General quiz about China 4

Intermediate level quiz about the geography, history, traditions and language of China (4)
1. Gunpowder tea is a famous export from which province?
Liaoning
Yunnan
Gansu
Zhejiang
tea, Zhejiang, tea plantation

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

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

4. In Beijing a 'hutong' is what?
Toilet
Old lane
Old building
A Zoo
Ming dynasty, Beijing, sacred way, elephant
Elephant guarding the Sacred or Spirit Way to the Ming Tombs, Beijing

5. The formation of the May 4th movement was a response to which event?
Death of Sun Yatsen
Installation of Yuan Shikai as President
Arrest of Sun Yatsen
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. The Yangzi River is one of the longest rivers in the world, where does it stand in the world rankings for length?
2nd
3rd
1st
6th
Yangzi River, river, boat
Barge on the Yangzi river near the Three Gorges dam

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

8. How long did Marco Polo's visit to china last?
2 years
6 months
10 years
17 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 .

9. The number of Imperial eunuchs has at one time reached how many people?
1,000
7,000
10,000
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

10. At which university did Sun Yatsen study?
University of Hawai'i
Fudan University, Shanghai
University of Hong Kong
Peking University, Beijing
Sun Yatsen, sculpture, Taiwan
Statue of Dr. Sun Yatsen at memorial hall in Taipei, Taiwan

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

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

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

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

15. Chiang Kaishek is associated with which event in 1936?
Marrying Song Meiling
Meeting with Mao Zedong
Kidnapping at Xi'an
Battle with Japanese
Chiang Kaishek, leader
Chiang Kaishek, March 1945. Image available under a Creative Commons license .

16. About how many Chinese characters in common use are all pronounced 'shi'?
100
5
50
250

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

18. An explosion on 12th September 2015 killed 173 people, in which city did it happen?
Tianjin
Guangzhou
Wuhan
Shanghai
Tianjin, bridge, skyscraper
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19. Where you can find a smaller version of the Forbidden City?
Xi'an
Changchun
Shenyang
Guangdong
Liaoning, Shenyang, Manchu, Forbidden City, palace

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