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100
Chinese texts were traditionally written in this order
a. left to right
b. right to left
c. top to bottom
d. bottom to top
What is top to bottom?
100
Her song “Light Years Away” was the Chinese theme song for the movie Passengers (2016) and garnered more than one hundred million views on YouTube.
100
The _____ flag
What is the Qing Dynasty?
100
A crisp and sugary cookie wafer made from flour, sugar, vanilla, and sesame seed oil with a piece of paper inside, a "fortune", an aphorism, or a vague prophecy. The message inside may also include a Chinese phrase with translation and/or a list of lucky numbers used by some as lottery numbers.
What is a fortune cookie?
100
This tile matching game was developed in 19th century China
What is mahjong?
200
The earliest writing system universally accepted as Chinese writing
What are oracle bone inscriptions?
200
A Chinese actress, singer and model. She is an ethnic Uyghur from Ürümqi, Xinjiang.
Who is Dilraba Dilmurat? Uyghur: دىلرەبا دىلمۇرات Chinese: 迪丽热巴·迪力木拉提
200
The years of the Opium War
What is 1893-1842?
200
A dish of Chinese stir-fired noodles with vegetables and sometimes meat or tofu. Over the centuries, variations of it were developed in many regions of China; here are several methods of frying the noodles and a range of toppings that can be used
What is chow mein?
200
The year China hosted the Olympics
What is 2008?
300
This is China's secret, female-only language from Hunan, China that is read right to left
What is nushu? 女书
300
She is widely known as "Fairy Sister" in China.
In 2020, she became known to international audiences for starring as the titular character in the Disney live-action film Mulan.
Who is Liu Yifei? 刘亦菲
300
This ethnic group established the Qing Dynasty
What are the Manchus?
300
A variety of deep-fried appetizer served in American Chinese restaurants. It is a cylindrical, savory roll with shredded cabbage, chopped meat, or other fillings inside a thickly-wrapped wheat flour skin, which is fried in hot oil
What are egg rolls?
300
These two politicians met in 1971 to make amends between the two countries.
Who are Mao Zedong and Richard Nixon?
400
You may notice some similarities between East Asian writing. Which geographic areas have writing systems that are derived from China's writing system?
What are the Korean peninsula and Japanese archipelago?
400
This movie is based in China in the 1920s. After her father's death, Songlian is forced to marry the wealthy Master Chen. With three wives already, each living in a separate house, there is fierce competition for his attention and the privileges that are gained.
What is Raise the Red Lantern (1991)?
400
The years of the Japanese Invasion of China
What is 1937-1945?
400
A waterfowl dish from Beijing that has been prepared since the Imperial era. The meat is characterized by its thin, crispy skin, with authentic versions of the dish serving mostly the skin and little meat, sliced in front of the diners by the cook
What is Peking Duck?
400
This Chinese Chess piece can only capture other chess pieces by jumping over another piece
What is the cannon?
500
Any 5 dialects of China. These dialects should be mutually unintelligible.
Responses can include:
- Guan (including Beijing and Nanjing variants)
- Wu (including the Shanghainese and Suzhounese variants)
- Yue (including the Cantonese and Taishanese variants)
- Min (including the Hokkien and Fuzhounese variants)
- Hakka (Kejia)
- Xiang (Hunanese)
- Gan (Jiangxinese)
500
Who is Super Idol Guy?
500
The year the Qing Dynasty ended
What is 1912?
500
Considered the Chinese equivalent of the Western hamburger and meat sandwiches. It is considered to be one of the oldest types of hamburgers, since the bread dates back to the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) and the meat to the Zhou Dynasty (1045-256 BC)
What is Roujiamo? 肉夹馍
500
Which country does this flag belong to?
What is Singapore?