History Quiz 3

History quiz all about Chinese history - a bit harder.
1. Puyi was Emperor of Manchuguo 1934-45 where was his capital?
Harbin
Shenyang
Daqing
Changchun
Emperor Puyi, Mao Zedong
'Henry' Puyi and Mao Zedong, Autumn 1961. Image available under a Creative Commons license .

2. 'Rats and foxes' was a term used by Dowager Empress Cixi for which group of people?
English diplomats
Imperial eunuchs
Scholars
Han Chinese
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 .

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

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

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

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

7. What was the central doctrine of the Taiping rebels?
Ten commandments
Dao de Jing
Amitabha
The Rig-Veda
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 .

8. Shenzhou is the name of a high profile programme for what purpose?
nuclear power generation
medical research
military training
space exploration

9. The Yongle Dadian was what?
military academy
essay competition
goverment department
encyclopedia
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 .

10. The An Lushan revolt took place in which dynasty
Sui
Han
Tang
Song

11. 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?
Shantou
Shenzhen
Xi'an
Hainan Island
Guangdong, Shenzhen, skyscraper, modern housing

12. The Jinggang Mountains are famous for what?
Han dynasty battle
birthplace of Chiang Kaishek
base of Jiangxi soviet
rare monkey

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

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

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

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

17. Which writer wrote with dismay about the destruction of the Old Summer Palace in 1860?
Charles Dickens
Honore de Balzac
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

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

19. In which city was Sun Yatsen kidnapped in 1896?
Xi'an
New York
London
Paris
Sun Yatsen, sculpture, Taiwan
Statue of Dr. Sun Yatsen at memorial hall in Taipei, Taiwan

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