How Much Do You Know About China & Chinese Culture?

A Quiz About China

China-Underground

June 26, 2018

A quiz of 88 questions to understand how much you know China and Chinese culture!

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1 A quiz of 88 questions to understand how much you know China and Chinese culture!
- 1.1 The Trivia Quiz about China

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Question #1: Which of these artists was born in Heilongjiang?

Yue Minjun Ai Weiwei Liu Bolin Liu Xiaodong

Question #2: What is Guilinggao?

A very expensive gemstone A jade table peculiar of Guilin The traditional festival that commemorates the dead and the ghosts A tortoise-shell jelly sold as a dessert, aTraditional Chinese Medicine recipe

Question #3: What was the name of the great Chinese admiral who visited with his fleet the horn of Africa between 1421 and 1422?

Yishiha Zheng He Gang Bing Liu Jin

Question #4: Tencent is

A traditional Burmese musical instrument derived from an ancient Chinese harp A Chinese conglomerate specializing in the technology sector A Chinese soccer team The Chinese space station

Question #5: Guess the intruder

Year of the Dog Year of the Rat Year of the Panda Year of the Dragon

Question #6: In what province is the great Buddha of Leshan?

Gansu Yunnan Sichuan Qinghai

Question #7: Which of these basic rules of proper etiquette is not part of Chinese culture?

Never place your chopsticks vertically in the bowl, as they remind incenses for funeral memorials and are therefore considered a symbol of death The soups savored noisily and burping are a sign of liking while leaving something in the pot is a sign of abundance. Giving a green hat to a man is considered a wish bringing good luck as this color gives off a sense of balance. Business cards must be given and taken with two hands. Never place a business card in the back pocket of your trousers, it would mean sitting on the face of your interlocutor.

Question #8: Which of these dishes does not have Chinese origins?

Churro Swallow nests Cantonese rice Fried ice cream

Question #9: Which of these plants is not native to China?

Mandarin Peach Lemon Pineapple

Question #10: Which of these films was not filmed by Wong Kar-wai?

Happy Together Chungking Express Hollywood Hong Kong The Grandmaster

Question #11: Haier is

A Chinese home appliance manufacturer A Jinan car manufacturer A Taiwanese fast-food chain, also very popular in mainland China The biggest real estate in Hong Kong

Question #12: Where are the Mogao caves located?

Qinghai Ningxia Sichuan Gansu

Question #13: The Pu’er is

A literary style adopted at the beginning of the twentieth century. A stringed musical instrument. A traditional Chinese opera style. A precious Chinese tea.

Question #14: Which of these is an unlucky number?

4 13 8 17

Question #15: What was the capital of China during the Second Sino-Japanese War?

Chengdu Xi'an Kunming Chongqing

Question #16: The Gobi is …

A desert A sea A mountain range A plateau

Question #17: Which of these ‘forests’ is not located in the Chinese province of Yunnan?

The Yuanmou Earth Forest The Rainforest of Xishuangbanna The Wulingyuan Karst Forest The Stone Forest, Shilin

Question #18: Which of these companies is the largest by revenue?

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Alibaba Group Holding Limited State Grid Corporation of China Baidu, Inc.

Question #19: What are the four Great Modernizations of China by Deng Xiaoping?

Education, industry, national defense, defense of traditional values Political reform, industry, technology, economic growth Science-technology, industry, economic growth, political reform Agriculture, industry, national defense, technology

Question #20: Which of these animals lives only in China?

The panda The tiger The lhama Asian rhinoceros

Question #21: What is the capital of China?

Shanghai Beijing Chongqing Hong Kong

Question #22: Which of these chronological sequences is correct?

Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Sui Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty Song Dynasty, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Tang Dynasty, Sui Dynasty Tang Dynasty, Sui Dynasty, Song Dynasty, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sui Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Song Dynasty

Question #23: How are many sites protected by UNESCO located in China?

26 33 9 52

Question #24: Which of these martial arts is not a style directly related to Chinese culture?

Iaido style Islamic style Taoist style Buddhist style

Question #25: How many inhabitants does China have?

