December Quiz

A monthly quiz of general history, traditions, geography questions for December
1. China grows roughly what proportion of the world's rice?
38%
28%
12%
rice, Guangxi, terraces
Terraced rice fields being planted in Guangxi province

2. Which number is traditionally associated with the Emperor?
six
ten
nine
Ming dynasty, Forbidden City, view, Beijing
View of the Forbidden City, Beijing from the peak of Jingshan Hill

3. Chengde (aka Jehol) was built as a summer resort for the emperors of which dynasty?
Qing dynasty
Yuan dynasty
Song dynasty
Hebei, Chengde, Buddhism, ding
Buddhist temple at Chengde, Hebei

4. Mandarin ducks represent what in Chinese artwork?
young love
wealth
marital harmony
duck, mandarin, whiteknights

5. Yǔ is a common character what does it mean?
snow
fish
rain
Buddhism , Mount Emei, Sichuan, elephant
Golden palace at the top of Mount Emei, Sichaun with the world's highest status of Pǔxián Púsà 賢菩薩.

6. In traditional medicine Goji berries were traditionally used to treat what?
high blood pressure
tuberculosis
polio
TCM, calligraphy
A range of traditional medicines with calligraphy extolling the virtues of TCM

7. “It doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black, as long as it catches mice” is a famous saying of which Chinese leader?
Deng Xiaoping
Hu Yaobang
Jiang Zemin
Hainan, Haikou, modern housing
Haikou city, Hainan island

8. The 'Hundred Schools of Philosophy' period occurred when in Chinese history?
Qin dynasty
Eastern Zhou dynasty
Western Zhou dynasty
Confucius, Qufu

9. The Long March of 1934-35 started from which province?
Hebei
Jilin
Jiangxi
Mao Zedong,  Long March
Mao Zedong during Long March. 1934-1936. Image available under a Creative Commons License

10. Which country briefly conquered the island of Taiwan in 1884?
U.S.A.
France
Japan
Taiwan, Taipei
Taiwan's National Concert Hall located in Taipei December 2006. Image by Scchiang available under a Creative Commons license .

11. The game of 'go' was a Chinese invention, what is its name in China?
fengzhong
xiang sheng
weiqi
Qilin
Ming Tomb exhibit, Royal Ontario Museum. July 2013. Image by KristyVan available under a Creative Commons License

13. The ‘Elephant Game’ is the Chinese name for which pastime?
rounders
chess
baseball
bamboo
A Chinese bamboo book, open and unfolded to display the contents. This copy of The Art of War by Sun Wu is part of a collection at the University of California, Riverside . It was either commissioned or transcribed by the Qing Emperor Qianlong.
Image by bluefootedbooby available under a Creative Commons license

14. The tomb of the First Qin Emperor is located in which province?
Ningxia
Sichuan
Shaanxi
Qin dynasty, Terracotta army
The famous terracotta warriors at the tomb of the first Qin Emperor Shihuangdi

15. The number of the year in China is counted from the following event?
Birth of the Yellow Emperor
Founding of the Republic of China
Foundation of the Han dynasty
ming tomb, silk, Dongling, Emperor Wanli
When Wanli's tomb was opened in 1956, his invaluable silk robes began immediately to decay. Fortunately, they were copied by skillful workers who reproduced the beauty of these garments. Image by G41rn8 available under a Creative Commons License
Switch off sounds
Switch on sounds
Try another quiz