February monthly Quiz

A monthly tough quiz of general history, traditions, geography questions for July
1. Who is mostly attributed for taming the Yellow River?
Yu the Great
Mao Zedong
Guan Di
Yellow river, waterfall, river
Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River

2. Emperor Yao is credited with which important innovation?
adopting Confucian doctrine
making silk
appointment on merit
emperor shun, legend, emperor
Emperor Shun performs divination in the palace. Made by Jiang Tingxi c.1725. Available under a Creative Commons License

3. Suzhou in Jiangsu province is famous for what?
tea
porcelain
gardens
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

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

5. Which three cities are considered the three furnaces of China?
Nanjing, Guangzhou and Shanghai
Nanjing, Chongqing and Wuhan
Nanjing, Guangzhou and Tianjin
silk road, Xinjiang, desert
Ruins of Jiaohe city near Silk Road, Xinjiang

6. Pudong is a district of which major city?
Xi'an
Beijing
Shanghai
Shanghai, Pudong, skyscraper

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

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

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

10. Which of these items is not claimed as a Chinese invention?
pasta
gunpowder
toothbrush
Gansu, Jiayuguan, mountains
Jiayuguan fort with snowy Qilian mountains, Gansu

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

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

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

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

15. Which chemical element traditionally provided the red color for seals and inks?
antimony
mercury
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
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