General quiz about China 2

Medium level quiz about the geography, history, traditions and language of China (2)
1. Which ancient construction is mentioned in the Chinese National Anthem?
Red Canal
Forbidden City
Great Wall
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. What is the Chinese word for walk?
shì
zuó
zǒu
children
A group of children walking home from school in Pengzhou, Sichuan Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

3. In the mid 19th century Shanghai was effectively run by which foreign power?
Japan
Britain
France
Shanghai, bridge, road, cityscape
The Nanpu bridge at Shanghai

4. Zhaolin Park, Harbin hosts a famous set of sculptures in which material
Gold
Bronze
Ice
Heilongjiang, Harbin, modern housing, view
Skyline of Harbin, Heilongjiang

5. The city of Lanzhou is on which major river?
Yellow
Han
Wei
Gansu, Lanzhou, modern housing

6. The foundation of the People's Republic of China was proclaimed in which year?
1937
1949
1911
Mao Zedong, Beijing, communism

7. Empress Wu Zetian was the only female Chinese ruler in which dynasty did she reign?
Qing
Song
Tang
Tang dynasty,  Wu Zetian
The only Wu Zetian sculpture in China. A stone carving statue of Wu Zetian when 63 years old. Image by Guangyuan available under a Creative Commons License

8. Bird's nest soup is made from the nests of which bird?
mandarin duck
flamingo
swiflet
food, banquet
A turntable, or lazy susan, surrounded by diners holding chopsticks in a restaurant in China, 1987, Photo by GeorgeLouis available under a Creative Commons license .

9. Which event marks the traditional end of the Chinese New Year (Spring) festival?
Qingming Festival
Lichun Festival
Lantern Festival
festival, temple, lion dance
Traditional lion dance near a temple

10. By tradition the Chinese wear which color garments at funerals?
black
white
orange
Qingming, tomb, ancestor veneration
Making offerings at the family tomb, Qingming festival Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

11. Which is the largest province in China by area?
Sichuan
Xinjiang
Yunnan
Xinjiang, landscape, river

12. Which of these Chinese leaders were never officially Chairman or President of China?
Deng Xiaoping
Mao Zedong
Hu Jintao
Shanxi, leaders, PRC
Portraits of modern leaders of the Chinese Communist party Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

13. Matteo Ricci was a member of which Christian organization?
Benedictene
Jesuit
Cistercian
Matteo Ricci SJ, christianity
Matteo Ricci and Paul Xu Guangqi From Athanasius Kircher, La Chine … Illustr?e, Amsterdam, 1670. Image from web page Image available under a Creative Commons license .

14. The Terracotta warriors are in a tomb complex for the Emperor who founded which dynasty?
Sui
Ming
Qin
Qin dynasty, Terracotta army

15. The Japanese word Kamikaze is named after the attempted invasion of Japan during which dynasty?
Sui
Mongol (Yuan)
Qing
Mount Fuji, Japan
Mt. Fuji from Tokyo Japan, February 2008. Image by Toshihiro Oimatsu from Amagasaki, Hyogo available under a Creative Commons license .

16. The area around Guilin is famous for what sort of geographic feature?
volcanoes
karst (limestone pillars)
lakes

17. A ‘fenghuang’ is the name of a Chinese mythical creature what is it usually translated as what?
basilisk
werewolf
phoenix
dragon, Dali, Yunnan
Mystical creatures at Chongshen monastery, Dali, Yunnan province

18. Silkworms are normally fed on which plant's leaves?
Oak
White mulberry
Gingko
silk
Court ladies preparing silk. Produced with ink and colors on silk.
Image available under a Creative Commons license

19. On a Chinese abacus each ball in the upper (heaven) register represent how many units?
5
9
6
Xinjiang, Urumqi, market, spices
Spices on sales at a market in Xinjiang

20. Kunming Lake, Beijing is located within which famous tourist spot?
Temple of Heaven
Tian'anmen Square
Summer Palace
Beijing, modern housing
View of Beijing city from the TV tower
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