History Quiz 2

Intermediate difficulty level quiz about the long history of China.
1. Deng Xiaoping was known for a love of what type of cuisine?
French
Mongolian
Japanese
Thai
food, meal
A typical Chinese family meal. Photo by ZiCheng Xu available under a Creative Commons license .

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

3. What must all Emperors possess to be able to rule?
Mandate of Heaven
Golden sceptre
Ten bronze tripods
1000 concubines
Qing dynasty, Qing tombs, Hebei
Ruins of the Eastern Royal Tombs of the Qing dynasty, Zunhua, Hebei

4. Which Ming Emperor has had his tomb excavated?
Emperor Yongle
Emperor Jingtai
Emperor Jianwen
Emperor Hongwu

5. Westerners call the country ‘China’ in reference to what?
Qin kingdom
Qin dynasty
bronze vessel 'jinya'
name of pottery

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

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

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

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

10. When was the Battle of Talas?
624
162
751
1911
silk road, Uzbekistan, fort
Wall of Itchan Kala (Ichon Qala) on Silk Road - Khiva , Xorazm Province, Uzbekistan

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

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

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

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

15. In which year was Hong Kong passed back to Chinese control under the two systems agreement with the UK?
1911
1860
1982
1997
Hong Kong, park, modern housing
A pavilion located at Nan Liang Garden in Hong Kong

16. Zhu Yuanzhang spent much of his early life as what?
Farmer
Imperial Soldier
Buddhist monk
Philosopher
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 .

17. The Chinese coin used throughout dynastic history had which feature?
square hole
made of iron
round 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

18. The queue hair style was introduced by which dynasty?
Ming
Qing
Mongol (Yuan)
Tang

19. Bai Juyi's poem ‘A song of Unending Sorrow’ commemorates which event?
Death of Empress Wu Zetian
Death of Emperor Xuanzong
Death of Yang Guifei
Defeat at Battle of Talas
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 .

20. Who was one of the leaders of the May 4th movement in Tianjin, 1919?
Peng Dehuai
Lao She
Zhou Enlai
Zhu De
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
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