History Quiz 2

Intermediate difficulty level quiz about the long history of China.
1. 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

2. Laos has a short border with China, it used to be ruled by which European power?
Netherlands
Portugal
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 .

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

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

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

6. Bai Juyi's poem ‘A song of Unending Sorrow’ commemorates which event?
Death of Wang Mang
Death of Yang Guifei
Defeat at Battle of Talas
Defeat by Mongol invaders
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. When was the Battle of Talas?
751
1911
1251
162
silk road, Uzbekistan, fort
Wall of Itchan Kala (Ichon Qala) on Silk Road - Khiva , Xorazm Province, Uzbekistan

8. Who was one of the leaders of the May 4th movement in Tianjin, 1919?
Zhou Enlai
Lao She
Lu Xun
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

9. Westerners call the country ‘China’ in reference to what?
Qin kingdom
Latin word for silk
bronze vessel 'jinya'
name of pottery

10. In which year was Hong Kong passed back to Chinese control under the two systems agreement with the UK?
1982
1976
1997
1860
Hong Kong, park, modern housing
A pavilion located at Nan Liang Garden in Hong Kong

11. The queue hair style was introduced by which dynasty?
Mongol (Yuan)
Tang
Qing
Ming

12. When did the Taiping Rebellion take place?
1485-90
428-30
1850-64
1911-37
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 .

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

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

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

16. Zhu Yuanzhang spent much of his early life as what?
Philosopher
Imperial Soldier
Farmer
Buddhist monk
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 .

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

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

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

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