General quiz about China 4

Intermediate level quiz about the geography, history, traditions and language of China (4)
1. In Beijing a 'hutong' is what?
Toilet
A Zoo
Old building
Old lane
Qinghai, lake, mountains
Mirror lake in Qinghai

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

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

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

5. The Yangzi River is one of the longest rivers in the world, where does it stand in the world rankings for length?
2nd
6th
1st
3rd
Yangzi River, river, boat
Barge on the Yangzi river near the Three Gorges dam

6. The number of Imperial eunuchs has at one time reached how many people?
10,000
20,000
70,000
1,000
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

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

8. About how many Chinese characters in common use are all pronounced 'shi'?
250
50
10
5

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

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

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

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

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

14. How long did Marco Polo's visit to china last?
25 years
6 months
2 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 .

15. In which province is the Taklamakan desert?
Xinjiang
Gansu
Tibet
Inner Mongolia
Xinjiang, camel, desert

16. An explosion on 12th September 2015 killed 173 people, in which city did it happen?
Tianjin
Shanghai
Guangzhou
Changsha
Tianjin, bridge, skyscraper
Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

17. The formation of the May 4th movement was a response to which event?
Arrest of Sun Yatsen
Treaty of Versailles 1919
Death of Dowager Empress Cixi
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

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

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

20. Where you can find a smaller version of the Forbidden City?
Guangdong
Xi'an
Shenyang
Hangzhou
Liaoning, Shenyang, Manchu, Forbidden City, palace
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