November Quiz

A monthly quiz of general history, traditions, geography questions for November
1. Which province (excluding the metropolitan areas) has the highest population density?
Shandong
Hebei
Jiangsu
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

2. The stone forest (Shilin) can be found in which province?
Yunnan
Gansu
Shanxi
Yunnan, stone forest, landform
Stone forest (Shilin) near Kunming, Yunnan

3. Tian (crater lake) is an emblem of North Korea, which Chinese province shares it as a border?
Heilongjiang
Anhui
Jilin
Jilin, Changbai, lake, view
Crater lake, Tian chi on the border of China and North Korea

4. Which is NOT one of the names of a Yi Jing Trigram?
Stone
Lake
Thunder
dragon, sculpture, pearl
Dragon statue

5. What are the ten wings of the Yi Jing (I Ching)?
Appendices
Magical powers
Herbs
Yi Jing, I Ching, Song dynasty
A page from a Song Dynasty (960-1279) printed book of the I Ching (Yi Jing, Classic of Changes or Book of Changes) , 17.7x11.9cm, printed book, in the National Central Library in Taipei. Image by Song era print artist available under a Creative Commons License

6. Why are bats considered lucky?
name sounds like fortune
marriage symbol
bats live in caves
bat
Five bats in the outer ring surrounding the character for longevity. Wishing good fortune and a long life.

7. Together with Yunnan and Guangdong, which other province lies on the Tropic of Cancer?
Hainan
Fujian
Guangxi
Inner Mongolia, landscape, horse, rider
A horseman riding over the grasslands of Inner Mongolia

8. What was the name given to the country of China in Roman times?
Serica
Cyrenica
Gaul
Silk road, Jiayuguan, fort
Fortress (14th century) at Great Wall of Jiayuguang, September 2009. Photo by Sigismund von Dobschütz available under a Creative Commons license .

9. By 1093 how many stars had been individually named in China?
1,565
12,976
179
mansions, xiu
The twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese astronomy. May 2008. Image by Mysid available under a Creative Commons License

10. Many of the scenes of James Cameron's ‘Avatar’ film were made in which Chinese province?
Xinjiang
Gansu
Hunan
Hunan, mountains, landform, view

11. Thomas Wade and Herbert Giles who developed the Wade-Giles system to write Chinese were both professors of Chinese where?
Yale
Edinburgh, Scotland
Cambridge, England
children, school
Girl doing school work

12. A scholar used to be expected to be proficient at playing which musical instrument?
Dizi
Pipa
Guqin
music, erhu
Erhu players at Tianjin University Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

13. The second lowest place (depression) in the world is located whereabouts in China?
Turpan, Xinjiang
Lop Nur, Xinhiang
Jiuquan, Gansu
bamboo, forest
Looking up in a bamboo forest

14. What makes Pingyao in Shanxi a popular visitor attraction?
Qing and Ming houses
Waterfall
Buddhist sculptures
Guangdong, Guangzhou, modern housing, road
Modern highway and buildings, Guangzhou, Guangdong

15. Who was the leader of the Taiping Rebellion?
Zheng Chenggong
Hong Xiuquan
Li Hongzhang
Taiping rebellion, flag
Flag of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Image by Samhanin available under a Creative Commons License
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