Traditions Quiz 2

Intermediate level quiz all about Chinese traditions.
1. Bamboo is used for many things, which of these is it NOT been used for?
making rope
making scaffolding
making bowls
eating
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

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

3. Which of these is not considered a strongly nourishing food in China?
Chicken soup
Black dates
Tea
beef steak
food
Cuisine of China: Snake meat. Photo by Poco a poco available under a Creative Commons license .

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

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

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

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

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

9. What grows in the garden of the Queen Mother of the West that bestows immortality?
lychees
cabbages
peaches
persimmons
garden, Jiangsu
Chinese garden in autumn, Yangzhou, Jiangsu

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

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

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

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

14. The English name 'tea' has what origin?
Malay word
Portuguese word
Indian word
Fujian word
tea, people
Demonstrating the elaborate tea ceremony at the Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum, Chengdu, Sichuan

15. 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

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

17. Which is NOT included in pairs of animal statues along the sacred road to the Ming Tombs?
kylin
elephant
camel
dragon
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

18. The Isles of the Blessed were thought to lie in which direction from China?
south
east
west
north
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

19. How many white pieces are there in a standard game of weiqi (go)?
180
200
16
77

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