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100

First emperor to unify China?

Qin Shihuang

100

Name a major river in China

 Yangtze River, the Yellow River, the Heilongjiang River, the Yarlung Zangbo River and the Huaihe River, etc

100

What was the name of the person who ruled China after Mao and before Deng?

Hua Guofeng

100

When did the first cohort of Schwarzman Scholars and Yenching Scholars graduate?

2016 (YCA) and 2017 (SC)

200

Name the four most famous novels in China

《三国演义》(Romance of the Three Kingdoms)、《水浒传》(Outlaws of the Marsh)、《西游记》(Journey to the West) 和《红楼梦》(A Dream of Red Mansions)

200

What separates "northern" China from "southern" China?

Qinling Huaihe Line

200

Name all Chinese presidents since the opening and reforms

Deng, Jiang, Hu, Xi

200

When were Tsinghua and PKU established

1911 and 1898

300

List at least 6 ingredients in 八寶飯 (Ba Bao Fan / Eight-Treasure Rice)

Sticky Rice, Chinese sausage, Sausage, Red Bean, Mushroom, Shrimp, Peanut, Red Dates...as long as you can convince us :)

300

Name 3 past capitals of China

洛阳 Luoyang、郑州 Zhengzhou、安阳 Anyang、西安 Xian、开封 Kaifeng、南京Nanjing、杭州Hangzhou 和北京Beijing 

300

Why is Tsingdao beer so good?

German occupation (or any other sensible answer :)

300

What in place of Schwarzman College before the current building was built?

A public bath :)

400

List any 6 Chinese dynasties 

6 from: 夏朝、 商朝、 周朝【西周、 东周（春秋、 战国）】、 秦朝、西楚、 汉朝【西汉、 新朝、玄汉、 东汉】、 三国（曹魏、蜀汉、东吴）、 晋朝【西晋、（东晋、五胡十六国）】、南北朝【南朝（宋、齐、梁、陈） ；北朝（北魏、东魏、西魏、北齐、北周） 】隋朝、 唐朝、 五代十国（五代：后梁、后唐、后晋、后汉、后周；十国：南吴、前蜀、吴越、楚、闽、南汉、荆南、后蜀、南唐、北汉） 、宋朝（北宋、南宋）、辽、西夏、金、元朝、明朝、清朝

400

Name 7 provinces in China and their capital city

  • Anhui (安徽) — Hefei (合肥)
  • Fujian (福建) — Fuzhou (福州)
  • Gansu (甘肃) — Lanzhou (兰州)
  • Guangdong (广东) — Guangzhou (广州)
  • Guizhou (贵州) — Guiyang (贵阳)
  • Hainan (海南) — Haikou (海口)
  • Hebei (河北) — Shijiazhuang (石家庄)
  • Heilongjiang (黑龙江) — Harbin(哈尔滨)
  • Henan (河南) — Zhengzhou (郑州)
  • Hubei (湖北) — Wuhan (武汉)
  • Hunan (湖南) — Changsha (长沙)
  • Jiangsu (江苏) — Nanjing (南京)
  • Jiangxi (江西) — Nanchang (南昌)
  • Jilin (吉林) — Changchun (长春)
  • Liaoning (辽宁) — Shenyang (沈阳)
  • Qinghai (青海) — Xining (西宁)
  • Shaanxi (陕西) — Xi'an (西安)
  • Shandong (山东) — Jinan (济南)
  • Shanxi (山西) — Taiyuan (太原)
  • Sichuan (四川) — Chengdu (成都)
  • Yunnan (云南) — Kunming (昆明)
  • Zhejiang (浙江) — Hangzhou (杭州)
400

When did the three US-China joint communiques occur? 

1972, 1979, and 1982

400

Why were guards blocking the Weiming Lake at PKU this past spring?

PKU students were jumping in during graduation season :)