Inventions
Great Wall of China
Colors/Philosophy
Number System
Surprise!
200

What subject is the abacus used for?

What is mathematics?

200

True or false: It only took 2 dynasties to build the wall.

False

200

Name two of the 5 colors in the Chinese color theory

2 of green, red, white, black/blue, yellow

200

Name one of the advancements the Chinese had in mathematics. Fractions, exponents, etc.

Negatives and positives, decimals, symbol 0, 9 chapters in mathematical art

200

Who won the Super Bowl this year?

Philidelphia Eagles

400

Name 4 inventions the Chinese created. It cannot have already been discussed. (If one was used as an answer or in a question already)

Silk, paper, printing, compass, kite, fireworks, gunpowder, abacus, fan, wheelbarrow, and umbrella 

400

Name the popular myth about the Great Wall of China  (HINT: Space) Is it true or false?

You can see the Great Wall of China from space. It's false.

400

Finish the analogy

green:wood::red:_____

( hint, think Chinese color theory)

fire

400

What was the name of how the Chinese wrote numbers in lines and dashes?

Number Rod


400

How many Toy Story movies are there?

4

600

What invention was made from gunpowder in bamboo stalks?

Fireworks

600

Approximately (rounded to about 1,000), how long is the Great Wall of China? (in miles)

13,000 miles or 21,000 km

600

What is the meaning of the yin-yang in terms of good and evil

you can't have good without evil nor vise versa, you need one oppisite for another.

600

What did the Nine Chapters in the  Mathematical Art explain? 

The rules of adding and subtracting positive and negative integers

600

Who painted the painting "Starry Night"?

Vincent Van Gogh

800

Name one use for the kite (other than enjoyment)

Signal warnings or carry explosives

800

What enemy was the Great Wall meant to defend against?

The Mongolians

800

What does yellow symbolise in the color symbolism system (character traits NOT elements)

Royalty or honor (synonyms are accepted)

800

What did the invention of positive and negative numbers on the number rod (red and black dashes) help solve in the Chinese lives? (What did they use it for?)

Taxation and/or trade


800

What element does the chemical symbol Au stand for?

Gold

1000

What was the purpose of updating the wheelbarrow in 231 BC?

To be effective for use in the military

1000

What emperor ordered to start of the project of the Great Wall of China?

Who is Emperor Qin Shi Huang

1000

Give an example yin and yang in life and which one is yin and which one is yang.

Answers may vary. 

1000

Explain the importance of the decimal system.(Include what it is)

Answers will vary.

1000

How many hearts do octopi have?

3!