June Quiz

A monthly tough quiz of general history, traditions, geography questions for June
1. Most of the most prized jade comes from which country?
Myanmar (Burma)
Indonesia
Iran
jade, bowl, fish
Jade dish with two fishes among reeds, China, late Ming period. British Museum, room 33b ( the Selwyn and Ellie Alleyne Gallery). Image by Vassil available under a Creative Commons License

2. Which is the luckiest Chinese number?
8
7
13
Fa Shou Lou, good luck, new year, cartoon, deity
New year greeting Gong Xi Fa Cai

3. Where is Dowager Empress Cixi buried?
Eastern Qing Tombs
Summer Palace
Xi'an
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 .

4. Which factor was probably the most important in the success of Mao's Long March?
fine weather
radio eavesdropping
Russian assistance
Long march;rally
A Communist cadre leader addressing survivors of the Long March. Image available under a Creative Commons License

5. Which kingdom during the period known as the ‘Five dynasties and Ten kingdoms’ was chiefly responsible for retaining Tang civilization?
Mongol
Wu
Shu
Great Wall, tower
Great Wall in China, near Beijing

6. The disgraced Bo Xilai was mayor of which city
Chongqing
Ningbo
Tianjin

7. Silver was traditional made into ingots in what shape?
Pigs
Shoes
Houses
opera, costume, people
Chinese Opera

8. Huangpu Military Academy was in which province?
Jiangsu
Henan
Guangdong
stars, buddhism, constellations
Celestial Buddhas and Deities of the Northern, Western, and Central Dipper Constellations. c.1500CE. Image by LACMA available under a Creative Commons License

9. The taiji figure represents what?
yin and yang
Yangzi river
a health hazard
tai ji, yin and yang

10. Tiangong is the latest space vehicle of which type?
lunar oribiter
space lab
martian rover
space;shenzhou;lunar exploration
Chinese Shenzhou 5 spacecraft - Model 1:3, Space technology exhibition, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. 28 October 2011 Image by Br?cke-Osteuropa available under a Creative Commons License

11. What proportion of the Chinese Community Party are women?
26%
35%
43%
soldier, woman, PRC
Young girl dressed in soldier attire at the arrival of the press plane in Beijing, China. Young girl pictured is not identified. 21st Feb 1972. Image by Byron E. Schumaker, ca. 1935- available under a Creative Commons license .

12. With which country did China go to war in 1962?
Vietnam
India
Russia
Dongting, lake, Hunan
One of a pair of six-section folding screens painted in Chinese Southern School style. This screen depicts the Yueyang Tower at Dongting Lake in which literati hold a gathering. c. 1750. Tokyo National Museum.
Image by Emuseum available under a Creative Commons license

13. The early days of the Long March the communist leadership was often referred to as a joint operation between Mao and who else?
Zhu De
Peng Dehuai
Zhou Enlai
Mao Zedong, PRC, leader
Mao Zedong makes a report at the Second Plenary Session of the Seventh CPC Central Committee. April 1949. Image by Unknown available under a Creative Commons License

14. About how many Terracotta warriors have been unearthed near Xi'an?
20,000
8,000
1,000
Qin dynasty, Terracotta army
The famous terracotta warriors at the tomb of the first Qin Emperor Shihuangdi

15. Li or Lee is a very common family name in China what does it mean?
hero
plum
rich
Tianjin, railway station
Tianjin Train station. November 2012.
Image by Drgkl available under a Creative Commons license
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