Geography
What is the second longest river in China?
A) Yangtze River C) Yellow River
B) Pear River D) Heilongjiang River
C) Yellow River
In what year was the People’s Republic of China proclaimed?
A) 1949 C) 1965
B) 1950 D) 1945
A) 1949
What is China's national sport?
A) Tai Chi C) Badminton
B) Sanda D) Pingpong
D) Pingpong
Who was the first ruler of China after the proclamation of the People's Republic of China?
A) Mao Zedong C) Xi Jinping
B) Hao Xin D) Deng Xiaoping
A) Mao Zedong
What do the four small stars of the Chinese flag symbolise?
A) Four national prides
B) Four great leaders of China
C) Four social classes
D) Four largest regions
C) Four social classes
China is the world’s largest country, what is its surface area?
A) 9,600,000 km2 C) 9,900,000 km2
B) 9,800,000 km2 D) 9,500,000 km2
A) 9,600,000 km2
'The Four Great Inventions' from ancient China are celebrated in Chinese culture for their historical significance, which of the following is not one of the Great Inventions?
A) Papermaking C) Printing
B) Compass D) Distilling
D) Distilling
Which of the following is an actual name for a Chinese dish?
A) Disesteemed shrimp B) Frustrated cow
C) Unhappy pig D) Drunken chicken
D) Drunken chicken
Who proposed the one country, two systems approach to the peaceful reunification of China in 1984?
A) Mao Zedong C) Jiang Zemin
B) Zhou Enlai D) Deng Xiaoping
D) Deng Xiaoping
The Chinese Zodiac is based on the lunar calendar and assigns one of 12 animals to each year. Which animal is not included in the Chinese zodiac?
A) Dog C) Horse
B) Cat D) Pig
B) Cat
China borders 14 sovereign states, which of the following is not a bordering country?
A) Uzbekistan C) Tajikistan
B) Vietnam D) Afghanistan
A) Uzbekistan
Which of the following was not used to build the Great Wall of China, whose construction took 1800 years to build?
A) Stone C) Rice
B) Earth D) Bamboo
D) Bamboo
There are many temple statues of Buddha in China. The Golden Statue of Purusha is located on the Golden Peak of Mount Emei. It is 48 metres high, weighing over 600 tons and with a floor area of 1,000 m², it is the largest and tallest statue of the Tenfold Purusha in the world, how many heads does it have?
A) 1 C) 5
B) 10 D) 8
B) 10
What is the name of the senior most ruling council in China’s communist party?
A) Guardian Council C) Politburo Standing Committee
B) Executive Council D) Presidential Cabinet
C) Politburo Standing Committee
Philosophical Taoism has origins in China, who is its founder?
A) Lao Tzu C) Sun Tzu
B) Confucius D) Qin Ling
A) Lao Tzu
Where is the lowest point in mainland China?
A) Fujian Province C) Tarim Basin
B) Turpan Basin D) Hubei Province
B) Turpan Basin
During which period were chillies introduced to China?
A) Tang Dynasty C) Late Ming Dynasty
B) Early Qin Dynasty D) Song Dynasty
C) Late Ming Dynasty
The Chinese New Year is one of the most important festivals in China, and due to the wide range of regions, the food culture is very different. Dumplings are the main dish in the North, what is the main dish in the South?
A) Zhajiangmian C) Shumai
B) Lo mein D) Tangyuan
D) Tangyuan
What female politician was one of the first women to become a member of the Communist Party of China and is often regarded as the pioneer of the "women's movement" of China?
A) Yin Yicui C) Xiang Jingyu
B) Rosanna Wong D) Liao Xiaoyi
C) Xiang Jingyu
Which of the following is not an official symbol of China?
A) Giant panda C) Chinese dragon
B) Golden pheasant D) Red-crowned crane
B) Golden pheasant
The Yangtze River is the third longest river in the world, and the longest river in the world entirely within the borders of one country, with a total length of 6,300 km. What is the number of Chinese provinces the Yangtze passes through?
A) 10 C) 12
B) 11 D) 13
A) 10
China was a founding member of the United Nations and one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council. On 25 October 1971, the UN General Assembly adopted a 23-nation proposal to restore all the legal rights of the People's Republic of China to the UN. Which UN General Assembly session was this?
A) 26th C) 35th
B) 37th D) 25th
A) 26th
In 2016, UNESCO inscribed the Chinese solar terms on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The Chinese have developed a system of knowledge and practice of time by observing the annual movement of the sun. This system is divided into how many terms?
A) 34 C) 24
B) 14 D) 44
C) 24
At first the Communist Party was aligned with Chiang Kai Shek's nationalist party, the Guomindang. Eventually, though, the nationalists turned on the Communists. What were the names of the uprisings led by Mao against the nationalists in Hunan?
A) White Turban Uprisings
B) Autumn Harvest Uprisings
C) Northern Expeditionary Uprisings
D) Red Army Uprisings
B) Autumn Harvest Uprisings
In 2012, Liu Yang was the first Chinese female to do what?
A) First Chinese woman to win a Nobel prize
B) First Chinese woman in space
C) First Chinese woman to do a spacewalk
D) First Chinese woman to win an Academy Award
B) First Chinese woman in space