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Chinatown

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In March 1977, 43-year-old Roman Polanksi was arrested and charged with carrying out which of these crimes against 13-year-old Samantha Geimer (tick all that apply)

a)

rape by use of drugs

b)

perversion

c)

sodomy

d)

lewd and lascivious act upon a child under 14

e)

furnishing a controlled substance to a minor

2.

Infamously, where did 43-year-old film director Roman Polanski meet 13-year-old child model Samantha Geimer?

a)

On the set of the movie Chinatown

b)

At a family function in San Francisco

c)

At Jack Nicholson's Belair mansion

d)

At Evening Mass in an LA church

3.

Chinatown was nominated for 11 (ELEVEN) Oscars. How many did it win?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

6

d)

10

4.

In the town hall planning scene at the start of Chinatown, which President's portrait is hanging behind the speakers, facing the audience?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Ulysses S Grant

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Franklin D Roosevelt

5.

The Bund – on Shanghai's waterfront – is a copy of which city's waterfront?

a)

Manhattan

b)

Amsterdam

c)

Liverpool

d)

San Francisco

6.

Where is this Chinatown?

a)

London

b)

Adelaide

c)

Los Angeles

d)

Yokohama

7.

The first Chinatown was established in 1594. Where?

a)

Manila

b)

Melbourne

c)

Tokyo

d)

San Francisco

8.

A 2017 census found that the New York metropolitan area is home to almost 900,000 Chinese people – but how many Chinatowns?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

9

d)

12

9.

China finished third in the medal table at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – one gold behind Team GB & NI. How many golds did China win?

a)

22

b)

26

c)

28

d)

29

10.

Select the smallest Chinese city (by popluation size) from the list below. It is currently estimated to have 8.3m residents:

a)

Tianjin

b)

Shenzhen

c)

Wuhan

d)

Beijing

11.

Select the Chinaman from the list below with the most appearances in the English Premier League

a)

Li Tie

b)

Zheng Zhi

c)

Sun Jihai

d)

Dong Fangzhuo

12.

What is the Chinese Zodiac sign for 2021

a)

rat

b)

monkey

c)

pig

d)

ox

13.

Which of these is a Chinese beer brand?

a)

Chang

b)

Asahi

c)

Alibaba

d)

Tsingtao

14.

How tall is former Houston Rockets center Yao Ming?

a)

6 ft 11 in

b)

7 ft 2 in

c)

7 ft 6 in

d)

7 ft 9 in

15.

The head of which organisation said this at the 2018 Chinese International Motorshow?


"Our fanbase is growing rapidly in this part of the world, and as we continue our partnership with MG China, we look forward to bringing our fans even closer to the club through fantastic activations."

a)

UK Government

b)

Liverpool FC

c)

Golden State Warriors

d)

Table Tennis England

16.

What percentage of the world's population is Chinese?

a)

11.72%

b)

9.88%

c)

15.24%

d)

18.47%

17.

What percentage of the world's land mass is Chinese?

a)

8%

b)

11%

c)

15%

d)

19%

18.

Which of these legends have been in their current leadership role the longest?

a)

Sean Dyche

b)

Xi Jinping

c)

Rodrigo Duterte

d)

Nicolas Maduro

19.

What was the name of this flag, used by China for the latter part of the 19th Century

a)

Qing victory flag

b)

Dragon sun flag

c)

Flying snake flag

d)

Yellow dragon flag

20.

What is the Spanish phrase for Chinatown?

a)

barrio chino

b)

pueblo de chino

c)

ciudad de china

d)

chino zona

21.

In what year was Inter Milan chairman Steven Zhang born?

a)

1988

b)

1984

c)

1991

d)

1994

22.

At £6.4bn in 2019, which good is the largest export from the UK to China?

a)

Gold

b)

Petroleum

c)

Road vehicles

d)

Sausages

23.

Three of these were born in 1974, the year of Chinatown's release. Select the one born in 1978.

a)

Leonardo DiCaprio

b)

Jimmy Fallon

c)

Paul Scholes

d)

Usher

24.

Which of these words could NOT be used to describe the character JJ Gittes in Chinatown?

a)

laconic

b)

recalcitrant

c)

brackish

d)

fastidious

25.

What is the highest honour bestowed by the Chinese state on its citizens: "for great contributions to the defending of the country and outstanding service to Chinese society"

a)

Order of Friendship

b)

Order of the Republic

c)

Order of August the First

d)

Order of July the First