which leader spent some time working at a tractor factory at Xinjian, Jiangxi?
Deng Xiaoping
Zhu De
Zhou Enlai
Hua Guofeng
Jiangxi, Nanchang, pavilion, modern housing
Nanchang city, Jiangxi

9. The queue hair style was introduced by which dynasty?
Mongol (Yuan)
Qing
Tang
Northern Song

10. Which Ming Emperor has had his tomb excavated?
Emperor Jingtai
Emperor Wanli
Emperor Yongle
Emperor Hongwu

11. Zhu Yuanzhang spent much of his early life as what?
Court official
Buddhist monk
Imperial Soldier
Philosopher
Ming dynasty, porcelain, plate
Photo by Anonymous, Chinese plate, Ming dynasty, Yongle period 1403-1424, porcelain with under-glaze blue, 23 inches [58 cms] diameter, Honolulu Academy of Arts. Available under a Creative Commons license .

12. Who was one of the leaders of the May 4th movement in Tianjin, 1919?
Sun Yatsen
Peng Dehuai
Lao She
Zhou Enlai
May 4th movement, Beijing University, Beijing
Students of Beijing Normal University (arrested at the May Fourth Movement) returned to the university on May 7th, 1919. Available under a Creative Commons License

13. In which year was Hong Kong passed back to Chinese control under the two systems agreement with the UK?
1982
1911
1997
2006
Hong Kong, park, modern housing
A pavilion located at Nan Liang Garden in Hong Kong

14. When did the Taiping Rebellion take place?
1850-64
120-90BCE
1485-90
428-30
Taiping Rebellion, museum
Site of King Shiwang's Residence of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in Jinhua, Zhejiang the key historical sites under state protection. April 2011 Available by Doctoroftcm under a Creative Commons license .

15. When was the Battle of Talas?
106BCE
1911
751
624
silk road, Uzbekistan, fort
Wall of Itchan Kala (Ichon Qala) on Silk Road - Khiva , Xorazm Province, Uzbekistan

16. Laos has a short border with China, it used to be ruled by which European power?
Portugal
Netherlands
France
Germany
Yangzi River, river, Wuhan
An evening view of the Chang Jiang (Yangtze) and the Hanyang/Hankou side of the river from Wuchang. Picture taken from the waterfront a short distance north of the First Bridge Photo by Oskarp , available under a Creative Commons license .

17. The Chinese coin used throughout dynastic history had which feature?
made of iron
image of sun
image of dragon
square hole
God of Money, poster
Chinese Lunar New Year money god poster in Hong Kong. Image by Mk2010 available under a Creative Commons license

18. Sun Yatsen was President of the Republic of China for how long?
never
6 years
16 years
6 weeks
Guangdong, Sun Yatsen
Sun Yatsen Memorial Hall with bronze statue

19. Deng Xiaoping was known for a love of what type of cuisine?
Italian
Thai
Cantonese
French
food, meal
A typical Chinese family meal. Photo by ZiCheng Xu available under a Creative Commons license .

20. Celadon is a prized form of porcelain often with crackled glaze, with which dynasty is it mainly associated?
Qing
Shang
Song
Han
Celadon, porcelain, Song dynasty
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