1 billion and four hundred million inhabitants 2 billion inhabitants 2 billion and two hundred million inhabitants 1 billion and six hundred million inhabitants

Question #26: Which Chinese actress performs in The Cloverfield Paradox?

Li Bingbing Fan Bingbing Liu Yifei Zhang Ziyi

Question #27: Which of these religions hasn’t influenced Chinese culture?

Taoism Confucianism Buddhism Sikhism

Question #28: If I am in a legal casino I’m in

Shanghai Hong Kong Macau Beijing

Question #29: What is the most eastern province of China?

Hainan Jilin Heilongjiang Liaoning

Question #30: What year did the Cultural Revolution break out?

1969 1968 1966 1963

Question #31: Who pronounced this sentence? “In every conflict regular manoeuvres lead to confrontation, whilst unexpected manoeuvres lead to victory”

Mencius Sunzi (Sun Tzu) Confucius Mozi

Question #32: Which of these people was not born in China or Hong Kong?

Yao Ming Jackie Chan J.G. Ballard Bruce Lee

Question #33: Which of these is not a classic of Chinese literature?

I Ching (Yi Jing) Shu Jing The rites of Zhou Rouputuan

Question #34: Which of these four is not a Chinese ethnic group?

Ono Niha Hui Lisu Bai

Question #35: Which of these is not a Chinese writer?

Mo Yan Liu Xiang Gao Xingjian Su Tong

Question #36: Jack Ma is a

Famous actor from Hong Kong The secretary of the Chinese Communist Party A Nobel prize for literature The cofounder of Alibaba

Question #37: Who is the Chinese president?

Deng Xiaoping Xi Jinping Hu Jintao Jiang Zemin

Question #38: What is the new Silk Road?

A Taiwanese all-female band. An ambitious economic project to expand business connections between Asia, Africa, and Europe. A new luxury district in the heart of Shanghai designed by famous architects. A large corporation in the textile industry.

Question #39: The Long March took place between

1934-1935 1936-1937 1938-1939 1937-1938

Question #40: The Flying Tigers were

An internationally renowned Chinese circus A handful of American and Chinese pilots who fought against Japanese troops A film production company in Hong Kong A Malaysian airline

Question #41: Which of these celebrities has Chinese origins?

Enrique Iglesias Rob Schneider Takeshi Kaneshiro Bruno Mars

Question #42: Which of these famous people was not born in China?

Enrico Pagani Eric Flynn Eric Liddell Lucy Liu

Question #43: In 1979, China fought a war against

India Vietnam Cambodia Laos

Question #44: What is the last empress’s name?

Liang Na Wu Zetian Wei Zifu Cixi

Question #45: What is the largest province of China?

Tibet Qinghai Xinjiang Inner Mongolia

Question #46: What is the longest river in China?

The Pearl River The Mekong (Lancang) The Yangtze The Yellow River

Question #47: What is the ‘Panda diplomacy’?

A diplomatic practice introduced by Hu Jintao in 2008 as a sign of friendship towards Japan. A diplomatic practice introduced in the Tang Dynasty, by Wu Zetian against the Japanese emperor. A diplomatic practice introduced by Hu Jintao in 2008 as a sign of friendship towards Japan. A diplomatic practice introduced by Mao Zedong on the occasion of his trip to the Soviet Union.

Question #48: Which country does not border China?

Uzbekistan Myanmar Afghanistan Bhutan

Question #49: Qin Shi Huangdi is the founder of the dynasty

Xia Qin Zhou Han

Question #50: Where was Wong Karwai born?

Hong Kong Singapore Taipei Shanghai

Question #51: Which of these celebrities does not have Chinese origins?

Bérénice Marlohe Karen David Phoebe Cates Nicole Scherzinger

Question #52: If I’m in a left hand drive taxi I’m in

Taipei Shanghai Beijing Hong Kong

Question #53: Find the intruder

Huawei HTC Lenovo Xiaomi

Question #54: In 1976 a natural disaster occurred in Tangshan. What was it?

A famine A flood An earthquake A tsunami

Question #55: In how many films directed by director Zhang Yimou play Gong Li?

Five Seven Nine All

Question #56: What is a Dazibao?

