jeopardy Flashcards
In what dynasty were Terracotta Warriors
constructed?
Qin Dynasty
The first dynasty and last dynasty of ancient
China.
Xia Dynasty
and Qing
Dynasty
Who was the earliest inventor of paper technology
in ancient China?
Cai Lun
What are the “Four Great Inventions” in ancient
China?
Compass
gunpowder
papermaking
printing
Two great water conservation projects, one is
called the Grand Canal, what is the name of the
other one which remains of practical value today?
Dujiangyan
A transport route connecting ancient China with
Central Asia, West Asia, Africa, and the European
continent. It appeared as early as the second
century and traveled mainly by merchants.
The silk road
The dynasty that Tri-colored glazed pottery
flourished.
Tang Dynasty
During which dynasty were all Chinese writings
unified?
Qin Dynasty
In which dynasty did China become the most
developed in the world in terms of technology?
Song
Which dynasty is considered as the Golden age of
prosperity dynasty, esp. in poetry?
Tang
Which dynasty is known for its vases?
Ming Dynasty
What palace/ fortress did the Ming dynasty build?
The Forbidden City
Who did China have Opium wars with?
Great Britain
Where did the Qing dynasty come from?
Manchuria
First emperor of ancient China; the emperor to
start building the Great Wall
Qin Shi Huang
Dynasty when compass invented
Han Dynasty
Earliest ancient Chinese writing on oracle bones
found during which dynasty
Shang Dynasty
In ancient China, rich people usually put two
animals on both sides of the door. What is this
kind of animal
Lion
In which dynasty did China have the vastest ever
territory
Qing
Who is the last emperor in China
Pu Yi
Title of Sun-Tzu’s famous work on diplomacy and
warfare–written in the Spring and Autumn period
The Art of War
A book written during the Spring and Autumn period
through the Warring States period, which collects
Confucius’ teachings and discussions with disciples.
The Analects
The four greatest philosophers, thinkers and
educators in Chinese history
Laozi, Confucius,
Mengzi and Wang
Yang-ming
The central Daoist/Taoist text written as a guide for
rulers and established the philosophical basis of
Taoism
Daodejing or Taote-Ching
The earliest known Chinese writing that is found on
bones carved with written characters which were used
for telling the future
Oracle bones
The father of calligraphy in ancient China
Wang Xizhi
What is the key point in Daoism?
To live in harmony
with nature
What was developed by the Zhou Dynasty, the idea of
linking a just ruler with divine will.
Mandate of Heaven
The period most noted for advances in philosophy,
poetry, and the arts and saw the rise of Confucian,
Taoist, and Mohist thought.
The Spring &
Autumn Period &
The Warring
States
China’s earliest written record on medicine was
codified during which dynasty?
Han Dynasty
The longest reigning emperor in China was:
Kangxi
Name this type of drawing style
(Chinese) Ink
Painting or Chinese
Brush Painting
Name this musical instrument
Pi Pa
This is a renowned traditional Chinese handicraft
with a history of more than 3000 years. It is done
on a piece of silk or cloth and creates beautiful
pictures and patterns.
embroidery/needle
knitting
What are the “Four Treasures of the Study”?
什么是文房四宝？
Writing brush, ink,
paper and ink slab
/ink stone
Name this type of China ceramics
Qing Hua Ci / Qing
Hua ceramics
What are the four skills required of ancient Chinese
scholars?
什么是古代中国读书人必备的四种技艺？
● playing musical
instruments
● playing chess
● calligraphy
● painting
What are the three major categories of Chinese
painting?
中国画主要分为哪三种？
landscapes
● flowers
● birds
● figure portraits
What is a Chinese musical form which became
popular in the middle of the 19th century. It
combines the music of traditional instruments with
spoken and sung dialogues, sweeping stylized
movements, dance and acrobatics?
Peking Opera
Why are inscriptions and seals usually included in
the artwork of Chinese calligraphy and painting?
为什么中国书画作品上常有题字和印章？
to recognize the artist,
to understand the
artist’s thought and to
add the decorative
beauty of the artwork
What are the 4 main roles in Peking Opera?
● shēng
● dàn
● jìng
● chǒu
What role, in peking opera, is the leading male?
