History Quiz 2

Intermediate difficulty level quiz about the long history of China.
1. The city of Guangzhou was ransacked in 758CE by whom?
japanese
arabs
koreans
burmese
Guangdong, Guangzhou
The Pearl River, Guangzhou at night. 2005. Image by Daniel Berthold available under a Creative Commons license .

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

3. Laos has a short border with China, it used to be ruled by which European power?
Belgium
Netherlands
France
Portugal
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 .

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

5. Who was one of the leaders of the May 4th movement in Tianjin, 1919?
Lao She
Peng Dehuai
Sun Yatsen
Zhou Enlai
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

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

7. When did the Taiping Rebellion take place?
1485-90
1850-64
120-90BCE
1911-37
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 .

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

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

10. Westerners call the country ‘China’ in reference to what?
Latin word for silk
Qin dynasty
name of pottery
Qin kingdom

11. Which leader spent some time working at a tractor factory at Xinjian, Jiangxi?
Hua Guofeng
Zhu De
Jiang Zemin
Deng Xiaoping
Jiangxi, Nanchang, pavilion, modern housing
Nanchang city, Jiangxi

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

13. The first bridge over the lower Yangzi at Wuhan was built in which year?
1957
1800
1978
1470
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 .

14. When was the Battle of Talas?
751
106BCE
1251
1911
silk road, Uzbekistan, fort
Wall of Itchan Kala (Ichon Qala) on Silk Road - Khiva , Xorazm Province, Uzbekistan

15. Bai Juyi's poem ‘A song of Unending Sorrow’ commemorates which event?
Death of Emperor Xuanzong
Defeat at Battle of Talas
Defeat by Mongol invaders
Death of Yang Guifei
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 .

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

17. In which year was Hong Kong passed back to Chinese control under the two systems agreement with the UK?
1860
1997
1976
1911
Hong Kong, park, modern housing
A pavilion located at Nan Liang Garden in Hong Kong

18. Zhu Yuanzhang spent much of his early life as what?
Poet
Court official
Imperial Soldier
Buddhist monk
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. What must all Emperors possess to be able to rule?
Ten bronze tripods
1000 concubines
Mandate of Heaven
Golden sceptre
Qing dynasty, Qing tombs, Hebei
Ruins of the Eastern Royal Tombs of the Qing dynasty, Zunhua, Hebei

20. Which Ming Emperor has had his tomb excavated?
Emperor Hongzhi
Emperor Hongwu
Emperor Yongle
Emperor Jingtai
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