A Chinese rocket. A Chinese e-commerce website. Handwritten, wall-mounted poster used as a means of protest, propaganda, and popular communication. An air balloon.

Question #57: What is the alternative name of the Qipao, the traditional Chinese dress?

Ao dai Cheongsam Hanfu Changpao

Question #58: What was Mao’s wife’s name?

Li Min Jiang Qing Li Na Yang Yuehua

Question #59: How many ethnic groups are officially recognized in China?

41 56 11 26

Question #60: What is the predominant color of the Chinese flag?

Green Red Yellow White

Question #61: What is the most western province of China?

Tibet Yunnan Xinjiang Gansu

Question #62: Where is the Summer Palace?

Chongqing Beijing Xi'an Changsha

Question #63: Binlang is …

A shamanic dance of the Dulong people of Nujiang A frozen juice particularly appreciated during the tourist season in Qingdao The fruit of betel palm, popular in South Asia for its stimulating effects A typical dish of Xishuangbanna prefecture, prepared by Dai women for its aphrodisiac virtues

Question #64: Which of these plants did not come to China through Colombian exchange?

Corn Tobacco Chili Kiwifruit

Question #65: Who is the founder of the Chinese Republic?

Mao Zedong Chiang Kai Shek Sun Yat-sen Deng Xiaoping

Question #66: Which of these dishes does not have Chinese origins?

Meat in sweet and sour sauce Mooncake Spring rolls Fortune cookies

Question #67: Which of these is not a Chinese emperor?

Qianlong Yongle Kangxi Xu Zhimo

Question #68: The Terracotta Army is located in

Changsha Chengdu Chongqing Xi'an

Question #69: The magnificent Zhangjiajie forest park is located in the province of …

Hunan Guizhou Henan Guangxi

Question #70: What year did the Boxer Revolt break out?

1888 1864 1899 1892

Question #71: Which of these festival is the Duanwu-jie?

Workers Day Dragon Festival National Day of the People's Republic of China Mid-Autumn Festival

Question #72: Which of these writings was not written by Lu Xun?

The Republic of Wine The true story of Ah Q A Madman's Diary Call to Arms

Question #73: Which of these concepts is not related to Feng-shui?

It is important to live in harmony with oneself and the environment It is important to keep a dream journal to understand each other better It is important to always be attentive to the quality of energy in your home It is important to know your main element that is related to your date of birth

Question #74: Which of these dishes has Chinese origins?

Dragon clouds Bibimbap Yan sum gai tong Steamed buns

Question #75: Find the intruder

Laoshu Zhuanshu Lishu Xingshu

Question #76: Foxxcon is

A Chinese social network A film production company in Hong Kong A Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer A Chinese car manufacturer

Question #77: Luoping is famous because of

The fabulous stone forest Shangrila Its intricate rainforest Its beautiful golden fields of rapeseed in bloom

Question #78: Marco Polo arrives at the court of Kublai Khan between …

1412-1414 1492-1493 1273-1275 1517-1521

Question #79: Which Chinese philosopher has pronounced this sentence? “The great man is he who does not lose his child’s hearth.”

Confucius Mencius Laozi Mozi

Question #80: What is the capital of the Anhui province?

Hefei Wenzhou Hangzhou Jinan

Question #81: Which of these musical instruments does not have Chinese origins?

Chenda, a cylindrical drum Dizi, a transverse flute Kongho, an ancient harp Erhu, a two-stringed violin

Question #82: Guess the intruder

Sui Dynasty Qing Dynasty Qin Dynasty Han Dynasty

Question #83: A giant 58-meter-tall statue of Guan Yu stands out in front of me. I am in

Fuzhou Quanzhou Jingzhou Shantou

Question #84: Find the intruder

Bohan Phoenix Shing02 VAVA Higher Brothers

Question #85: What is the most northern province of China?

Heilogjiang Jilin Inner Mongolia Liaoning

Question #86: In which film doesn’t play Gong Li?

Memoirs of a Geisha Miami Vice The lover Hannibal Rising

Question #87: Guess the intruder

Taoyuan Nanjing Chongqing Taiyuan

The Trivia Quiz about China

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