General quiz about China 5

Intermediate quiz (quite tough) about the geography, history, traditions and language of China (5)
1. Why is the Yellow River so called?
yellow was the Han dynastic color
carries yellow mud
rivers were named after colors
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

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

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

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

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

6. Which is the Chinese language most frequently spoken in Zhejiang province other than Mandarin?
wu
hakka
min
jin
Yangzi River, Nanjing, bridge
The Nanjing bridge over the Yangzi

7. A magpie in a painting symbolizes a wish for what?
romance
long life
joy
peace
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

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

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

10. The Chinese nuclear test facility of Lop Nur is located in which province?
Qinghai
Xinjiang
Heilongjiang
Inner Mongolia

11. Why is Mongolia split into Outer and Inner Mongolia?
Outer Mongolia was Genghiz Khan's home
Russian invasion of 1918
Chinese invasion of 1875
Revolution of 1924
mongolia, skins, bows
Bows and furs of Mongolia. Image by Rob Stallard

12. Which province is the coldest in summer?
Tibet
Jilin
Inner Mongolia
Beijing
Tibet, lake

13. The Supreme Buddha (Siddhārtha Gautama) was born in which country that neighbors China?
India
Korea
Burma
Nepal
Qinghai, monks, Buddhism, people
Buddhist prayer ceremony at Xining, Qinghai Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

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

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

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

17. What was the religion of the great explorer Zheng He?
Muslim
Christian
Daoist
Buddhist
Zheng He, explorer

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

19. The Tiananmen Incident of 1976 occurred following the death of which leader?
Zhou Enlai
Zhu De
Peng Dehuai
Mao Zedong
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

20. In which province did the Taiping rebellion begin?
Zhejiang
Jiangsu
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 .
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