History Quiz 2

Intermediate difficulty level quiz about the long history of China.
1. When was the Battle of Talas?
1911
751
162
1251
silk road, Uzbekistan, fort
Wall of Itchan Kala (Ichon Qala) on Silk Road - Khiva , Xorazm Province, Uzbekistan

2. Sun Yatsen was President of the Republic of China for how long?
16 years
2 years
6 weeks
10 years
Guangdong, Sun Yatsen
Sun Yatsen Memorial Hall with bronze statue

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

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

5. In which year was Hong Kong passed back to Chinese control under the two systems agreement with the UK?
1911
1997
2006
1860
Hong Kong, park, modern housing
A pavilion located at Nan Liang Garden in Hong Kong

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

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

8. Laos has a short border with China, it used to be ruled by which European power?
Portugal
Netherlands
France
Britain
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. The queue hair style was introduced by which dynasty?
Mongol (Yuan)
Qing
Ming
Northern Song

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

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

12. Bai Juyi's poem ‘A song of Unending Sorrow’ commemorates which event?
Death of Yang Guifei
Defeat at Battle of Talas
Death of Emperor Xuanzong
Death of Wang Mang
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 .

13. What must all Emperors possess to be able to rule?
Dragon's breath
Golden sceptre
Mandate of Heaven
1000 concubines
Qing dynasty, Qing tombs, Hebei
Ruins of the Eastern Royal Tombs of the Qing dynasty, Zunhua, Hebei

14. Westerners call the country ‘China’ in reference to what?
Qin dynasty
Malay word for the country
Qin kingdom
bronze vessel 'jinya'

15. Who was one of the leaders of the May 4th movement in Tianjin, 1919?
Sun Yatsen
Lu Xun
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

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

17. Zhu Yuanzhang spent much of his early life as what?
Farmer
Buddhist monk
Court official
Poet
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 .

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

19. The Chinese coin used throughout dynastic history had which feature?
made of brass
image of dragon
made of iron
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

20. The first bridge over the lower Yangzi at Wuhan was built in which year?
1910
1800
1978
1957
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 .
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