● shēng
What role, in peking opera, is the leading female
character?
dàn
What role, in peking opera, is the comedy actor
who generally plays the role of a dim but likeable
and amusing characters?
chǒu
What roles, in peking opera, are the characters with
the most vividly painted faces?
jìng
What does the red face painting mean in peking
opera?
loyalty
What does the black face painting mean in peking
opera?
bravery
What does the white face painting mean in peking
opera?
evil or cunning
What does the green face painting mean in peking
opera?
monster
What is one of the most popular decorative Chinese
handicrafts? It is popular for its low cost and
artistry. Rural women often make it in their spare
time when farming is not busy. It is mainly used in
regional rituals, decorations and styling
paper cutting
What is tied and woven from a single length of
cord or rope to be a variety of shapes and of
varying complexity. Each shape has its own
symbolic meaning.
Chinese knot
Why is porcelain called “China” in the West?
it has been uniquely
associated with its
land of origin. The
name “china” comes
from the fact that
China was the sole
producer of porcelain
in the ancient world.
Where is called “China’s porcelain capital”?
Jingdezhen
What kind of traditional Chinese clothes is the
oldest of China’s traditional clothes. It became the
national clothing of the Han ethnic people since
Han dynasty. It also had a far-reaching influence on
neighboring Asian countries, such as Korea, Japan,
and Vietnam.
Han fu
What kind of Chinese outfit is also known as the
Mao suit overseas, is a type of male attire which
was first advocated by Dr Sun Yat-sen after the
founding of the Republic of China in 1912.
Zhongshan suit
What kind of traditional Chinese clothes were
evolved from the Manchu women’s changpao
(‘long gown’) of the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912).
Qipao
What is used to mark important documents, pieces
of art, contracts, or any other item that requires a
signature?
It is typically carved into stone, but it can also be
made of wood, bamboo, bone, or ceramic. When it
is used, it is dipped in either red ink or cinnabar
paste.
Chinese Seal
Which part of China is higher, west of east?
West
Which side of China is the coast side?
East
What is the name of 2 main river that rise up
Chinese civilization?
Chang Jiang /
Yang Zi Jiang /
Yang Zi River,
and Huang He /
Huang River
The longest river in China
Chang Jiang /
Yang Zi Jiang /
Yang Zi River
This major river crosses the great wall of China
The Yellow River
/ Huang He
This city is famous for Longmen Grottoes and
poeny.
Luo Yang
What’s the four Municipalities in China?
Beijing
Tianjing
Shanghai
Chongqing
Name this landscape. It also appears on the back of
20 Yuan
Li river / Li Jiang
/Guilin
The province is famous for its prairie.
Inner Mongolia /
Nei Meng
Gu/Mongo
The biggest plateau in China.
Qinghai-Tibetan
Plateau/Tibetan
Plateau/
Himalayan
The mountain is located in Jiangxi Province. A
famous poem written by Li Bai just described the
waterfall there.
the Lushan
Mountain
The city contains many well-preserved ancient
artifacts from the period of the Ming and Qing
dynasties.
Beijing
The city held the 2010 World Exposition.
Shanghai
The ancient capital city for a number of dynasties.
The kingdom of Eastern Wu was the first to locate
its capital there.
Nanjing
The city was described by the Italian traveler Marco
Polo as “the world’s most beautiful and magnificent
city”.
Hangzhou
The city incorporating the marvels of architecture,
drawing, carving and the art of bonsai. The city is a
museum of classical gardens, one of the famous
gardens is called Canglang Pavilion.
Suzhou
China is ranked ______in size.
4th
The number of provinces in China
31 provinces and
4 direct-controlled
municipalities
What is the name of the desert
to the north of China that separates
it from the rest of Asia?
The Gobi Desert
World’s Highest Wonder, It is on the border of
Tibet and Nepal.
Mount Everest
This city is adjacent to Hong Kong and is China’s first special
economic zone?
Shenzhen
How many time zones do Chinese territory span
from east to west?
5
This province has the most ethnic group?
Yunnan
During which festival do people eating zongzi?
Dragon Boat Festival
What is China’s land area ranking in the world?
3rd
On this festival people enjoy lanterns.
Yuanxiao Festival
What festival do people enjoy the full moon which is
also called “the Reunion festival”?
Mid-autumn
festival
People wear dogwoods and chrysanthemums,
besides people like to climb mountains on this
festival.
Double Ninth Festival
For this festival, the folklore goes that it is the day
when Herd-boy and Weaving-girl reunite with each
other. This is the Chinese traditional Valentine’s
Day.
Double
Seventh
Festival
What day is the Chinese traditional Valentine’s Day?
7th day of the 7th
lunar month
Which color do Chinese use during Chinese New
Year as a color symbol of happiness, success,
beauty, and good luck？
Red
What do people put in side the red envelope during
Chinese New Year?
Money
What is the most well-known festival in China?
Chinese New Year
During which festival do people race dragon boats?
