History Quiz 3

History quiz all about Chinese history - a bit harder.
1. The battle of Yamen marked the end of the Song dynasty, where did it take place?
Guangdong
Hainan
Beijing
Shandong
Song dynasty, sacred way
Stone Statues guarding the Sacred Way at the Song Dynasty Imperial Tombs, Gongyi, Henan

2. The first books in China were made of what?
strips of bamboo or wood
vellum
paper
beech tree bark
Shang dynasty, bronze, calligraphy
Ancient script of Zhou through to Shang dynasty date inscribed on bronze vessel

3. When did China detonate its first atom bomb?
1980
1950
1964
2001

4. Shenzhou is the name of a high profile programme for what purpose?
military training
agricultural research
medical research
space exploration

5. The An Lushan revolt took place in which dynasty
Shang
Sui
Tang
Han

6. 'Rats and foxes' was a term used by Dowager Empress Cixi for which group of people?
English diplomats
Imperial eunuchs
Han Chinese
Scholars
Dowager Empress Cixi, Qing dynasty
Dowager Empress Cixi with the wives of European diplomats in western clothing standing on either side, together with an adopted Chinese orphan. 1902. Image from http://puyi.netor.com/gallery available under a Creative Commons license .

7. The banker H. H. Kung married who in 1914?
Song Guofeng
Song Qingling
Song Meiling
Song Ailing
Hainan, forest, view, mountains
Tropical forest park, Hainan island

8. In which city was Sun Yatsen kidnapped in 1896?
Guangzhou
London
Shanghai
Paris
Sun Yatsen, sculpture, Taiwan
Statue of Dr. Sun Yatsen at memorial hall in Taipei, Taiwan

9. In 1980 China set up a number of Special Economic Zones (SEZ) to promote rapid economic development. Which one of these was NOT a SEZ?
Xiamen
Shantou
Xi'an
Hainan Island
Guangdong, Shenzhen, skyscraper, modern housing

10. Cao Pi declared himself the founder of which dynasty in 220CE?
Zhou
Ming
Wei
Liang
Cao Cao

11. The most senior lama after the Dalai Lama in Tibetan buddhism is who?
Karmapa Lama
Panchen Lama
President of China
Potala Lama
Yunnan, Shangrila, golden deer
Roof of Tibetan Temple in Shangri-La, Yunnan

12. Which leader put the Gang of Four under arrest?
Deng Xiaoping
Mao Zedong
Zhou Enlai
Hua Guofeng
Mao Zedong, badge, PRC
Pin badges of Mao Zedong at a market stall

13. The 10,000 ton sculpture in Tiananmen square commemorates what?
Lu Xun
October 1st 1949
Heroes of the People
January 1st 1912
Tiananmen square, National Peoples Congress
Tiananmen Square, 12th June 2010. Image by Ronnie Macdonald available under a Creative Commons License

14. Who was the Premier of China 2003-12?
Zhao Ziyang
Li Peng
Wen Jiabao
Li Keqiang
Beijing, modern housing
View of Beijing city from the TV tower

15. Xuanzang's trip to fetch Buddhist scriptures from India took place during which dynasty?
Song dynasty
Han dynasty
Tang dynasty
Sui dynasty
Xian, pagoda, arhcitecture, Shaanxi
Large Wild Goose Pagoda, is a Buddhist pagoda located in southern Xi'an, Shaanxi

16. The Jinggang Mountains are famous for what?
Han dynasty battle
birthplace of Chiang Kaishek
base of Jiangxi soviet
marble quarries

17. What was the central doctrine of the Taiping rebels?
The Rig-Veda
Dao de Jing
The Kojiki
Ten commandments
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 .

18. Which writer wrote with dismay about the destruction of the Old Summer Palace in 1860?
Charles Dickens
Victor Hugo
Honore de Balzac
George Eliot
Beijing, Old Summer Palace, architecture, ruin
Ruins of the Old Summer Palace (Yuan ming Yuan) Beijing. It was destroyed by British and French Army in the Second Opium War

19. The Yongle Dadian was what?
type of epic poem
encyclopedia
military academy
goverment department
Qilin, Sacred Way, Ming tombs
"Ways of souls" tombs of the Emperors of the Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644CE). 50km north west of Beijing, in Changping. December 2005. Image by ofol available under a Creative Commons License .

20. Puyi was Emperor of Manchuguo 1934-45 where was his capital?
Changchun
Harbin
Anshan
Shenyang
Emperor Puyi, Mao Zedong
'Henry' Puyi and Mao Zedong, Autumn 1961. Image available under a Creative Commons license .
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