Traditions Quiz 2

Intermediate level quiz all about Chinese traditions.
1. The English name 'tea' has what origin?
Portuguese word
Japanese word
Indian word
Fujian word
tea, people
Demonstrating the elaborate tea ceremony at the Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum, Chengdu, Sichuan

2. Under what kind of tree did the Buddha achieve enlightenment?
paulownia
pipal
oak
juniper
Sui dynasty, Longmen Grottoes, Henan, deity, Buddhism
The Longmen grottoes, Henan feature many Buddhist carvings

3. The Isles of the Blessed were thought to lie in which direction from China?
south-west
east
west
south
immortality
Painting and calligraphy from a large format Chinese album illustrating stories of Taoist immortals -people who sought or achieved immortality. One of 15 paintings. The text concerns a Taoist adept, Wang Qiao, a Han period official. Image by British Library available under a Creative Commons License

4. Bamboo is used for many things, which of these is it NOT been used for?
making pipes
making bowls
eating
making scaffolding
bamboo
“Bamboo under Spring Rain” by Xia Chang, 1388-1470. Philadelphia Museum of Art
Image for Google Art Project available under a Creative Commons license

5. Which of these is an inappropriate gift because of traditional symbolism?
wine
roses
apples
pears
Spring Festival, Shenzhen, market, people, lantern
Buying supplies for the Chinese New Year Festival, Shenzhen Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

6. Which of these is not considered a strongly nourishing food in China?
beef steak
Bird's nest
Chicken soup
Duck
food
Cuisine of China: Snake meat. Photo by Poco a poco available under a Creative Commons license .

7. The swastika symbol in China symbolizes a wish for what?
children
long life
success
death
swastika
The two forms of swastika combined to give a lattice window design motif.

8. General Hanxin used kites in his military campaigns to do what?
lift troops
spread fire
measure distance
drop propaganda
kite, dragon
A Chinese long dragon kite. Image by available under a Creative Commons license

9. Lion stone statues are often placed at temples entrances, by tradition what does the one on the right hold in its paw?
cub
dove
halberd
ball
Shanghai, lion, bronze
Chinese lion door knocker in Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai

10. Singles day in China is on which day each year?
January 1st
April 11th
December 1st
November 11th
restaurant, food, people, Sichuan
A traditional Sichuan chafing dish lunch at Jiezi, Sichuan Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

11. How many white pieces are there in a standard game of weiqi (go)?
200
50
77
180

12. Mongolian food has many dishes that use which meat?
chicken
lamb
tofu
yak
Inner Mongolia, landscape, horse, rider
A horseman riding over the grasslands of Inner Mongolia

13. The 'Preface to poems composed at the Orchid Pavilion' is a attributed to which writer?
Su Shi
Wang Anshi
Wang Xizhi
Du Fu
calligraphy, children
Child practising calligraphy

14. Mao's wife Jiang Qing was responsible for major reforms in which area?
silk production
factories
opera
handicrafts
Jiang Qing, Mao Zedong
Jiang Qing and Mao Zedong. Source : Netor.com . Available under a Creative Commons license .

15. Shaoxing is famous for producing what?
rice wine
black tea
chillies
noodles
Zhejiang, mountains, view
Zhejiang scenery near Hangzhou including a tea plantation

16. In Feng Shui the fire element is associated with which taste?
sweet
bitter
salty
pungent

17. The stars in the Chinese sky are organized as what?
Imperial court
provinces
garden
chess game
mansions, xiu
The twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese astronomy. May 2008. Image by Mysid available under a Creative Commons License

18. Which is NOT included in pairs of animal statues along the sacred road to the Ming Tombs?
horse
dragon
lion
kylin
Ming tombs, statue, sacred way
Statue on the way of souls towards the Ming tombs near Beijing. This is one of a pair of facing statues representing an official waiting to deliver his reports to the emperor. The reports would be in the form of vertical ideogramic script brushed onto a number of wood or ivory tablets. Available under a Creative Commons License

19. The Qilin is broadly similar to which western mythical creature?
unicorn
centaur
phoenix
cockatrice

20. What grows in the garden of the Queen Mother of the West that bestows immortality?
azaleas
persimmons
peaches
jujubes
garden, Jiangsu
Chinese garden in autumn, Yangzhou, Jiangsu
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