History Quiz 3

History quiz all about Chinese history - a bit harder.
1. The Jinggang Mountains are famous for what?
rare monkey
birthplace of Chiang Kaishek
base of Jiangxi soviet
Han dynasty battle

2. The banker H. H. Kung married who in 1914?
Song Ailing
Song Yaoju
Song Guofeng
Song Meiling
Hainan, forest, view, mountains
Tropical forest park, Hainan island

3. What was the central doctrine of the Taiping rebels?
Dao de Jing
Analects of Confucius
Ten commandments
The Kojiki
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 .

4. Puyi was Emperor of Manchuguo 1934-45 where was his capital?
Jilin City
Shenyang
Anshan
Changchun
Emperor Puyi, Mao Zedong
'Henry' Puyi and Mao Zedong, Autumn 1961. Image available under a Creative Commons license .

5. Xuanzang's trip to fetch Buddhist scriptures from India took place during which dynasty?
Song dynasty
Three Kingdoms
Tang dynasty
Sui dynasty
Xian, pagoda, arhcitecture, Shaanxi
Large Wild Goose Pagoda, is a Buddhist pagoda located in southern Xi'an, Shaanxi

6. When did China detonate its first atom bomb?
1980
1964
2001
1950

7. Shenzhou is the name of a high profile programme for what purpose?
medical research
space exploration
military training
environmental protection

8. In which city was Sun Yatsen kidnapped in 1896?
Guangzhou
London
Shanghai
Xi'an
Sun Yatsen, sculpture, Taiwan
Statue of Dr. Sun Yatsen at memorial hall in Taipei, Taiwan

9. Who was the Premier of China 2003-12?
Li Peng
Wen Jiabao
Hu Jintao
Li Keqiang
Beijing, modern housing
View of Beijing city from the TV tower

10. Cao Pi declared himself the founder of which dynasty in 220CE?
Wei
Liang
Xin
Jin
Cao Cao

11. The first books in China were made of what?
pine tree bark
beech tree bark
papyrus
strips of bamboo or wood
Shang dynasty, bronze, calligraphy
Ancient script of Zhou through to Shang dynasty date inscribed on bronze vessel

12. The Yongle Dadian was what?
goverment department
encyclopedia
essay competition
military academy
Qilin, Sacred Way, Ming tombs
"Ways of souls" tombs of the Emperors of the Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644CE). 50km north west of Beijing, in Changping. December 2005. Image by ofol available under a Creative Commons License .

13. The 10,000 ton sculpture in Tiananmen square commemorates what?
October 1st 1949
Long March
January 1st 1912
Heroes of the People
Tiananmen square, National Peoples Congress
Tiananmen Square, 12th June 2010. Image by Ronnie Macdonald available under a Creative Commons License

14. Which leader put the Gang of Four under arrest?
Deng Xiaoping
Hua Guofeng
Mao Zedong
Zhao Ziyang
Mao Zedong, badge, PRC
Pin badges of Mao Zedong at a market stall

15. The battle of Yamen marked the end of the Song dynasty, where did it take place?
Fujian
Guangdong
Shandong
Zhejiang
Song dynasty, sacred way
Stone Statues guarding the Sacred Way at the Song Dynasty Imperial Tombs, Gongyi, Henan

16. In 1980 China set up a number of Special Economic Zones (SEZ) to promote rapid economic development. Which one of these was NOT a SEZ?
Xi'an
Xiamen
Shantou
Hainan Island
Guangdong, Shenzhen, skyscraper, modern housing

17. The most senior lama after the Dalai Lama in Tibetan buddhism is who?
President of China
Panchen Lama
Karmapa Lama
Kumbum Lama
Yunnan, Shangrila, golden deer
Roof of Tibetan Temple in Shangri-La, Yunnan

18. The An Lushan revolt took place in which dynasty
Ming
Shang
Tang
Song

19. Which writer wrote with dismay about the destruction of the Old Summer Palace in 1860?
Honore de Balzac
Charles Dickens
Leo Tolstoy
Victor Hugo
Beijing, Old Summer Palace, architecture, ruin
Ruins of the Old Summer Palace (Yuan ming Yuan) Beijing. It was destroyed by British and French Army in the Second Opium War

20. 'Rats and foxes' was a term used by Dowager Empress Cixi for which group of people?
Scholars
Imperial eunuchs
Canton merchants
Taiping rebels
Dowager Empress Cixi, Qing dynasty
Dowager Empress Cixi with the wives of European diplomats in western clothing standing on either side, together with an adopted Chinese orphan. 1902. Image from http://puyi.netor.com/gallery available under a Creative Commons license .
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