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Beijing City was established: A)Over 1000 years ago B)Over 3000 years ago C)Over 5000 years ago D)Over 13 seconds ago
What is B)over 3000 years ago
100
The guzheng is: A)a plucked string instrument B)a bowed string instrument C)a percussion instrument D)too awesome to be classified
What is a A)plucked string instrument
100
The Siege of the International Legations (by the Eight-Nation Alliance) happened in: A)1800 B)1900 C)1914 D)2000
What is B)1900
100
The main religion that most of Chinese people believe in was: A)Christianity B)Catholicism C)Buddhism D)Some weird random religion they made up themselves
What is C)Buddhism
100
Chinese writing is called: A)Hieroglyphics B)Han zi C)Kanji D)Michelle zi
What is B)Han zi ("kanji" would be, literally, also correct because it means "Han characters", which is basically "Chinese", in Japanese, but it is used to refer to Japanese writing instead of actual Chinese writing. The Chinese pronunciation of this is "Han zi" and means the same thing, and the written form of this term in characters are the same in Japanese and Chinese. Very confusing OvO#)
200
The Qin Dynasty was: A)The first dynasty of the Chinese Empire B)The eleventh dynasty of the Chinese Empire C)The last dynasty of the Chinese Empire D)The current dynasty of China that will take over the world very, very soon!
What is B)the seventh dynasty of the Chinese Empire
200
Which of the following is NOT a type of Chinese opera: A)Beijing opera B)Nogaku C)Huangmei Xi D)Qinqiang
What is B)Nogaku (a type of Japanese musical drama)
200
The only female "emperor" to rule over China was: A)Wu Zetian B)Hua Mulan(She was a real person, you know) C)Zhen Huan D)Sam
Who is A)Wu Zetian
200
The "three teachings" are: A)Shintoism, Taoism, and Confucianism B)Buddhism, Taoism, and Catholicism C)Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism D)I have......no idea, but I think there are three! ......Right?
What is C)Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism
200
For good luck, the Chinese often kept: A)Crickets B)Chrysanthemums C)Butterflies D)Union Jacks!!!! 8D
What is A)crickets(but I wish it was D XD)
300
Beijing has been renamed many times, and it was called "Youzhou" during: A)The Qin Dynasty(226 B.C.) B)The Tang Dynasty(618-907A.D.) C)The Liao Dynasty(916-1125 A.D.) D)The Nicholas Dynasty(2002-2014 A.D.)
What is B)during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.)
300
Which of the following instruments is NOT a bowed string instrument? A)the erhu B)the leiqin C)the pipa D)the violin
What is C)the pipa
300
When did the Chinese Empire fall? A)On January 11th, 1912, when emperor Yuan Shikai abdicated his throne as the last emperor of China B)On February 12th, 1912, when emperor Puyi abdicated his throne as the last emperor of China C)On March 13th, 1912, when emperor Wu Zetian abdicated her throne as the last "emperor" of China D)1 second ago......I swear I just witnessed the emperor's abdication!
What is B)on February 12th, 1912, when emperor Puyi abdicated his throne as the last emperor of China(On my birthday! 8D)
300
Taoism was founded by: A)Confucius B)Laozi C)Tolui D)Mr. Dotto
Who is B)Laozi
300
The traditional Chinese calendar was: A)Based on the phrases of the Sun(solar) B)Based on the phrases of the Moon(lunar) C)Based on the phrases of the stars(stellar) D)Based on the awesomeness of Melina
What is B)based on the phrases of the Moon(lunar)
400
The Mongolians conquered China and established the Yuan Dynasty during: A)1271, under Genghis Khan B)1368, under Genghis Khan C)1271, under Kublai Khan D)1368, under Kublai Khan E)2014, under the Awesome Allison
What is C)1271, under Kublai Khan
400
A type of musical scale found very VERY often in Chinese music is: A)The pentatonic scale B)The blues scale C)The whole-tone scale D)The chromatic scale E)The awesome Marina scale
What is A)the pentatonic scale
400
Peking was home to: A)20 emperors B)30 emperors C)18 emperors D)24 emperors
What is D)24 emperors
400
Who was said to have 72 followers? A)Confucius B)Mengzi C)Laozi D)The awesome Brock
Who is A)Confucius
400
The Chinese were: A)The inventors of violas, pianos, paper, ink, and plastic B)The inventors of rulers, paper, kites, fireworks, and bookmarks C)The inventors of paper currency, compasses, gunpowder, fireworks, and paper D)The inventors of pizza, tea, computers, paper currency, and being as awesome as Melissa
What is C)the inventors of paper currency, compasses, gunpowder, fireworks, and paper
500
The correct order of the last dynasties in China is: A)Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing B)Song, Tang, Ming, Yuan, Qing C)Yuan, Tang, Song, Ming, Qing D)I have......NO IDEA! But I did notice that they all have four letters in their names!
What is A)Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing
500
The oldest surviving piece of written music in China is called: A)Jieshi Diao Zhoulan B)Jieshi Diao Youlan C)Jieshi Diao Muolan D)Fur Elise
What is B)Jieshi Diao Youlan
500
The troops who protected the capital and the emperor are called: A)The Yiyongjun B)The Xinsijun C)The Jiefangjun D)The Yulinjun E)The Imperial Army of the UKA(you know what that stands for 8D)
What is D)the Yulinjun
500
Buddhists believe in: A)The Bible B)The Sutra C)The Koran D)The LEGO Movie
What is B)the Sutra
500
WARNING: This might be very, very hard...... The Great Wall was FIRST built because: A)It was a failed strategy that the Chinese came up with to protect their empire from the invading Mongolians B)It was a successful strategy that the Chinese came up with to protect their empire from the invading Xiong Nu Tribe and other nomads from the north C)It was a successful strategy that the Chinese came up with to protect their empire from the invading Tu Jue Tribe and other nomads from the south D)It was a failed strategy that the Chinese came up with to protect their empire from the invading Japanese from the east E)It was a successful strategy that the Chinese came up with to protect their empire from the invading British (during the Opium Wars) and the invasion of the Eight-Nation Alliance(Germany, Italy, Japan, Austria-Hungary, Britain, France, Russia, United States of America) F)It was a failed strategy that the Chinese came up with to protect the Earth from invading aliens who were led by Thomas, who later took over the entire present dimension of the universe
What is B)a successful strategy that the Chinese came up with to protect their empire from the invading Xiong Nu Tribe and other nomads from the north (Although I wish it was E XD)
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