Traditions Quiz 2

Intermediate level quiz all about Chinese traditions.
1. General Hanxin used kites in his military campaigns to do what?
spread fire
lift troops
signaling
measure distance
kite, dragon
A Chinese long dragon kite. Image by available under a Creative Commons license

2. Bamboo is used for many things, which of these is it NOT been used for?
making hats
making rope
eating
making bread
bamboo
“Bamboo under Spring Rain” by Xia Chang, 1388-1470. Philadelphia Museum of Art
Image for Google Art Project available under a Creative Commons license

3. Mao's wife Jiang Qing was responsible for major reforms in which area?
agriculture
steelworks
opera
handicrafts
Jiang Qing, Mao Zedong
Jiang Qing and Mao Zedong. Source : Netor.com . Available under a Creative Commons license .

4. Lion stone statues are often placed at temples entrances, by tradition what does the one on the right hold in its paw?
halberd
ball
scroll
dove
Shanghai, lion, bronze
Chinese lion door knocker in Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai

5. What grows in the garden of the Queen Mother of the West that bestows immortality?
peaches
lychees
persimmons
azaleas
garden, Jiangsu
Chinese garden in autumn, Yangzhou, Jiangsu

6. The stars in the Chinese sky are organized as what?
Imperial court
mountain ranges
provinces
garden
mansions, xiu
The twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese astronomy. May 2008. Image by Mysid available under a Creative Commons License

7. Shaoxing is famous for producing what?
soy sauce
rice wine
black tea
chillies
Zhejiang, mountains, view
Zhejiang scenery near Hangzhou including a tea plantation

8. The Qilin is broadly similar to which western mythical creature?
phoenix
centaur
griffin
unicorn

9. Mongolian food has many dishes that use which meat?
yak
tofu
lamb
goat
Inner Mongolia, landscape, horse, rider
A horseman riding over the grasslands of Inner Mongolia

10. Single's day in China is on which day each year?
December 1st
August 17th
April 1st
November 11th
restaurant, food, people, Sichuan
A traditional Sichuan chafing dish lunch at Jiezi, Sichuan Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

11. The 'Preface to poems composed at the Orchid Pavilion' is a attributed to which writer?
Bai Juyi
Wang Xizhi
Su Shi
Wang Anshi
calligraphy, children
Child practising calligraphy

12. The swastika symbol in China symbolizes a wish for what?
wealth
children
long life
peace
swastika
The two forms of swastika combined to give a lattice window design motif.

13. In Feng Shui the fire element is associated with which taste?
sour
umami
bitter
salty

14. How many white pieces are there in a standard game of weiqi (go)?
16
180
200
100

15. Which of these is NOT considered a strongly nourishing food in China?
Black dates
Chicken soup
Tea
beef steak
food
Cuisine of China: Snake meat. Photo by Poco a poco available under a Creative Commons license .

16. The Isles of the Blessed were thought to lie in which direction from China?
south-west
south
east
west
immortality
Painting and calligraphy from a large format Chinese album illustrating stories of Taoist immortals -people who sought or achieved immortality. One of 15 paintings. The text concerns a Taoist adept, Wang Qiao, a Han period official. Image by British Library available under a Creative Commons License

17. Which of these is an inappropriate gift because of traditional symbolism?
pears
apricots
apples
chocolates
Spring Festival, Shenzhen, market, people, lantern
Buying supplies for the Chinese New Year Festival, Shenzhen Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

18. Under what kind of tree did the Buddha achieve enlightenment?
cypress
juniper
pipal
ginkgo
Sui dynasty, Longmen Grottoes, Henan, deity, Buddhism
The Longmen grottoes, Henan feature many Buddhist carvings

19. The English name 'tea' has what origin?
Indian word
Portuguese word
Japanese word
Fujian word
tea, people
Demonstrating the elaborate tea ceremony at the Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum, Chengdu, Sichuan

20. Which is NOT included in pairs of animal statues along the sacred road to the Ming Tombs?
camel
kylin
horse
dragon
Ming tombs, statue, sacred way
Statue on the way of souls towards the Ming tombs near Beijing. This is one of a pair of facing statues representing an official waiting to deliver his reports to the emperor. The reports would be in the form of vertical ideogramic script brushed onto a number of wood or ivory tablets. Available under a Creative Commons License
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