History Quiz 3

History quiz all about Chinese history - a bit harder.
1. The first books in China were made of what?
strips of bamboo or wood
papyrus
paper
vellum
Shang dynasty, bronze, calligraphy
Ancient script of Zhou through to Shang dynasty date inscribed on bronze vessel

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

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

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

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

6. The An Lushan revolt took place in which dynasty
Ming
Han
Song
Tang

7. When did China detonate its first atom bomb?
1976
2001
1964
1950

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

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

10. 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?
Shenzhen
Xi'an
Zhuhai
Shantou
Guangdong, Shenzhen, skyscraper, modern housing

11. Xuanzang's trip to fetch Buddhist scriptures from India took place during which dynasty?
Ming 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

12. What was the central doctrine of the Taiping rebels?
The Rig-Veda
Analects of Confucius
Ten commandments
Dao de Jing
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 .

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

14. The Yongle Dadian was what?
goverment department
military academy
race course
encyclopedia
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 .

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

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

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

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

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

20. In which city was Sun Yatsen kidnapped in 1896?
New York
Shanghai
London
Xi'an
Sun Yatsen, sculpture, Taiwan
Statue of Dr. Sun Yatsen at memorial hall in Taipei, Taiwan
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