March Quiz

A monthly quiz of general history, traditions, geography questions for March
1. The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge is the longest sea bridge in the world how long is it?
34 miles [55 kms]
53 miles [85 kms]
6 miles [10 kms]
bridge, Pearl
Pearl Estuary bridge by Chen Jimin (China Daily). Available under a Creative Commons License

2. Where did Sun Yatsen studied medicine?
Hawai'i
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Sun Yatsen, sculpture, Taiwan
Statue of Dr. Sun Yatsen at memorial hall in Taipei, Taiwan

3. Standard spoken Chinese (Mandarin) is based on the local pronunciation where?
Xi'an
Beijing
Guangzhou
Macartney, Alexander, Qiao Renjie, mandarin
Portrait of the mandarin Qiao Renjie (1745-1804) who accompanied the mission for all its time in China. He was a man of grave deportment, strict integrity, sound judgment and great erudition. A former tutor to the Imperial family. His hat bears a blue stone and peacock feather to denote his high rank. Image by William Alexander available under a Creative Commons License

4. What phrase terminated all Imperial edicts?
tremble and obey
rule with magnaminity
ruler of all under heaven
Emperor Qianlong
The Qianlong Emperor in Ceremonial Armour on Horseback by Giuseppe Castiglione (1688-1766). Painted 1758. The Palace Museum, Beijing. Image by Mondo Mostre available under a Creative Commons License

5. The Temple of Heaven has an inner ring of columns representing what?
state ministeries
major rivers
each month
Temple of Heaven, beijing, people, PKChina-54
Temple of Heaven, Beijing. September 2019. Image by Paul Kerswill

6. The other main ingredient of porcelain other than china clay is what?
gypsum
petuntse
chalk
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 .

7. From which province are most of China's space rockets launched from?
Hainan
Fujian
Qinghai
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

8. What did the Chinese call their country in the year 1900?
Cathay
Great Qing Kingdom
Nine Regions
Guizhou, miao, children
Chinese Miao children eating rice noodles in Miao Village, Xijiang, Kaili, Guizhou Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

9. Where did Zhou Enlai move to study in 1917?
Japan
Hong Kong
London
Zhou Enlai,  Deng Yingchao,  Sun Weishi
Deng Yingchao and Zhou Enlai with adopted daughter Sun Weishi. 1949. Image by Unknown available under a Creative Commons License

10. What is the leading form of Buddhism in Tibet?
Yellow Hat
Llama
Zen
Tibet, temple
Tibetan Temple

11. What should you do when a guest arrives while you are sitting having a meal?
say 'ni hao'
stand up
tap fingers on the table
food, banquet
A turntable, or lazy susan, surrounded by diners holding chopsticks in a restaurant in China, 1987, Photo by GeorgeLouis available under a Creative Commons license .

12. Lapsang Souchong comes from which province?
Fujian
Shandong
Anhui
tea

13. Where did Mao Zedong swim in 1966?
Nanjing
Wuhan
Tianjin
Hunan, Changsha, Mao Zedong, PRC, sculpture
Sphinx like sculpture of Mao Zedong at Changsha, Hunan

14. What is the origin of the name Macau?
Local name for island
Short for envoy Macartney
Mazu - sea goddess
Macau, cityscape, view
View of Macau Tower at sunset

15. Jiang Zemin is associated with which city in China
Xi'an
Guangzhou
Shanghai
Jiang Zemin, leader
Jiang Zemin by Presidential Press and Information Office, Moscow. Image available under a Creative Commons license .
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