General quiz about China 2

Medium level quiz about the geography, history, traditions and language of China (2)
1. The area around Guilin is famous for what sort of geographic feature?
volcanoes
marshes
karst (limestone pillars)

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

3. Matteo Ricci was a member of which Christian organization?
Jesuit
Benedictene
Baptist
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 .

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

5. On a Chinese abacus each ball in the upper (heaven) register represent how many units?
9
5
16
Xinjiang, Urumqi, market, spices
Spices on sales at a market in Xinjiang

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

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

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

9. Bird's nest soup is made from the nests of which bird?
mandarin duck
swiflet
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 .

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

11. Empress Wu Zetian was the only female Chinese ruler in which dynasty did she reign?
Qing
Song
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

12. The foundation of the People's Republic of China was proclaimed in which year?
1911
1912
1949
Mao Zedong, Beijing, communism

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

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

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

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

17. Which ancient construction is mentioned in the Chinese National Anthem?
Red Canal
Great Wall
Ming Tombs
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

18. Kunming Lake, Beijing is located within which famous tourist spot?
Summer Palace
Tian'anmen Square
Xiang Shan Park
Beijing, modern housing
View of Beijing city from the TV tower

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

20. 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
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