February monthly Quiz

A monthly tough quiz of general history, traditions, geography questions for July
1. Which three cities are considered the three furnaces of China?
Nanjing, Guangzhou and Shanghai
Nanjing, Chongqing and Wuhan
Beijing, Chongqing and Shanghai
Guizhou, waterfall
The famous Huangguoshu Falls in Guizhou

2. Dandong is on the major crossing point to which neighbouring country?
Vietnam
North Korea
Laos
Jilin, autumn
Autumn in Jilin

3. The tulou houses of the Hakka people are mostly found in which province?
Anhui
Fujian
Henen
Fujian, Tulou, lantern

4. The grand canal link used to originally link which city to Hangzhou?
Luoyang
Wuhan
Jinan
grand canal, Zhejiang, bridge
Bridge over the Grand Canal, Hangzhou

5. Who is mostly attributed for taming the Yellow River?
Guanyin
Emperor Taizong
Yu the Great
Yellow river, waterfall, river
Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River

6. Suzhou in Jiangsu province is famous for what?
porcelain
gardens
tea
bridge, Suzhou, Macartney, Alexander
A bridge near Suzhou. The Emperor commanded all bridges to give the embassy a military salute. The horseshoe shape was quite common around Suzhou. Painted by the official artist to the Macartney British Embassy to China 1793-94. Image by William Alexander available under a Creative Commons License

7. Early compasses were often made in the form of what?
swan
knife
ladle
feng shui, compass
Division of a traditional Feng Shui compass

8. Which chemical element traditionally provided the red color for seals and inks?
mercury
bismuth
iron
Dao de jing, seal, Daoism, Gian Jinlin
A seal by Gian Jinlun (1888-1950) which uses text from the Dao de Jing (Tao Te Ching). Image by Cangjie6 available under a Creative Commons License

9. Lady Hao was a military leader from which dynasty
Song
Shang
Sui
Shang dynasty, tomb, Lady Hao, Henan
Tomb of Lady Fu Hao, Yinxu, Henan, China. Available under a Creative Commons License

10. Which of these items is not claimed as a Chinese invention?
umbrella
toothbrush
pasta
Tang dynasty, Xian, Sacred Way, tomb, people
Sacred Way to tombs of Tang Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu Zetian, Xi'an

11. Emperor Yao is credited with which important innovation?
writing the Yi Jing (I Ching)
appointment on merit
making silk
emperor shun, legend, emperor
Emperor Shun performs divination in the palace. Made by Jiang Tingxi c.1725. Available under a Creative Commons License

12. What was the 'Mukden incident' of 1931?
railway sabotage
attack on Chiang Kaishek
outbreak of plague
Heilongjiang, Harbin, modern housing, view
Skyline of Harbin, Heilongjiang

13. The Dawn Redwood is a living fossil which was 'rediscovered' in which province?
Hainan
Hubei
Heilongjiang
chinese wildlife,  dawn redwood,  Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Metasequoia glyptostroboides. May 2005. Image by Georges Jansoone available under a Creative Commons License

14. During the Ming dynasty most paper was made from the leaves of which plant?
mulberry tree
banana
bamboo
paper making, paper
Stacks of handmade paper

15. Pudong is a district of which major city?
Shanghai
Beijing
Wuhan
Shanghai, Pudong, skyscraper
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