History Quiz 2

Intermediate difficulty level quiz about the long history of China.
1. In which year was Hong Kong passed back to Chinese control under the two systems agreement with the UK?
1911
1997
1860
2006
Hong Kong, park, modern housing
A pavilion located at Nan Liang Garden in Hong Kong

2. The city of Guangzhou was ransacked in 758CE by whom?
thais
koreans
mongols
arabs
Guangdong, Guangzhou
The Pearl River, Guangzhou at night. 2005. Image by Daniel Berthold available under a Creative Commons license .

3. Which leader spent some time working at a tractor factory at Xinjian, Jiangxi?
Wang Hongwen
Zhou Enlai
Deng Xiaoping
Jiang Zemin
Jiangxi, Nanchang, pavilion, modern housing
Nanchang city, Jiangxi

4. Bai Juyi's poem ‘A song of Unending Sorrow’ commemorates which event?
Death of Empress Wu Zetian
Death of Yang Guifei
Defeat at Battle of Talas
Death of Wang Mang
Tang dynasty, woman, music
Chinese artwork of lady musicians in a raised-relief, from the Capital Museum in Beijing, dated to the Five Dynasties and the Ten Kingdoms Period (907-960CE) Image by gongfu_king available under a Creative Commons license .

5. The first bridge over the lower Yangzi at Wuhan was built in which year?
1470
1978
1910
1957
Yangzi Bridge, Yangzi River, river
Runyang North Bridge over the Chang Jiang (Yangtze River) in Jiangsu province, southern China. Photo by Andy Zang, available under a Creative Commons license .

6. What must all Emperors possess to be able to rule?
Golden sceptre
Jade wand
Mandate of Heaven
Ten bronze tripods
Qing dynasty, Qing tombs, Hebei
Ruins of the Eastern Royal Tombs of the Qing dynasty, Zunhua, Hebei

7. Deng Xiaoping was known for a love of what type of cuisine?
Thai
Mongolian
Cantonese
French
food, meal
A typical Chinese family meal. Photo by ZiCheng Xu available under a Creative Commons license .

8. The Chinese coin used throughout dynastic history had which feature?
image of sun
round hole
made of iron
square hole
God of Money, poster
Chinese Lunar New Year money god poster in Hong Kong. Image by Mk2010 available under a Creative Commons license

9. When did the Taiping Rebellion take place?
1850-64
1911-37
120-90BCE
428-30
Taiping Rebellion, museum
Site of King Shiwang's Residence of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in Jinhua, Zhejiang the key historical sites under state protection. April 2011 Available by Doctoroftcm under a Creative Commons license .

10. Celadon is a prized form of porcelain often with crackled glaze, with which dynasty is it mainly associated?
Sui
Song
Han
Shang
Celadon, porcelain, Song dynasty

11. Where did Emperor Qinshuangdi build his capital city?
Xianyang near Xi'an
Chengzhou
Chang'an
Luoyang
Qin dynasty, Terracotta army
The famous terracotta warriors at the tomb of the first Qin Emperor Shihuangdi

12. Who led the forces of the Han dynasty at the battle of Red Cliff?
Fan Chong
Emperor Gaodi
Cao Cao
Wang Mang
Three kingdoms, sculpture
Modern statues of the leaders of the Three Kingdoms, Langzhong, Sichuan

13. When was the Battle of Talas?
1911
162
751
1251
silk road, Uzbekistan, fort
Wall of Itchan Kala (Ichon Qala) on Silk Road - Khiva , Xorazm Province, Uzbekistan

14. Sun Yatsen was President of the Republic of China for how long?
16 years
6 weeks
10 years
6 years
Guangdong, Sun Yatsen
Sun Yatsen Memorial Hall with bronze statue

15. The queue hair style was introduced by which dynasty?
Mongol (Yuan)
Tang
Northern Song
Qing

16. Which Ming Emperor has had his tomb excavated?
Emperor Wanli
Emperor Yongle
Emperor Hongzhi
Emperor Hongwu

17. Who was one of the leaders of the May 4th movement in Tianjin, 1919?
Peng Dehuai
Zhou Enlai
Zhu De
Sun Yatsen
May 4th movement, Beijing University, Beijing
Students of Beijing Normal University (arrested at the May Fourth Movement) returned to the university on May 7th, 1919. Available under a Creative Commons License

18. Zhu Yuanzhang spent much of his early life as what?
Court official
Poet
Buddhist monk
Imperial Soldier
Ming dynasty, porcelain, plate
Photo by Anonymous, Chinese plate, Ming dynasty, Yongle period 1403-1424, porcelain with under-glaze blue, 23 inches [58 cms] diameter, Honolulu Academy of Arts. Available under a Creative Commons license .

19. Westerners call the country ‘China’ in reference to what?
Qin kingdom
bronze vessel 'jinya'
name of pottery
Malay word for the country

20. Laos has a short border with China, it used to be ruled by which European power?
Netherlands
France
Portugal
Germany
Yangzi River, river, Wuhan
An evening view of the Chang Jiang (Yangtze) and the Hanyang/Hankou side of the river from Wuchang. Picture taken from the waterfront a short distance north of the First Bridge Photo by Oskarp , available under a Creative Commons license .
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