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Fortune cookie was invented in which country?
What is Japan?
100
Approximately how many years of recorded history does China have?
What is 5000?
100
In China there are many different kinds of people. How many "nationalities" or "minorities" are there officially in China?
What is 56?
100
What is the name of Houston Rockets player from China?
What was Yao Ming?
100
Which Japanese city was struck by a severe earthquake in January 1995?
What is Kobe?
200
Which of these cities sometimes has the nickname of "the Pearl of the Orient"?
What is Hong Kong?
200
$$$$$$$$Daily Doubles$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$Daily Doubles$$$$$$$$ What is the name of the dynasty that lasted for four centuries and is considered China's golden age?
What is Han?
200
What is the Chinese term for filial piety, the cardinal principle of Confucian ethics?
What is Xiao? Filial piety is the basis of the five hierarchical social relationships in China, i.e. father-son, husband-wife, emperor-subject, older brother-younger brother and friend-friend.
200
In 2008 Olympics, which country got most medals?
What is US?
200
As the military modernized, Japan began to flex her muscles. She fought a war with China in 1894-95, and Russia in 1905, over the domination of which country?
What is Korea?
300
Xi An is home to thousands of terracotta warriors which were once buried beneath the ground. How is it said that they were originally discovered?
What is Treasure hunters who were given an anonymous tip-off ?
300
The Mongol dynasty, which lasted from 1206 A.D. to 1368 A.D., was known as the ______ dynasty.
What is Yuan?
300
There are lots of dialects of Chinese spoken; however Mandarin (putonghua) is spoken by 70% of people and is the official language in China. How do you say good morning in Mandarin (putonghua)?
What is zao shang hao ?
300
In 2008 Olympics, which country got most gold medals?
What is China?
300
With which country did Japan sign a neutrality pact in April 1941?
What is USSR ?
400
What is the name of the river in Shanghai?
What is Huangpu?
400
The construction of the Great Wall of China (as it appears today) was completed during which Chinese dynasty?
What is Ming?
400
There are several festivals during the Lunar calendar that are celebrated by Chinese people. One of these festivals involves the giving/receiving and eating of moon cakes (yue bing). At which festival would you eat moon cakes ?
What is Mid-Autumn Festival ?
400
What are the main sports in China?
What is Badminton, football, basketball and ping pong?
400
Which year was Tokyo Olympic Games and the Osaka International Exposition held respectively?
What is 1964 and 1970?
500
The Shanghai world Expo was held in which year?
What is 2010? In 2010, the world expo was in Shanghai. It was the largest expo in history, with over 70 million visitors over the 180 days of its opening.
500
What was the name of the seventh century Syrian who was the first Nestorian missionary to China?
What is Alopen ? Very little is known about Alopen, of course, but he is believed to have entered China in 635. A stone monument was discovered in 1625 that described the state of Nestorianism in China in the ninth century. (Incidentally, the other answers are also Nestorian missionaries to other countries, and they predate Alopen by hundreds of years.)
500
Chinese are very superstitious and often make buildings minus floor numbers because they are unlucky. Which number(s) is unlucky ?
What is 4 and 14? 4 and 14 both sound like the word "death" so are considered unlucky. 13 is borrowed bad luck from other cultures. On the contrary 8 is considered very luck because it will bring prosperity.
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$$$$$$$$Daily Doubles$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$Daily Doubles$$$$$$$$ What is the key difference between regular (international) Chess and Chinese Chess?
What is Bishop? Removing Bishop, Chinese Chess is almost identical as regular Chess.
500
What is first the first era of recorded history in Japan?
What is Kofun (250-538 A.D.)? characterized by large burial mounds or tumuli. The Kofun were headed by a class of aristocratic warlords; they adopted many Chinese customs and innovations