September Quiz

A monthly quiz of general history, traditions, geography questions for September
1. Nu Mengjiang is associated with which event in Chinese history?
Han dynasty Empress
flood in 1459
building the Great Wall
Lantern Festival, festival, Shanghai
China,Shanghai,Yu Garden,the Lantern Festival 2012 Image by North sea deamer available under a Creative Commons license

2. If a character in traditional Chinese opera wears black make-up what does it denote?
Hero
Wisdom
Invisibility
opera, Beijing opera, costume
China National Peking Opera Company performing the Red Haired Galloping Horse opera at Meilanfang theatre in Beijing, China Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

3. The second Yi Jing hexagram is called what?
Kui - diversity
Qian - initiating
Kun - earth
yi jing
Three gold coins used for Yi Jing fortune telling

4. What does a carp symbolize a wish for in artwork?
children
promotion
Good luck
fish, lotus

5. What is the ideal depth of water for a paddy field?
2 feet
6 inches
1 inch
rice, paddy fields
Planting rice in paddy fields. Yangshuo, Guangxi, China Photo by Corto Maltese 1999 available under a Creative Commons license .

6. Why is Ginseng mainly considered a potent medicine?
root shape
yellow flower color
scent of leaves
Shandong, Taishan, mountains, moon gate
View of Mount Taishan, Shandong

7. Reginald Johnston was famous in China in what position?
First Ambassador
Army General
Tutor to the last Emperor
opium war, sea battle, junk, boat, ship
The East India Company iron steam ship Nemesis, commanded by Lieutenant W. H. Hall, with boats from the Sulphur, Calliope, Larne and Starling, destroying the Chinese war junks in Anson's Bay, on 7 January 1841. Image by Edward Duncan available under a Creative Commons License

8. Mukden is an old name for which Chinese city
Tianjin
Xi'an
Shenyang
machuria raliway, share certificate
Stock Certificate of South Manchuria Railway (1926-45) Image by South Manchuria Railway available under a Creative Commons License

9. The founder of the Han dynasty Liu Bei had his powerbase in which modern province?
Henan
Hunan
Sichuan
Han dynasty, dance, dancer
China, rustic dancers, eastern han dynasty (25-220). Image by sailko available under a Creative Commons License

10. There is a festival on the ninth day of the ninth month (double ninth) which is also known by what name?
Mid Autumn festival
Dragon Boat festival
Zhong yang
Beijing, calligraphy, hutong, PKChina-49
Calligrapher at Beijing hutong. September 2019. Image by Paul Kerswill

11. Liu Jin in 1510CE accumulated four million pounds of gold in just four years. What was his profession?
Porcelain manufacturer
Imperial eunuch
Tax collector
palace, eunuch, Beijing
Entrance through the Gate of Peace at the Lama Temple Beijing (Yonghegong), or Palace of Peace and Harmony Lama Temple or Yonghegong Lamsery, a renowned lama temple of the Yellow Hat Sect of Lamaism. Building work on the YongHeGong Temple started in 1694 during the Qing Dynasty. It originally served as an official residence for court eunuchs. It was then converted into the court of Prince Yong Zheng (Yin Zhen), a son of emperor KangXi. After YongZheng's ascension to the throne in 1722, half of the building was converted into a lamasery, a monastery for monks of Tibetan Buddhism, while the other half remained an imperial palace. November 2006. Image by Dennis Jarvis from Halifax, Canada available under a Creative Commons license

12. A Jewish community has lived for many centuries in which Chinese city?
Tianjin
Kaifeng
Beijing
Kaifeng, jews

13. The 'Five Avenues' (Wudadao) is an area of colonial buildings in which city?
Tianjin
Fuzhou
Shanghai
jilin, scenery
Jilin mountains

14. What are foxes associated with in China?
evil spirits
romance
good luck
fox

15. Kowloon town within the city of Hong Kong means what in English?
Prosperous harbor
Crane Hill
Nine dragons
Hong Kong, park, modern housing
A pavilion located at Nan Liang Garden in Hong Kong
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