History Quiz 3

History quiz all about Chinese history - a bit harder.
1. Puyi was Emperor of Manchuguo 1934-45 where was his capital?
Jilin City
Changchun
Harbin
Shenyang
Emperor Puyi, Mao Zedong
'Henry' Puyi and Mao Zedong, Autumn 1961. Image available under a Creative Commons license .

2. Shenzhou is the name of a high profile programme for what purpose?
military training
nuclear power generation
space exploration
agricultural research

3. When did China detonate its first atom bomb?
1976
1964
2001
1980

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

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

6. Which writer wrote with dismay about the destruction of the Old Summer Palace in 1860?
Victor Hugo
Honore de Balzac
Charles Dickens
Leo Tolstoy
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

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

8. In which city was Sun Yatsen kidnapped in 1896?
Paris
Xi'an
Shanghai
London
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
Hainan Island
Shantou
Xi'an
Guangdong, Shenzhen, skyscraper, modern housing

10. What was the central doctrine of the Taiping rebels?
Ten commandments
Dao de Jing
Amitabha
Analects of Confucius
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 .

11. The An Lushan revolt took place in which dynasty
Ming
Shang
Tang
Sui

12. The Jinggang Mountains are famous for what?
base of Jiangxi soviet
marble quarries
rare monkey
birthplace of Chiang Kaishek

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

14. Which leader put the Gang of Four under arrest?
Hu Yaobang
Zhao Ziyang
Zhou Enlai
Hua Guofeng
Mao Zedong, badge, PRC
Pin badges of Mao Zedong at a market stall

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

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

17. The battle of Yamen marked the end of the Song dynasty, where did it take place?
Zhejiang
Shandong
Hainan
Guangdong
Song dynasty, sacred way
Stone Statues guarding the Sacred Way at the Song Dynasty Imperial Tombs, Gongyi, Henan

18. Cao Pi declared himself the founder of which dynasty in 220CE?
Jin
Zhou
Xin
Wei
Cao Cao

19. 'Rats and foxes' was a term used by Dowager Empress Cixi for which group of people?
Scholars
English diplomats
Imperial eunuchs
Canton merchants
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 .

20. The Yongle Dadian was what?
military academy
race course
encyclopedia
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 .
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