Traditions Quiz 2

Intermediate level quiz all about Chinese traditions.
1. The English name 'tea' has what origin?
Indian word
Guangzhou word
Malay word
Fujian word
tea, people
Demonstrating the elaborate tea ceremony at the Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum, Chengdu, Sichuan

2. Single's day in China is on which day each year?
November 11th
December 1st
August 17th
January 1st
restaurant, food, people, Sichuan
A traditional Sichuan chafing dish lunch at Jiezi, Sichuan Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

3. General Hanxin used kites in his military campaigns to do what?
drop propaganda
making aerial noises
lift troops
measure distance
kite, dragon
A Chinese long dragon kite. Image by available under a Creative Commons license

4. Which of these is an inappropriate gift because of traditional symbolism?
apricots
apples
pears
wine
Spring Festival, Shenzhen, market, people, lantern
Buying supplies for the Chinese New Year Festival, Shenzhen Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

5. Mongolian food has many dishes that use which meat?
beef
goat
chicken
lamb
Inner Mongolia, landscape, horse, rider
A horseman riding over the grasslands of Inner Mongolia

6. In Feng Shui the fire element is associated with which taste?
salty
umami
bitter
sour

7. The 'Preface to poems composed at the Orchid Pavilion' is a attributed to which writer?
Wang Anshi
Su Shi
Wang Xizhi
Du Fu
calligraphy, children
Child practising calligraphy

8. Bamboo is used for many things, which of these is it NOT been used for?
making paper
making pipes
making bread
making hats
bamboo
“Bamboo under Spring Rain” by Xia Chang, 1388-1470. Philadelphia Museum of Art
Image for Google Art Project available under a Creative Commons license

9. How many white pieces are there in a standard game of weiqi (go)?
180
16
50
77

10. Under what kind of tree did the Buddha achieve enlightenment?
ginkgo
cypress
oak
pipal
Sui dynasty, Longmen Grottoes, Henan, deity, Buddhism
The Longmen grottoes, Henan feature many Buddhist carvings

11. Lion stone statues are often placed at temples entrances, by tradition what does the one on the right hold in its paw?
ball
dove
halberd
cub
Shanghai, lion, bronze
Chinese lion door knocker in Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai

12. The swastika symbol in China symbolizes a wish for what?
wealth
long life
peace
death
swastika
The two forms of swastika combined to give a lattice window design motif.

13. Mao's wife Jiang Qing was responsible for major reforms in which area?
opera
agriculture
handicrafts
silk production
Jiang Qing, Mao Zedong
Jiang Qing and Mao Zedong. Source : Netor.com . Available under a Creative Commons license .

14. The stars in the Chinese sky are organized as what?
garden
mountain ranges
provinces
Imperial court
mansions, xiu
The twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese astronomy. May 2008. Image by Mysid available under a Creative Commons License

15. The Isles of the Blessed were thought to lie in which direction from China?
west
south-west
east
south
immortality
Painting and calligraphy from a large format Chinese album illustrating stories of Taoist immortals -people who sought or achieved immortality. One of 15 paintings. The text concerns a Taoist adept, Wang Qiao, a Han period official. Image by British Library available under a Creative Commons License

16. Which is NOT included in pairs of animal statues along the sacred road to the Ming Tombs?
camel
dragon
horse
kylin
Ming tombs, statue, sacred way
Statue on the way of souls towards the Ming tombs near Beijing. This is one of a pair of facing statues representing an official waiting to deliver his reports to the emperor. The reports would be in the form of vertical ideogramic script brushed onto a number of wood or ivory tablets. Available under a Creative Commons License

17. The Qilin is broadly similar to which western mythical creature?
unicorn
griffin
centaur
phoenix

18. What grows in the garden of the Queen Mother of the West that bestows immortality?
jujubes
lychees
cabbages
peaches
garden, Jiangsu
Chinese garden in autumn, Yangzhou, Jiangsu

19. Shaoxing is famous for producing what?
chillies
noodles
rice wine
soy sauce
Zhejiang, mountains, view
Zhejiang scenery near Hangzhou including a tea plantation

20. Which of these is NOT considered a strongly nourishing food in China?
Bird's nest
beef steak
Tea
Duck
food
Cuisine of China: Snake meat. Photo by Poco a poco available under a Creative Commons license .
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