Traditions Quiz 2

Intermediate level quiz all about Chinese traditions.
1. The swastika symbol in China symbolizes a wish for what?
success
long life
children
death
swastika
The two forms of swastika combined to give a lattice window design motif.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17. The Qilin is broadly similar to which western mythical creature?
unicorn
centaur
griffin
chimaera

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

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

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