General quiz about China 2

Medium level quiz about the geography, history, traditions and language of China (2)
1. By tradition the Chinese wear which color garments at funerals?
white
black
yellow
Qingming, tomb, ancestor veneration
Making offerings at the family tomb, Qingming festival Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

2. Bird's nest soup is made from the nests of which bird?
swiflet
flamingo
crested crane
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 .

3. On a Chinese abacus each ball in the upper (heaven) register represent how many units?
10
5
8
Xinjiang, Urumqi, market, spices
Spices on sales at a market in Xinjiang

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

5. The foundation of the People's Republic of China was proclaimed in which year?
1912
1937
1949
Mao Zedong, Beijing, communism

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

7. Matteo Ricci was a member of which Christian organization?
Benedictene
Jesuit
Lutheran
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 .

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

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

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

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

12. The city of Lanzhou is on which major river?
Yellow
Han
Huai
Gansu, Lanzhou, modern housing

13. Empress Wu Zetian was the only female Chinese ruler in which dynasty did she reign?
Ming
Han
Tang
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

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

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

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

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

18. Which ancient construction is mentioned in the Chinese National Anthem?
Grand Canal
Ming Tombs
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

19. The Japanese word Kamikaze is named after the attempted invasion of Japan during which dynasty?
Mongol (Yuan)
Ming
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 .

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