History Quiz 2

Intermediate difficulty level quiz about the long history of China.
1. Deng Xiaoping was known for a love of what type of cuisine?
French
Thai
Japanese
Italian
food, meal
A typical Chinese family meal. Photo by ZiCheng Xu available under a Creative Commons license .

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

3. Bai Juyi's poem ‘A song of Unending Sorrow’ commemorates which event?
Death of Emperor Xuanzong
Defeat at Battle of Talas
Death of Empress Wu Zetian
Death of Yang Guifei
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 .

4. When did the Taiping Rebellion take place?
428-30
1850-64
1485-90
120-90BCE
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 .

5. The first bridge over the lower Yangzi at Wuhan was built in which year?
1910
1470
1957
1978
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 .

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

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

8. Laos has a short border with China, it used to be ruled by which European power?
Germany
Netherlands
France
Belgium
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 .

9. Which Ming Emperor has had his tomb excavated?
Emperor Yongle
Emperor Jianwen
Emperor Jingtai
Emperor Hongzhi

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

11. Which leader spent some time working at a tractor factory at Xinjian, Jiangxi?
Wang Hongwen
Deng Xiaoping
Jiang Zemin
Zhu De
Jiangxi, Nanchang, pavilion, modern housing
Nanchang city, Jiangxi

12. Zhu Yuanzhang spent much of his early life as what?
Buddhist monk
Poet
Court official
Imperial Soldier
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 .

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

14. In which year was Hong Kong passed back to Chinese control under the two systems agreement with the UK?
1860
1997
1911
1976
Hong Kong, park, modern housing
A pavilion located at Nan Liang Garden in Hong Kong

15. Westerners call the country ‘China’ in reference to what?
Malay word for the country
name of pottery
Qin kingdom
Latin word for silk

16. Who was one of the leaders of the May 4th movement in Tianjin, 1919?
Lao She
Zhou Enlai
Zhu De
Sun Yatsen
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

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

18. When was the Battle of Talas?
1911
106BCE
1251
751
silk road, Uzbekistan, fort
Wall of Itchan Kala (Ichon Qala) on Silk Road - Khiva , Xorazm Province, Uzbekistan

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

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