March Quiz

A monthly quiz of general history, traditions, geography questions for March
1. What is the leading form of Buddhism in Tibet?
Red Hat
Yellow Hat
Llama
Tibet, temple
Tibetan Temple

2. What should you do when a guest arrives while you are sitting having a meal?
raise glass for a toast
stand up
raise chopsticks in salute
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 .

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

4. Where did Zhou Enlai move to study in 1917?
Japan
France
San Francisco
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

5. What did the Chinese call their country in the year 1900?
Great Qing Kingdom
Nine Regions
All below heaven
canal, Jiangsu, bridge
Canal running through ancient 'water' city of Zhouzhuang, Jiangsu

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

7. Lapsang Souchong comes from which province?
Fujian
Shandong
Guizhou
tea

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

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

10. The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge is the longest sea bridge in the world how long is it?
16 miles [25 kms]
53 miles [85 kms]
34 miles [55 kms]
bridge, Pearl
Pearl Estuary bridge by Chen Jimin (China Daily). Available under a Creative Commons License

11. Standard spoken Chinese (Mandarin) is based on the local pronunciation where?
Beijing
Xi'an
Nanjing
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

12. The other main ingredient of porcelain other than china clay is what?
petuntse
chalk
flint
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 .

13. What phrase terminated all Imperial edicts?
rule with magnaminity
tremble and obey
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

14. From which province are most of China's space rockets launched from?
Sichuan
Hainan
Xinjiang
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

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