Originally gun powder was invented in China because there was a regal demand for this (Mandarin).
What is (immortality) 長生不老？
100
Middle
What is (中 - zhōng) four?
100
China has this many Special Administrative Regions. Hong Kong is one of them.
What is two?
100
There are two words Ms. Meng used in her lecture of the Four New Great Inventions in China. One is convenient.
What is 便宜？
200
speech; talk; language
What is 話/话？
200
This individual created the first paper in China by using rags, hemp, and fish nets.
Who is Cai Lun (蔡倫)?
200
to look; to see; to examine
What is (kàn - 看) 9?
200
This city's meaning is "on the ocean."
What is Shanghai (上海)？
200
This British aristocrat, inventor, politician died having praised the three inventions of the compass, gun powder, and moveable print without every knowing they all came from China.
Who is Francis Bacon?
300
again, twice, re-
What is 再 (zài)?
300
"How much is this?"
What is 多少钱 (多少錢)?
300
to hear; to listen
What is 聽 (21) or 听 (7)?
300
This is the current population of China (*to the nearest million).
What is 1.37 billion people?
300
This is the name of the app in China which allows people to use their phones to pay money.
What is Alipay/手機支付?
400
Capital city
What is 京?
400
Name four provinces in China?
What is (teacher's judgment)?
400
cure, heal, doctor, medicine
What is 醫 (18), 医 (7)?
400
In Ancient China this was said to be a form of torture because it did not leave any marks on the victim's body.
What is tickling?
400
Jack Ma is arguably the wealthiest man in China. What is his first name?
What is 云 (yún)?
500
float; drift; tossed about
(*IF Mandarin I, the character is: to return, to go back)
What is 漂 (piào)? (*回 huí)
500
This is the first book to have ever been created with the system of moveable type.
What is Diamond Buddhist Sutra?
500
seat, to sit
What is (坐 zuò) 7?
500
In 2010 China had a traffic jam that lasted ______ days and spanned 62 miles. （*within 3 days)
What is 12 days?
500
This is the website Ms. Meng talked about in China which she recommends and provides much better service in China than Amazon does in the United States.