General quiz about China 2

Medium level quiz about the geography, history, traditions and language of China (2)
1. Empress Wu Zetian was the only female Chinese ruler in which dynasty did she reign?
Song
Tang
Ming
Tang dynasty,  Wu Zetian
The only Wu Zetian sculpture in China. A stone carving statue of Wu Zetian when 63 years old. Image by Guangyuan available under a Creative Commons License

2. Kunming Lake, Beijing is located within which famous tourist spot?
Xiang Shan Park
Ming Tombs
Summer Palace
Beijing, modern housing
View of Beijing city from the TV tower

3. Bird's nest soup is made from the nests of which bird?
flamingo
swiflet
hill prinia
food, banquet
A turntable, or lazy susan, surrounded by diners holding chopsticks in a restaurant in China, 1987, Photo by GeorgeLouis available under a Creative Commons license .

4. Which is the largest province in China by area?
Xinjiang
Hunan
Qinghai
Xinjiang, landscape, river

5. Which ancient construction is mentioned in the Chinese National Anthem?
Red Canal
Great Hall of the People
Great Wall
Tiananmen Square, crowd
2004 PRC National Day at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. What a crowd! Image by pfctdayelise available under a Creative Commons License

6. Matteo Ricci was a member of which Christian organization?
Benedictene
Lutheran
Jesuit
Matteo Ricci SJ, christianity
Matteo Ricci and Paul Xu Guangqi From Athanasius Kircher, La Chine … Illustr?e, Amsterdam, 1670. Image from web page Image available under a Creative Commons license .

7. Which event marks the traditional end of the Chinese New Year (Spring) festival?
Qingming Festival
Easter
Lantern Festival
festival, temple, lion dance
Traditional lion dance near a temple

8. By tradition the Chinese wear which color garments at funerals?
white
green
red
Qingming, tomb, ancestor veneration
Making offerings at the family tomb, Qingming festival Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

9. On a Chinese abacus each ball in the upper (heaven) register represent how many units?
8
5
6
Xinjiang, Urumqi, market, spices
Spices on sales at a market in Xinjiang

10. Zhaolin Park, Harbin hosts a famous set of sculptures in which material
Gold
Ice
Epoxy resin
Heilongjiang, Harbin, modern housing, view
Skyline of Harbin, Heilongjiang

11. The area around Guilin is famous for what sort of geographic feature?
desert
volcanoes
karst (limestone pillars)

12. Silkworms are normally fed on which plant's leaves?
Gingko
Poplar
White mulberry
silk
Court ladies preparing silk. Produced with ink and colors on silk.
Image available under a Creative Commons license

13. Which of these Chinese leaders were never officially Chairman or President of China?
Deng Xiaoping
Liu Shaoqi
Mao Zedong
Shanxi, leaders, PRC
Portraits of modern leaders of the Chinese Communist party Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

14. What is the Chinese word for walk?
zuó
zǒu
children
A group of children walking home from school in Pengzhou, Sichuan Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

15. A ‘fenghuang’ is the name of a Chinese mythical creature what is it usually translated as what?
phoenix
dragon
werewolf
dragon, Dali, Yunnan
Mystical creatures at Chongshen monastery, Dali, Yunnan province

16. The city of Lanzhou is on which major river?
Pearl
Yangzi
Yellow
Gansu, Lanzhou, modern housing

17. In the mid 19th century Shanghai was effectively run by which foreign power?
France
Britain
Germany
Shanghai, bridge, road, cityscape
The Nanpu bridge at Shanghai

18. The Terracotta warriors are in a tomb complex for the Emperor who founded which dynasty?
Han
Sui
Qin
Qin dynasty, Terracotta army

19. The foundation of the People's Republic of China was proclaimed in which year?
1960
1949
1937
Mao Zedong, Beijing, communism

20. The Japanese word Kamikaze is named after the attempted invasion of Japan during which dynasty?
Sui
Mongol (Yuan)
Warring States
Mount Fuji, Japan
Mt. Fuji from Tokyo Japan, February 2008. Image by Toshihiro Oimatsu from Amagasaki, Hyogo available under a Creative Commons license .
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