Traditions Quiz 2

Intermediate level quiz all about Chinese traditions.
1. Mongolian food has many dishes that use which meat?
chicken
lamb
yak
tofu
Inner Mongolia, landscape, horse, rider
A horseman riding over the grasslands of Inner Mongolia

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

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

4. The Qilin is broadly similar to which western mythical creature?
unicorn
phoenix
griffin
cockatrice

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. Bamboo is used for many things, which of these is it NOT been used for?
making hats
making scaffolding
making bread
making rope
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

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

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

16. How many white pieces are there in a standard game of weiqi (go)?
77
180
50
100

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

18. Which is NOT included in pairs of animal statues along the sacred road to the Ming Tombs?
elephant
camel
dragon
horse
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. General Hanxin used kites in his military campaigns to do what?
signaling
lift troops
measure distance
making aerial noises
kite, dragon
A Chinese long dragon kite. Image by available under a Creative Commons license

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