General quiz about China 4

Intermediate level quiz about the geography, history, traditions and language of China (4)
1. The formation of the May 4th movement was a response to which event?
Installation of Yuan Shikai as President
Treaty of Versailles 1919
Arrest of Sun Yatsen
Death of Sun Yatsen
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

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

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

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

5. At which university did Sun Yatsen study?
Tsinghua University, Beijing
University of Hong Kong
Harvard University
Fudan University, Shanghai
Sun Yatsen, sculpture, Taiwan
Statue of Dr. Sun Yatsen at memorial hall in Taipei, Taiwan

6. About how many Chinese characters in common use are all pronounced 'shi'?
10
100
50
5

7. In Beijing a 'hutong' is what?
A Zoo
Old lane
Toilet
Old building
Ming dynasty, Summer Palace, bridge, Beijing
Summer Palace bridge with 17 arches, Beijing

8. An explosion on 12th September 2015 killed 173 people, in which city did it happen?
Ningbo
Wuhan
Shanghai
Tianjin
Tianjin, bridge, skyscraper
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9. The Yangzi River is one of the longest rivers in the world, where does it stand in the world rankings for length?
4th
1st
3rd
6th
Yangzi River, river, boat
Barge on the Yangzi river near the Three Gorges dam

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

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

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

13. Where you can find a smaller version of the Forbidden City?
Wuhan
Changchun
Xi'an
Shenyang
Liaoning, Shenyang, Manchu, Forbidden City, palace

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

15. How long did Marco Polo's visit to china last?
17 years
2 years
25 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 .

16. The number of Imperial eunuchs has at one time reached how many people?
5,000
7,000
70,000
10,000
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

17. In which province is the Taklamakan desert?
Xinjiang
Qinghai
Gansu
Yunnan
Xinjiang, camel, desert

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

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

20. The Meiji restoration was an important event in which neighboring country?
Mongolia
Burma
Japan
Malaysia
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