General quiz about China 5

Intermediate quiz (quite tough) about the geography, history, traditions and language of China (5)
1. Which is the Chinese language most frequently spoken in Zhejiang province other than Mandarin?
jin
wu
min
yue (cantonese)
Yangzi River, Nanjing, bridge
The Nanjing bridge over the Yangzi

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

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

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

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

6. In which province did the Taiping rebellion begin?
Zhejiang
Guangdong
Jiangxi
Fujian
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 .

7. The Tiananmen Incident of 1976 occurred following the death of which leader?
Zhu De
Peng Dehuai
Zhou Enlai
Liu Shaoqi
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

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

9. A magpie in a painting symbolizes a wish for what?
romance
joy
peace
job promotion
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

16. Which province is the coldest in summer?
Beijing
Tibet
Xinjiang
Inner Mongolia
Tibet, lake

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

18. Which was China's most populous province in 2014?
Beijing
Sichuan
Zhejiang
Guangdong

19. Why is the Yellow River so called?
yellow was the Han dynastic color
rivers were named after colors
pollution with yellow dye
carries yellow mud
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

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