History Quiz 3

History quiz all about Chinese history - a bit harder.
1. The most senior lama after the Dalai Lama in Tibetan buddhism is who?
President of China
Potala Lama
Kumbum Lama
Panchen Lama
Yunnan, Shangrila, golden deer
Roof of Tibetan Temple in Shangri-La, Yunnan

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

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

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

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

6. What was the central doctrine of the Taiping rebels?
Ten commandments
Amitabha
Analects of Confucius
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 .

7. 'Rats and foxes' was a term used by Dowager Empress Cixi for which group of people?
Canton merchants
Han Chinese
Taiping rebels
Imperial eunuchs
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 .

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

9. The Jinggang Mountains are famous for what?
birthplace of Chiang Kaishek
Han dynasty battle
marble quarries
base of Jiangxi soviet

10. Which writer wrote with dismay about the destruction of the Old Summer Palace in 1860?
Victor Hugo
Leo Tolstoy
Honore de Balzac
Charles Dickens
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

18. 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?
Xiamen
Xi'an
Zhuhai
Hainan Island
Guangdong, Shenzhen, skyscraper, modern housing

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

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