General quiz about China 4

Intermediate level quiz about the geography, history, traditions and language of China (4)
1. The Meiji restoration was an important event in which neighboring country?
Malaysia
Thailand
Japan
Korea

2. Gunpowder tea is a famous export from which province?
Guangdong
Gansu
Yunnan
Zhejiang
tea, Zhejiang, tea plantation

3. Amber is considered a potent medicine because it was thought to contain the essence of a what?
Daoist sage
tiger
red dragon
yellow dragon
amber

4. About how many Chinese characters in common use are all pronounced 'shi'?
250
400
100
50

5. The formation of the May 4th movement was a response to which event?
Death of Dowager Empress Cixi
Death of Sun Yatsen
Installation of Yuan Shikai as President
Treaty of Versailles 1919
May 4th movement, Beijing University, Beijing
Students of Beijing Normal University (arrested at the May Fourth Movement) returned to the university on May 7th, 1919. Available under a Creative Commons License

6. Where you can find a smaller version of the Forbidden City?
Guangdong
Wuhan
Changchun
Shenyang
Liaoning, Shenyang, Manchu, Forbidden City, palace

7. In Beijing a 'hutong' is what?
Public park
A Zoo
Type of monkey
Old lane
Shanghai, Pudong, skyscraper
View of modern Pudong district of Shanghai

8. An explosion on 12th September 2015 killed 173 people, in which city did it happen?
Guangzhou
Tianjin
Changsha
Wuhan
Tianjin, bridge, skyscraper
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9. In which province is the Taklamakan desert?
Xinjiang
Tibet
Gansu
Qinghai
Xinjiang, camel, desert

10. What is the name of the range of mountains separating Tibet and Xinjiang provinces?
Tian
Wudang
Kunlun
Qilian
Qinghai, snow, mountains

11. How long did Marco Polo's visit to china last?
25 years
2 years
17 years
10 years
Marco Polo
Marco Polo in Tartar costume. Source: Scann? de Coureurs des mers, Poivre d'Arvor. Photo by Grevembrock, available under a Creative Commons license .

13. The number of Imperial eunuchs has at one time reached how many people?
7,000
20,000
5,000
70,000
Emperor Xuangde, eunuch, Ming dynasty
Ming Emperor Xuande with his imperial eunuchs. 1425-35. Image by unknown court artist available under a Creative Commons license

14. At which university did Sun Yatsen study?
University of Hawai'i
Tsinghua University, Beijing
University of Hong Kong
Harvard University
Sun Yatsen, sculpture, Taiwan
Statue of Dr. Sun Yatsen at memorial hall in Taipei, Taiwan

15. What was probably the earliest use for kites?
measuring wind speed
scaring birds
frightening enemies
fishing
kite
A Chinese kite in flight above Portsdown Hill, Portsmouth, UK. Image by Tholly available under a Creative Commons license

16. Chiang Kaishek is associated with which event in 1936?
Retreat to Chongqing
Meeting with Mao Zedong
Trip to Moscow
Kidnapping at Xi'an
Chiang Kaishek, leader
Chiang Kaishek, March 1945. Image available under a Creative Commons license .

17. Jingdezhen is famous for the production of what?
Porcelain
Firecrackers
Ink
Bamboo
Jiangxi, Lushan, waterfall
Waterfall on Lushan mountains, Jiangxi

18. You may hear that 'guanxi' is very important in China what is it?
formal banquet
saving 'face'
social network
table manners
restaurant, food, people, Sichuan
A traditional Sichuan chafing dish lunch at Jiezi, Sichuan Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

19. Du Fu, the famous Tang poet had a thatched cottage that can still be seen where?
Chengdu
Haikou
Nanning
Beijing
Shaanxi, calligraphy, rubbing
Taking a rubbing of famous calligraphy at Xian Beilin museum, Shaanxi Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

20. The world famous Shaolin monastery for martial arts is located in which province?
Shaanxi
Shandong
Hebei
Henan
Henan, Shaolin , martial arts
Shaolin martial arts display Copyright © Dreamstime see image license
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