History Quiz 2

Intermediate difficulty level quiz about the long history of China.
1. When did the Taiping Rebellion take place?
1485-90
1911-37
428-30
1850-64
Taiping Rebellion, museum
Site of King Shiwang's Residence of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in Jinhua, Zhejiang the key historical sites under state protection. April 2011 Available by Doctoroftcm under a Creative Commons license .

2. Who led the forces of the Han dynasty at the battle of Red Cliff?
Liu Bei
Cao Cao
Emperor Wudi
Emperor Gaodi
Three kingdoms, sculpture
Modern statues of the leaders of the Three Kingdoms, Langzhong, Sichuan

3. The Chinese coin used throughout dynastic history had which feature?
round hole
image of sun
square hole
made of brass
God of Money, poster
Chinese Lunar New Year money god poster in Hong Kong. Image by Mk2010 available under a Creative Commons license

4. Celadon is a prized form of porcelain often with crackled glaze, with which dynasty is it mainly associated?
Sui
Qing
Shang
Song
Celadon, porcelain, Song dynasty

5. The queue hair style was introduced by which dynasty?
Ming
Mongol (Yuan)
Tang
Qing

6. In which year was Hong Kong passed back to Chinese control under the two systems agreement with the UK?
1982
1997
1911
1976
Hong Kong, park, modern housing
A pavilion located at Nan Liang Garden in Hong Kong

7. Deng Xiaoping was known for a love of what type of cuisine?
French
Thai
Mongolian
Cantonese
food, meal
A typical Chinese family meal. Photo by ZiCheng Xu available under a Creative Commons license .

8. Sun Yatsen was President of the Republic of China for how long?
2 years
never
16 years
6 weeks
Guangdong, Sun Yatsen
Sun Yatsen Memorial Hall with bronze statue

9. Bai Juyi's poem ‘A song of Unending Sorrow’ commemorates which event?
Death of Yang Guifei
Death of Emperor Xuanzong
Death of Empress Wu Zetian
Death of Wang Mang
Tang dynasty, woman, music
Chinese artwork of lady musicians in a raised-relief, from the Capital Museum in Beijing, dated to the Five Dynasties and the Ten Kingdoms Period (907-960CE) Image by gongfu_king available under a Creative Commons license .

10. When was the Battle of Talas?
751
162
624
1251
silk road, Uzbekistan, fort
Wall of Itchan Kala (Ichon Qala) on Silk Road - Khiva , Xorazm Province, Uzbekistan

11. Zhu Yuanzhang spent much of his early life as what?
Poet
Farmer
Buddhist monk
Imperial Soldier
Ming dynasty, porcelain, plate
Photo by Anonymous, Chinese plate, Ming dynasty, Yongle period 1403-1424, porcelain with under-glaze blue, 23 inches [58 cms] diameter, Honolulu Academy of Arts. Available under a Creative Commons license .

12. The first bridge over the lower Yangzi at Wuhan was built in which year?
1910
1957
1800
1470
Yangzi Bridge, Yangzi River, river
Runyang North Bridge over the Chang Jiang (Yangtze River) in Jiangsu province, southern China. Photo by Andy Zang, available under a Creative Commons license .

13. Which Ming Emperor has had his tomb excavated?
Emperor Hongwu
Emperor Jingtai
Emperor Yongle
Emperor Hongzhi

14. Westerners call the country ‘China’ in reference to what?
Qin kingdom
Malay word for the country
Latin word for silk
Qin dynasty

15. What must all Emperors possess to be able to rule?
1000 concubines
Dragon's breath
Ten bronze tripods
Mandate of Heaven
Qing dynasty, Qing tombs, Hebei
Ruins of the Eastern Royal Tombs of the Qing dynasty, Zunhua, Hebei

16. Laos has a short border with China, it used to be ruled by which European power?
Belgium
Britain
France
Germany
Yangzi River, river, Wuhan
An evening view of the Chang Jiang (Yangtze) and the Hanyang/Hankou side of the river from Wuchang. Picture taken from the waterfront a short distance north of the First Bridge Photo by Oskarp , available under a Creative Commons license .

17. Which leader spent some time working at a tractor factory at Xinjian, Jiangxi?
Jiang Zemin
Hua Guofeng
Deng Xiaoping
Zhou Enlai
Jiangxi, Nanchang, pavilion, modern housing
Nanchang city, Jiangxi

18. Where did Emperor Qinshishuangdi build his capital city?
Chengzhou
Luoyang
Xianyang near Xi'an
Chang'an
Qin dynasty, Terracotta army
The famous terracotta warriors at the tomb of the first Qin Emperor Shihuangdi

19. Who was one of the leaders of the May 4th movement in Tianjin, 1919?
Zhou Enlai
Sun Yatsen
Peng Dehuai
Lao She
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

20. The city of Guangzhou was ransacked in 758CE by whom?
koreans
arabs
mongols
thais
Guangdong, Guangzhou
The Pearl River, Guangzhou at night. 2005. Image by Daniel Berthold available under a Creative Commons license .
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