History Quiz 2

Intermediate difficulty level quiz about the long history of China.
1. The Chinese coin used throughout dynastic history had which feature?
image of dragon
made of iron
round hole
square hole
God of Money, poster
Chinese Lunar New Year money god poster in Hong Kong. Image by Mk2010 available under a Creative Commons license

2. Which leader spent some time working at a tractor factory at Xinjian, Jiangxi?
Deng Xiaoping
Jiang Zemin
Wang Hongwen
Zhu De
Jiangxi, Nanchang, pavilion, modern housing
Nanchang city, Jiangxi

3. Sun Yatsen was President of the Republic of China for how long?
2 years
never
6 weeks
16 years
Guangdong, Sun Yatsen
Sun Yatsen Memorial Hall with bronze statue

4. When did the Taiping Rebellion take place?
428-30
120-90BCE
1911-37
1850-64
Taiping Rebellion, museum
Site of King Shiwang's Residence of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in Jinhua, Zhejiang the key historical sites under state protection. April 2011 Available by Doctoroftcm under a Creative Commons license .

5. Which Ming Emperor has had his tomb excavated?
Emperor Hongzhi
Emperor Yongle
Emperor Jianwen
Emperor Wanli

6. Bai Juyi's poem ‘A song of Unending Sorrow’ commemorates which event?
Defeat by Mongol invaders
Death of Yang Guifei
Death of Empress Wu Zetian
Death of Emperor Xuanzong
Tang dynasty, woman, music
Chinese artwork of lady musicians in a raised-relief, from the Capital Museum in Beijing, dated to the Five Dynasties and the Ten Kingdoms Period (907-960CE) Image by gongfu_king available under a Creative Commons license .

7. What must all Emperors possess to be able to rule?
Jade wand
Dragon's breath
1000 concubines
Mandate of Heaven
Qing dynasty, Qing tombs, Hebei
Ruins of the Eastern Royal Tombs of the Qing dynasty, Zunhua, Hebei

8. Zhu Yuanzhang spent much of his early life as what?
Court official
Poet
Philosopher
Buddhist monk
Ming dynasty, porcelain, plate
Photo by Anonymous, Chinese plate, Ming dynasty, Yongle period 1403-1424, porcelain with under-glaze blue, 23 inches [58 cms] diameter, Honolulu Academy of Arts. Available under a Creative Commons license .

9. Deng Xiaoping was known for a love of what type of cuisine?
Cantonese
French
Thai
Japanese
food, meal
A typical Chinese family meal. Photo by ZiCheng Xu available under a Creative Commons license .

10. The first bridge over the lower Yangzi at Wuhan was built in which year?
1800
1957
1470
1978
Yangzi Bridge, Yangzi River, river
Runyang North Bridge over the Chang Jiang (Yangtze River) in Jiangsu province, southern China. Photo by Andy Zang, available under a Creative Commons license .

11. The city of Guangzhou was ransacked in 758CE by whom?
koreans
burmese
arabs
japanese
Guangdong, Guangzhou
The Pearl River, Guangzhou at night. 2005. Image by Daniel Berthold available under a Creative Commons license .

12. Who led the forces of the Han dynasty at the battle of Red Cliff?
Emperor Gaodi
Wang Mang
Cao Cao
Emperor Wudi
Three kingdoms, sculpture
Modern statues of the leaders of the Three Kingdoms, Langzhong, Sichuan

13. Who was one of the leaders of the May 4th movement in Tianjin, 1919?
Sun Yatsen
Peng Dehuai
Lu Xun
Zhou Enlai
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

14. Laos has a short border with China, it used to be ruled by which European power?
Germany
Belgium
France
Netherlands
Yangzi River, river, Wuhan
An evening view of the Chang Jiang (Yangtze) and the Hanyang/Hankou side of the river from Wuchang. Picture taken from the waterfront a short distance north of the First Bridge Photo by Oskarp , available under a Creative Commons license .

15. Where did Emperor Qinshishuangdi build his capital city?
Kaifeng
Liyang
Xianyang near Xi'an
Chengzhou
Qin dynasty, Terracotta army
The famous terracotta warriors at the tomb of the first Qin Emperor Shihuangdi

16. Westerners call the country ‘China’ in reference to what?
Malay word for the country
Qin kingdom
bronze vessel 'jinya'
Qin dynasty

17. The queue hair style was introduced by which dynasty?
Mongol (Yuan)
Qing
Tang
Northern Song

18. In which year was Hong Kong passed back to Chinese control under the two systems agreement with the UK?
1997
1911
1860
1976
Hong Kong, park, modern housing
A pavilion located at Nan Liang Garden in Hong Kong

19. Celadon is a prized form of porcelain often with crackled glaze, with which dynasty is it mainly associated?
Shang
Song
Sui
Han
Celadon, porcelain, Song dynasty

20. When was the Battle of Talas?
624
751
106BCE
162
silk road, Uzbekistan, fort
Wall of Itchan Kala (Ichon Qala) on Silk Road - Khiva , Xorazm Province, Uzbekistan
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