Geography
What continent is China located in?
Asia
What Chinese festival is celebrated by eating mooncakes and hanging lanterns?
Mid-Autumn Festival
What road was used by merchants to secure trades in China?
The Silk Road
What Chinese food has meat in it and is wrapped by dough?
Dumplings
Who is the president of Chinese Club?
Tsering
What is the capital of China?
Beijing
What is one martial arts from China?
Kung Fu
Name Chinas most popular philosopher
Confucius
What crops does China grow?
Which captain also runs another club?
Nadira
What is the highest mountain in China?
Mount Everest
What is the most spoken language in China?
Mandarin
What did China invent?
Paper, Compass, Gun Powder, Printing, etc
What is a popular American-Chinese food?
General Tso's chicken, orange chicken, crab rangoons, fortune cookies
Who is the tallest captain?
Carson
Name a river in China
Yangtze, Yellow River, Pearl River, and Amur River
What Chinese dance is very popular on Tik Tok?
Explain how the Self-Strengthening Movement (1861–1895) attempted to modernize China. Why did it ultimately fail to prevent foreign domination?
The Self-Strengthening Movement promoted modernization of military, industry, and education by adopting Western technology while preserving Confucian values. It partially improved arsenals and infrastructure, but corruption, resistance from conservative elites, and lack of political reform prevented it from fully modernizing China. As a result, China remained vulnerable to foreign powers.
Green, black, oolong, herbal, etc
What dessert is located in Northern China?
Gobi Desert
What is the mythical origin of the Lunar New Year?
Evaluate the causes and consequences of the Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864). How did it reflect internal challenges within the Qing Dynasty?
widespread poverty, corruption, and anti-Manchu sentiment. Led by Hong Xiuquan, the Taiping Rebellion aimed to overthrow the Qing and establish a “Heavenly Kingdom.” Consequences: it caused 20–30 million deaths, devastated agriculture and cities, and weakened the Qing Dynasty. It reflected deep social and political instability in mid-19th century China.
What food do people eat on Lunar New Years?