September Quiz

A monthly quiz of general history, traditions, geography questions for September
1. If a character in traditional Chinese opera wears black make-up what does it denote?
Army general
Invisibility
Wisdom
opera, Beijing opera, costume
China National Peking Opera Company performing the Red Haired Galloping Horse opera at Meilanfang theatre in Beijing, China Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

2. There is a festival on the ninth day of the ninth month (double ninth) which is also known by what name?
Dragon Boat festival
Zhong yang
Chinese Valentine's Day
Fa Shou Lou, good luck, new year, cartoon, deity
New year greeting Gong Xi Fa Cai

3. The second Yi Jing hexagram is called what?
Yu - delight
Qian - initiating
Kun - earth
yi jing
Three gold coins used for Yi Jing fortune telling

4. Nu Mengjiang is associated with which event in Chinese history?
fall of the Tang dynasty
building the Great Wall
digging the Grand Canal
station, Hong Kong, railway
Hong Kong station

5. Liu Jin in 1510CE accumulated four million pounds of gold in just four years. What was his profession?
Tax collector
Porcelain manufacturer
Imperial eunuch
palace, eunuch, Beijing
Entrance through the Gate of Peace at the Lama Temple Beijing (Yonghegong), or Palace of Peace and Harmony Lama Temple or Yonghegong Lamsery, a renowned lama temple of the Yellow Hat Sect of Lamaism. Building work on the YongHeGong Temple started in 1694 during the Qing Dynasty. It originally served as an official residence for court eunuchs. It was then converted into the court of Prince Yong Zheng (Yin Zhen), a son of emperor KangXi. After YongZheng's ascension to the throne in 1722, half of the building was converted into a lamasery, a monastery for monks of Tibetan Buddhism, while the other half remained an imperial palace. November 2006. Image by Dennis Jarvis from Halifax, Canada available under a Creative Commons license

6. What does a carp symbolize a wish for in artwork?
long life
Good luck
promotion
fish, lotus

7. What are foxes associated with in China?
evil spirits
romance
good luck
fox

8. Kowloon town within the city of Hong Kong means what in English?
Prosperous harbor
Nine dragons
High pagoda
Hong Kong, park, modern housing
A pavilion located at Nan Liang Garden in Hong Kong

9. A Jewish community has lived for many centuries in which Chinese city?
Changsha
Xi'an
Kaifeng
Kaifeng, jews

10. Mukden is an old name for which Chinese city
Harbin
Tianjin
Shenyang
machuria raliway, share certificate
Stock Certificate of South Manchuria Railway (1926-45) Image by South Manchuria Railway available under a Creative Commons License

11. Reginald Johnston was famous in China in what position?
Army General
Tutor to the last Emperor
First Ambassador
opium war, sea battle, junk, boat, ship
The East India Company iron steam ship Nemesis, commanded by Lieutenant W. H. Hall, with boats from the Sulphur, Calliope, Larne and Starling, destroying the Chinese war junks in Anson's Bay, on 7 January 1841. Image by Edward Duncan available under a Creative Commons License

12. The 'Five Avenues' (Wudadao) is an area of colonial buildings in which city?
Xiamen
Beijing
Tianjin

13. Why is Ginseng mainly considered a potent medicine?
root shape
flower shape
yellow flower color
Shandong, Taishan, mountains, moon gate
View of Mount Taishan, Shandong

14. The founder of the Han dynasty Liu Bei had his powerbase in which modern province?
Jiangsu
Hunan
Sichuan
Han dynasty, dance, dancer
China, rustic dancers, eastern han dynasty (25-220). Image by sailko available under a Creative Commons License

15. What is the ideal depth of water for a paddy field?
1 foot
6 inches
2 feet
rice, paddy fields
Planting rice in paddy fields. Yangshuo, Guangxi, China Photo by Corto Maltese 1999 available under a Creative Commons license .
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