History Quiz 2

Intermediate difficulty level quiz about the long history of China.
1. Celadon is a prized form of porcelain often with crackled glaze, with which dynasty is it mainly associated?
Shang
Sui
Song
Qing
Celadon, porcelain, Song dynasty

2. In which year was Hong Kong passed back to Chinese control under the two systems agreement with the UK?
1997
1976
2006
1911
Hong Kong, park, modern housing
A pavilion located at Nan Liang Garden in Hong Kong

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

4. Zhu Yuanzhang spent much of his early life as what?
Imperial Soldier
Farmer
Court official
Buddhist monk
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 .

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

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

7. Westerners call the country ‘China’ in reference to what?
bronze vessel 'jinya'
Qin kingdom
Latin word for silk
name of pottery

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

9. Which Ming Emperor has had his tomb excavated?
Emperor Jingtai
Emperor Hongzhi
Emperor Wanli
Emperor Yongle

10. Bai Juyi's poem ‘A song of Unending Sorrow’ commemorates which event?
Defeat at Battle of Talas
Death of Emperor Xuanzong
Death of Yang Guifei
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 .

11. The first bridge over the lower Yangzi at Wuhan was built in which year?
1470
1957
1910
1978
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 .

12. When was the Battle of Talas?
624
751
106BCE
1911
silk road, Uzbekistan, fort
Wall of Itchan Kala (Ichon Qala) on Silk Road - Khiva , Xorazm Province, Uzbekistan

13. When did the Taiping Rebellion take place?
1485-90
428-30
120-90BCE
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 .

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

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

16. Laos has a short border with China, it used to be ruled by which European power?
Belgium
France
Germany
Portugal
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. Who was one of the leaders of the May 4th movement in Tianjin, 1919?
Peng Dehuai
Sun Yatsen
Zhu De
Zhou Enlai
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

18. The queue hair style was introduced by which dynasty?
Ming
Qing
Northern Song
Mongol (Yuan)

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

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