General quiz about China 2

Medium level quiz about the geography, history, traditions and language of China (2)
1. Bird's nest soup is made from the nests of which bird?
mandarin duck
swiflet
brown booby
food, banquet
A turntable, or lazy susan, surrounded by diners holding chopsticks in a restaurant in China, 1987, Photo by GeorgeLouis available under a Creative Commons license .

2. The city of Lanzhou is on which major river?
Yellow
Wei
Han
Gansu, Lanzhou, modern housing

3. In the mid 19th century Shanghai was effectively run by which foreign power?
Britain
Japan
U.S.
Shanghai, bridge, road, cityscape
The Nanpu bridge at Shanghai

4. The area around Guilin is famous for what sort of geographic feature?
desert
karst (limestone pillars)
volcanoes

5. Zhaolin Park, Harbin hosts a famous set of sculptures in which material
Epoxy resin
Ice
Gold
Heilongjiang, Harbin, modern housing, view
Skyline of Harbin, Heilongjiang

6. On a Chinese abacus each ball in the upper (heaven) register represent how many units?
10
8
5
Xinjiang, Urumqi, market, spices
Spices on sales at a market in Xinjiang

7. Which is the largest province in China by area?
Xinjiang
Sichuan
Tibet
Xinjiang, landscape, river

8. Which of these Chinese leaders were never officially Chairman or President of China?
Mao Zedong
Jiang Zemin
Deng Xiaoping
Shanxi, leaders, PRC
Portraits of modern leaders of the Chinese Communist party Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

9. Empress Wu Zetian was the only female Chinese ruler in which dynasty did she reign?
Song
Sui
Tang
Tang dynasty,  Wu Zetian
The only Wu Zetian sculpture in China. A stone carving statue of Wu Zetian when 63 years old. Image by Guangyuan available under a Creative Commons License

10. What is the Chinese word for walk?
zuó
zǒu
children
A group of children walking home from school in Pengzhou, Sichuan Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

11. A ‘fenghuang’ is the name of a Chinese mythical creature what is it usually translated as what?
werewolf
phoenix
griffin
dragon, Dali, Yunnan
Mystical creatures at Chongshen monastery, Dali, Yunnan province

12. The Japanese word Kamikaze is named after the attempted invasion of Japan during which dynasty?
Mongol (Yuan)
Sui
Ming
Mount Fuji, Japan
Mt. Fuji from Tokyo Japan, February 2008. Image by Toshihiro Oimatsu from Amagasaki, Hyogo available under a Creative Commons license .

13. Which ancient construction is mentioned in the Chinese National Anthem?
Great Wall
Forbidden City
Grand Canal
Tiananmen Square, crowd
2004 PRC National Day at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. What a crowd! Image by pfctdayelise available under a Creative Commons License

14. Which event marks the traditional end of the Chinese New Year (Spring) festival?
Lantern Festival
Lichun Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
festival, temple, lion dance
Traditional lion dance near a temple

15. The foundation of the People's Republic of China was proclaimed in which year?
1960
1949
1937
Mao Zedong, Beijing, communism

16. Matteo Ricci was a member of which Christian organization?
Jesuit
Lutheran
Benedictene
Matteo Ricci SJ, christianity
Matteo Ricci and Paul Xu Guangqi From Athanasius Kircher, La Chine … Illustr?e, Amsterdam, 1670. Image from web page Image available under a Creative Commons license .

17. By tradition the Chinese wear which color garments at funerals?
yellow
white
red
Qingming, tomb, ancestor veneration
Making offerings at the family tomb, Qingming festival Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

18. The Terracotta warriors are in a tomb complex for the Emperor who founded which dynasty?
Qin
Qing
Sui
Qin dynasty, Terracotta army

19. Silkworms are normally fed on which plant's leaves?
White mulberry
Oak
Poplar
silk
Court ladies preparing silk. Produced with ink and colors on silk.
Image available under a Creative Commons license

20. Kunming Lake, Beijing is located within which famous tourist spot?
Xiang Shan Park
Summer Palace
Forbidden City
Beijing, modern housing
View of Beijing city from the TV tower
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