Chinese quiz questions:
Whose teachings inspired the French Revolution?
(a) Locke
(b) Rousseau
(c) Hegel
(d) Plato
The city which was once called ‘the Forbidden City’ –
(a) Chongqing
(b) Nanjing
(c) Dalian
(d) Beijing
What is the official Chinese news agency known as?
(a) ITAR-TASS
(b) AFP
(c) Xinhua
(d) Hu-Gin Group
What is the name given to the retreat from Chiang Kai-shek’s forces by the Chinese communists from Jiangxi to Shaanxi, a 9,600 km (5,965 mile), year-long journey that began in October 1934?
(a) Dandi Salt March
(b) The Long March
(c) The Green March
(d) March To The Sea
In 1949, in the last stages of the Chinese Civil War, Mao Zedong announced the creation of the People’s Republic of China, in which newly named capital of the Republic?
(a) Xanadu
(b) Guangzhou
(c) Taipei
(D) Beijing
The Chinese river known as yellow river is
(a) Hwang-Ho
(b) Sikiang
(c) Yangtse-Kiang
(d) Mekong
What is the name of the traditional Chinese wedding game where the groomsmen “ransom” the bride?
(a) Red Envelope Game
(b) Bride Price Game
(c) Door Games
(d) Tea Ceremony Game
The Great Wall of China was built by
(a) Li-tai-pu
(b) Shih Huang-ti
(c) Lao-tze
(d) Confucius
One of the first actions taken in China’s ”Great Leap Forward” was a campaign initiated by Mao Zedong, the first President, to eliminate what birds?
(a) Sparrows
(b) Larks
(c) Eagles
(d) Flamingos
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What is the national game of China?
(a) Football
(b) Table Tennis (Ping Pong)
(c) Badminton
(d) Hockey
In Chinese weddings, what is the significance of the double happiness symbol?
(a) It represents good luck and happiness
(b) It symbolizes the union of the bride and groom
(c) It is a traditional Chinese character used for weddings
(d) All of the above
Who was the chairperson of the Chinese Communist Party at the time of liberation of China?
(a) Zhou Enlai
(b) Deng Xiaoping
(c) Mao Zedong
(d) Liu Shaoqi
Biggest deserts in China
(a) Badain Jaran Desert
(b) Shapotou Desert
(c) Singing Sand Dunes
(d) Taklamakan Desert
Question: China liberalized its economy in __
(a) early 1970s
(b) late 1970s
(c) early 1990s
(d) late 1990s
India and China’s border is called:
(a) McMohan Line
(b) Radcliffe Line
(c) Siegfried Line
(d) Attila Line
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What is the capital of China?
(a) Shanghai
(b) Beijing
(c) Hong Kong
(d) Wuhan
The founder of the Chinese Republic was –
(a) Zhang Heng
(b) Liu Xiang
(c) San Yat Sen
(d) Confucius
Under which dynasty did the construction of the Great Wall of China start?
(a) Chou
(b) Han
(c) Chin
(d) Sui
At which Olympic Games did the People’s Republic of China participate for the first time?
(a) 1984, Los Angeles
(b) 1988, Seoul
(c) 1952, Helsinki
(d) 1964, Tokyo
The Chinese Nationalist Party Kuomintang was found by
(a) Pu-yi
(b) Mao Tse-tung
(c) Chiang Kai-shek
(d) Sun Yat-sen
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China was also known as
(a) Chung hua
(b) Wang Chong
(c) Gongsun
(d) Dilraba
When Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuom-intang lost the civil war in China to Mao Zedong, where did they escape to in 1949?
(a) Laos
(b) Taiwan
(c) Korea
(d) Japan
The Great wall of China was built in the year The first
(a) 211 BC
(b) 214 AD
(c) 211 AD
(d) 214 BC
During Abbasid times, the Arabs learned from China the technique of making
(a) Fine silk
(b) Gunpowder and cannons
(c) Paper
(d) All correct
The Gobi desert is located in –
(a) Mongolia
(b) Chengdu
(c) Guizhou
(d) Macao
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The Cultural Revolution was launched in China in 1966 by –
(a) Kublai Khan
(b) Sun Yat-sen
(c) Mao Tse-tung
(d) Zu Chongzhi
Question: In China, what color does the bride traditionally wear?
(a) Silver
(b) Yellow
(c) Red
(d) Peach
The national flower of China is –
(a) Lotus
(b) Orchid
(c) Middlemist Red
(d) Narcissus
What country, after having governed it for 155 years, transferred its sovereignty of Hong Kong to China in 1997?
(a) USA
(b) UK
(c) New Zealand
(d) Russia
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China launched its first cargo spacecraft ___
(a) Pujiang-1
(b) TanSat
(c) Tianzhou-1
(d) Chingjian
Revolution of China resulted in
(a) Establishment of a Republic
(b) Feudalism
(c) Democracy
(d) Increased problems of people
Where is the Temple of Confucius?
(a) Guilin
(b) Sanya
(c) Qufu
(d) Kunming
