General quiz about China 4

Intermediate level quiz about the geography, history, traditions and language of China (4)
1. Gunpowder tea is a famous export from which province?
Anhui
Liaoning
Zhejiang
Yunnan
tea, Zhejiang, tea plantation

2. The Meiji restoration was an important event in which neighboring country?
Japan
Thailand
Malaysia
Mongolia

3. An explosion on 12th September 2015 killed 173 people, in which city did it happen?
Tianjin
Wuhan
Ningbo
Guangzhou
Tianjin, bridge, skyscraper
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4. The Yangzi River is one of the longest rivers in the world, where does it stand in the world rankings for length?
4th
2nd
3rd
6th
Yangzi River, river, boat
Barge on the Yangzi river near the Three Gorges dam

5. In which province is the Taklamakan desert?
Tibet
Qinghai
Yunnan
Xinjiang
Xinjiang, camel, desert

6. In Beijing a 'hutong' is what?
Old building
Old lane
Toilet
Type of monkey
Beijing, skyscraper, congestion
Modern highway and buildings, Beijing, 2013

7. What is the name of the range of mountains separating Tibet and Xinjiang provinces?
Qilian
Altay
Daxue
Kunlun
Qinghai, snow, mountains

8. Du Fu, the famous Tang poet had a thatched cottage that can still be seen where?
Haikou
Qufu
Beijing
Chengdu
Shaanxi, calligraphy, rubbing
Taking a rubbing of famous calligraphy at Xian Beilin museum, Shaanxi Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

9. How long did Marco Polo's visit to china last?
6 months
25 years
10 years
17 years
Marco Polo
Marco Polo in Tartar costume. Source: Scann? de Coureurs des mers, Poivre d'Arvor. Photo by Grevembrock, available under a Creative Commons license .

10. Amber is considered a potent medicine because it was thought to contain the essence of a what?
Daoist sage
yellow dragon
tiger
monkey
amber

11. Where you can find a smaller version of the Forbidden City?
Shenyang
Changchun
Hangzhou
Xi'an
Liaoning, Shenyang, Manchu, Forbidden City, palace

12. Jingdezhen is famous for the production of what?
Moon cakes
Porcelain
Silk
Bamboo
Jiangxi, Lushan, waterfall
Waterfall on Lushan mountains, Jiangxi

13. The world famous Shaolin monastery for martial arts is located in which province?
Hebei
Shaanxi
Henan
Shandong
Henan, Shaolin , martial arts
Shaolin martial arts display Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

14. What was probably the earliest use for kites?
frightening enemies
scaring birds
carrying supplies
fishing
kite
A Chinese kite in flight above Portsdown Hill, Portsmouth, UK. Image by Tholly available under a Creative Commons license

15. At which university did Sun Yatsen study?
University of Hong Kong
University of Hawai'i
Fudan University, Shanghai
Tsinghua University, Beijing
Sun Yatsen, sculpture, Taiwan
Statue of Dr. Sun Yatsen at memorial hall in Taipei, Taiwan

16. The formation of the May 4th movement was a response to which event?
Death of Dowager Empress Cixi
Installation of Yuan Shikai as President
Death of Sun Yatsen
Treaty of Versailles 1919
May 4th movement, Beijing University, Beijing
Students of Beijing Normal University (arrested at the May Fourth Movement) returned to the university on May 7th, 1919. Available under a Creative Commons License

17. You may hear that 'guanxi' is very important in China what is it?
residency permit
saving 'face'
social network
travel permit
restaurant, food, people, Sichuan
A traditional Sichuan chafing dish lunch at Jiezi, Sichuan Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

18. About how many Chinese characters in common use are all pronounced 'shi'?
50
10
400
5

19. Chiang Kaishek is associated with which event in 1936?
Meeting with Mao Zedong
Kidnapping at Xi'an
Marrying Song Meiling
Trip to Moscow
Chiang Kaishek, leader
Chiang Kaishek, March 1945. Image available under a Creative Commons license .

20. The number of Imperial eunuchs has at one time reached how many people?
70,000
10,000
1,000
7,000
Emperor Xuangde, eunuch, Ming dynasty
Ming Emperor Xuande with his imperial eunuchs. 1425-35. Image by unknown court artist available under a Creative Commons license
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