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General Knowledge of China

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Great Wall of China's main purpose was to protect China from northern invaders.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

In Chinese, the word China is written as 中国 and pronounced as "Zhong Guo". What does it mean?

a)

Land of the Rising Sun

b)

Middle Country

c)

Country of the Han People

3.

What is the trade route that connected China all the way to Mediterranean Sea?

a)

Silk Road

b)

The Spice Routes

c)

The Tea Horse Road

4.

Fortune Cookies originated from China.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The Chinese city contains the famous 8,00 Terra-cotta warriors and horses.

a)

Beijing

b)

Chengdu

c)

Xi'an

d)

Shanghai

6.

How long has Terracotta Army been built?

a)

more than 200 years

b)

more than 2000 years

c)

more than 10,000 years

d)

more than 5000 years

7.

The buried Terracotta Army are life-like terracotta figures from the _____ dynasty,

a)

Qing

b)

Qin

c)

Han

d)

Ming

8.

What are the "Four Great Inventions" of Ancient China?

a)

compass, gunpowder, paper, printing

b)

chariots, the number zero, eyeglasses, currency

c)

bubble tea, haw flakes, white rabbit candy, dried squid

9.

China's capital city Beijing (北京) was formerly known as Peking.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which strategy is not part of the "Art if War" by Sun Tzu (written circa 5th BC)?

a)

If you don't know your self or your enemy, you will lose every battle.

b)

Avoid what is strong is strong, strike what is weak.

c)

Do or do not, there is no try

d)

Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.

11.

The Qing Dynasty (清朝) (1644-1912)is the longest reigning and final Chinese dynasty. Which English pronunciation of Qing (清) is the most accurate?

a)

King

b)

Queen

c)

Cheeing

12.

During World War 2, China was embroiled a civil war (Nationalists vs Communists) while facing an invasion from this country. This conflict lasted from 1937-1945.

a)

Russia

b)

Japan

c)

Great Britain

13.

Which historical figure is known as the "Father of Modern China"?

a)

Sun Yat-sen

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Chiang Kai-shek

d)

Xi Jinping

14.

Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese statesman, physician, and political philosopher, who served as the provisional first president of____________and the first leader of the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party of China).

a)

the Republic of China

b)

The People's Republic of China

c)

The People's China

d)

the State of Manchuria

15.

During the Cultural Revolution, almost every Chinese citizen had a copy of this......

a)

Laozi's "Tao Te Ching"

b)

Mao Zedong's "Little Red book"

c)

Liu Cixin's "The Three-Body Problem"

16.

The Cultural Revolution, a campaign launched by then-leader____________ to get rid of his rivals, led to massive social, economic and political upheaval in China.

a)

Sun Yat-sen

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Chiang Kai-shek

d)

Xi Jinping

17.

What do the 5 stars in the flag of China symbolize?

a)

The 5 planets closest to the Sun

b)

The 5 largest ethnic groups in China

c)

Communist party and 4 social classes

18.

Which US president visited China in 1972 to thaw and help usher a more cooperative Sino-American relation?

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

Harry S. Truman

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Abraham Lincoln

19.

At midnight of this day, Britain formally returns Hong Kong to China.

a)

May 5, 1994

b)

July 1, 1997

c)

September 3, 2000

20.

WeChat is a Chinese messaging, social media, and payment app released in 2011. Which company developed it?

a)

Alibaba

b)

Tencent

c)

Huawei

21.

Japanese ramen is a loose adaptation of the Chinese hand-pulled noodles "Lamian" (拉面)

a)

True

b)

False

22.

What year did China host the Summer Olympics in Beijing?

a)

2004

b)

2008

c)

2012

d)

2016

23.

This major city in Southern China is known as the Chinese Silicon Valley.

a)

Shanghai

b)

Chengdu, Sichuan

c)

Shenzhen, Guangdong

24.

On December 14, 2013 China's Chang'e 3 mission deployed this rover on the surface of the moon.

a)

Yutu "Jade Rabbit" 玉兔

b)

Yuejing "Moon Whale" 月鲸

c)

Baihu "White Tiger" 白虎

25.

What's the full name of China right now?

a)

the Republic of China

b)

The People's Republic of China

c)

The People's China

d)

The Great China