Geography
The continent that China is located in.
What is Asia?
The founder of the PRC (People's Republic of China).
Who is Mao Zedong?
The most well-known form of Chinese art.
What is blue and white porcelain?
This is a staple to every Chinese meal. It's harvested in fields.
What is rice?
Sun Wukong, the main character in Journey to the West.
Who is the Monkey King?
The capital of China.
What is Beijing?
This medical needle treatment originated in China.
What is acupuncture?
These religions influenced Chinese art.
What are Buddhism, Daoism, and Islam?
Typically filled with ground pork and green onions and wrapped in a thin dough. They can be enjoyed steamed or fried.
What are dumplings?
The goddess on the moon, she is accompanied by the jade rabbit. Bonus if you name her husband.
Who is Chang'e? BONUS: Houyi
The second longest river in northern China.
What is the Yellow River (黄河/Huánghé)?
Students protesting corruption were suppressed by Chinese military in this event, resulting in the deaths of hundreds.
What is Tiananmen Square Massacre?
The name of the ceramics that used green, orange, and white.
What is sancai("three-color")?
The dessert traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
What is mooncake?
This is the reason there's no cat in the Chinese zodiac.
What is a rat?
The rat didn't wake up the lazy cat and the cat overslept. Thus why the cat evolved to hunt the rat.
China consists of many different biomes. Name at least three of them.
What is... tropical/subtropical forests, temperate forests, deserts, montane grasslands, wetlands?
Name at least 2 things that were discovered in the Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE).
What is... paper, seismograph, blast furnaces, wheelbarrow, compass, etc?
The name of traditional Chinese laquerware.
What is qidiao?
Originating in Guangdong, this is an array of dishes which are served in steamer baskets or on small dishes.
What is dim sum (ex. siu mai, chicken feet, shrimp dumplings, pork buns, etc.)?
Essentially Chinese brunch
There are four creatures that guard the four cardinal directions, name the four animals they are based off of. (One of them are technically two so either are accepted)
Dragon (East) Phoenix (South) Tiger (West) Tortoise and Snake (North)
Name at least 4 countries which border China.
What is... Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, India, North Korea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Russia, Tajikistan, Vietnam?
The first dynasty in China. (could be two different answers)
What is the Xia dynasty (OR Shang dynasty)?
The art style that became prominent after 1949. (hint: government)
What is revolutionary realism?
Name at least 4 dishes eaten during Chinese New Year.
What are... fish, dumplings, spring rolls, nian gao (rice cakes), longevity noodles, chicken, tangyuan (sweet rice balls), sticky rice, etc.?
Animal that the Chinese dragon most resemble
What is a snake?