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 did the Chinese call their country in the year 1900?
Great Qing Kingdom
Nine Regions
Cathay
Gansu, lake, desert
The famous crescent lake near Dunhuang, Gansu

3. Standard spoken Chinese (Mandarin) is based on the local pronunciation where?
Xi'an
Guangzhou
Beijing
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. The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge is the longest sea bridge in the world how long is it?
34 miles [55 kms]
6 miles [10 kms]
53 miles [85 kms]
bridge, Pearl
Pearl Estuary bridge by Chen Jimin (China Daily). Available under a Creative Commons License

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

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

7. What phrase terminated all Imperial edicts?
ruler of all under heaven
rule with magnaminity
tremble and obey
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

8. Lapsang Souchong comes from which province?
Fujian
Shandong
Zhejiang
tea

9. The other main ingredient of porcelain other than china clay is what?
egg shells
gypsum
petuntse
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 .

10. Where did Zhou Enlai move to study in 1917?
San Francisco
London
Japan
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

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

12. What is the origin of the name Macau?
Macaque monkeys
Mazu - sea goddess
Local name for Pearl river
Macau, cityscape, view
View of Macau Tower at sunset

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

14. From which province are most of China's space rockets launched from?
Hainan
Sichuan
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. What should you do when a guest arrives while you are sitting having a meal?
tap fingers on the table
raise glass for a toast
stand up
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 .
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