General quiz about China 5

Intermediate quiz (quite tough) about the geography, history, traditions and language of China (5)
1. The Supreme Buddha (Siddhārtha Gautama) was born in which country that neighbors China?
India
Vietnam
Nepal
Burma
Qinghai, monks, Buddhism, people
Buddhist prayer ceremony at Xining, Qinghai Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

2. Which province is the coldest in summer?
Beijing
Jilin
Xinjiang
Tibet
Tibet, lake

3. Mount Lushan is close to which major famous lake?
Dongting Lake
Lake Tai
Poyang Lake
Qinghai Lake
Jiangxi, Lushan, waterfall
Waterfall on Lushan mountains, Jiangxi

4. The Tiananmen Incident of 1976 occurred following the death of which leader?
Liu Shaoqi
Lin Biao
Peng Dehuai
Zhou Enlai
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

5. Imperial designs represent the Emperor as a dragon, but which creature represents the Empress?
pheasant
qilin
phoenix
dove
manchu, Shenyang, dragon
Two dragons fighting over the pearl of wisdom. Fuling tomb, Shenyang, Liaoning

7. In which province did the Taiping rebellion begin?
Jiangsu
Jiangxi
Sichuan
Guangdong
Taiping Rebellion, battle
Taiping rebels are chased out of Yuzhuang, March 8 1854. The Taiping arrived the previous day but had to retire the next day when the Manchus arrived in hot pursuit. From Ten scenes recording the retreat and defeat of the Taiping Northern Expeditionary Forces, February 1854-March 1855. Source : web site Available under a Creative Commons license .

8. K2 the second highest mountain in the world is on the border of China with which country?
Russia
Pakistan
Bhutan
Kyrgyzstan
K2,  mountain,  Xinjiang
K2. August 2006 Image by Svy123 available under a Creative Commons License

9. Tanggu or Binhai is the port area for which major city?
Xiamen
Shanghai
Tianjin
Hong Kong
Tianjin

10. Which was China's most populous province in 2014?
Beijing
Guangdong
Sichuan
Hunan

11. Which is the Chinese language most frequently spoken in Zhejiang province other than Mandarin?
min
yue (cantonese)
jin
wu
Yangzi River, Nanjing, bridge
The Nanjing bridge over the Yangzi

12. Why is Mongolia split into Outer and Inner Mongolia?
Russian invasion of 1918
Revolution of 1924
Historical division between Khanates
Outer Mongolia was Genghiz Khan's home
mongolia, skins, bows
Bows and furs of Mongolia. Image by Rob Stallard

13. What was the religion of the great explorer Zheng He?
Christian
Muslim
Jewish
Daoist
Zheng He, explorer

14. A magpie in a painting symbolizes a wish for what?
children
job promotion
joy
long life
chinese wildlife, Azure winged magpie, Cyanopica cyanus
Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus, Fujigaoka 2 Chome, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Image by Toshihiro Gamo available under a Creative Commons License

15. In which province is the fictional Shangrila said to be located?
Yunnan
Xinjiang
Liaoning
Shandong
Buddhism , Dali, Yunnan, temple

16. Which province is known by the shortened name 'Lu'?
Shandong
Ningxia
Henan
Jiangsu
Confucius, Beijing
Statue of Confucius at the Imperial Academy (Guozijian) Beijing

17. Why is the Yellow River so called?
carries yellow mud
rivers were named after colors
yellow was the Han dynastic color
pollution with yellow dye
pujin,  yellow river
The oldest and largest ironware cultural relics protection group in the world - Kai-Yuan Tang Large Iron Oxen, located 110 m-470 m outside the west gate of the Puzhou Ancient City 15 km in the west of Yonji City, Available under a Creative Commons License

18. Sun Yatsen's mausoleum is close to which major city?
Nanjing
Beijing
Chongqing
Wuhan
Guangdong, Sun Yatsen
Sun Yatsen Memorial Hall with bronze statue

19. The magnificent Huangguoshu Waterfalls can be found in which province?
Guizhou
Jiangxi
Gansu
Shandong
Guizhou, waterfall

20. The Jesuit missionaries most impressed the Imperial court with their knowledge of what?
medicine
religion
astronomy
architecture
christian, Shen Fuzong
Michael Alphonsius Shen Fuzong (Fu-tsung) by Sir Godfrey Kneller. 1685. Available under a Creative Commons License
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