Dragon Boats Festival
What is the name of the poet and minister in Chu
Kingdom that people commemorate his death during
Dragon Festival?
Qu Yuan
What is the name of the festival during which
Chinese people wish to
destroy the old and establish the new?
Chinese New Year
During which Chinese Festival do Chinese visit the
tombs of their ancestors to clean the gravesites, pray
to their ancestors, and make ritual offerings?
(Qing Ming Jie/ Tomb-Sweeping Day)
Qing Ming Jie/
Tomb-Sweeping Day
When is Mid-Autumn Festival on the lunar
calendar?
15th day of the
8th month on
Chinese lunar
calendar
What is the other name for the Mid-Autumn
Festival ?
Moon Festival
What do Chinese people eat during the Mid-Autumn
Festival?
Moon cake
To which festival is the legend of Chang’E and her
husband HouYi associated?
Moon festival
Which festival brings an end to two week long
celebration of the Chinese New Year?
Lantern Festival /
Yuan Xiao Festival
Name these two architectures
Beijing
National
Stadium
(Bird’sNest/Ol
ympic
Stadium)
National
Swimming
Center （The
water Cube）
What do Chinese people eat on Yuan Xiao Festival
or Lantern Festival?
Tang yuan
Give a general name for this kind of building.
Temple
The world’s first and longest man-made canal
used for transportation extends from Beijing to
Suzhou.
The Grand Canal
Name the city of this place.
Shanghai
The best preserved palace building today in Beijing.
The palace museum
Give the name for one of the best preserved royal
garden.
The summer
palace or the
Beihai Park or
the summer
resort in
Chengde
Situated on The Bund, this TV and radio tower is a
landmark of Shanghai
Oriental Pearl Tower
The food was eaten during the spring festival,
especially in the north part of China
Dumpling
Name this food which is made of sticky rice and is
usually eaten on spring festival.
rice cake; new
year cake
Name a dish that is prepared with a simmering pot
of soup stock at the dining table, ingredients are
placed into the pot including thinly sliced meat, leaf
vegetables, mushrooms, tofu, egg dumplings and
seafood.
Hot pot
People from which part of China prefer noodles?
Northern
the two most popular staple food in China?
Noodles and rice
A famous duck dish originating in Beijing
Peking Duck
This is the traditional food eaten during the dragon boat
festival
Zong Zi
The traditional food eaten during Mid-autumn Festival
Moon Cake
Chinese fondue ; hot pot
huǒ guō
A soft food made from soybean
Tofu
A popular traditional breakfast drink
Soy milk
the most important characteristic of Sichuan Cuisine
Being incredibly pungent and spicy
the name for a very popular
southern Chinese cuisine with a
collection of dumplings and other
bite-sized snacks
Dim Sum
Sichuan is known as the spicy food land in China. They have
many chilli and spicy food there.What is Shui Zhu Yu?
Spicy boiled fish
the traditional beverage served
with Chinese dessert
Tea
A dish consisted of at least 108
unique dishes from the Manchu
and Han Chinese culture during
the Qing dynasty, and it is only
reserved and intended for the
Emperors.
Manhan Quanxi
Cinnamon clove fennel, star
anise and Szechuan peppercorns
make up which powder blend
famous in Chinese cooking?
5 spice powder
this province in China is famous
for their fiery hot spicy foods
Sichuan province
this Chinese delicacy is made by
fermenting soy curd underground
for one year
stinky tofu
This famous Chinese vegetable
can be regular or baby
Bok choy
This Chinese cooking vessel is
usually made of carbon steel
pounded into a large deep bowl
wok
This tasty brewed
accompaniment is made of wheat
soy beans and salt
soy sauce
A small piece of ground pork
folded into a square noodle and
usually served in soup
wonton
A great thinker, educator. His words and life story
were recorded by his disciples and their students in
The Analects(Lunyu)
Confucius
A famous scientist in the Eastern Han, who made a
seismograph named Houfeng used for measuring the
direction of a certain earthquake.
Zhang Heng
China’s current president.
Xi Jinping
The first chairman of the People’s Republic of China
Mao Zedong
He is a leading figure of modern Chinese literature.
He wrote in Vernacular Chinese as well as Classical
Chinese. Call to Arms (Na han)(1923), Wandering
(Pang huang) is two of his collections.
Lu Xun or
Zhou Shuren
She is a Chinese pharmaceutical chemist and
educator who received the 2015 Nobel Prize in
Physiology or Medicine jointly with William C.
Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura.
Tu Youyou
He is a Chinese business magnate, investor,
politician and philanthropist. He is the co-founder
and former executive chairman of Alibaba Group, a
multinational technology conglomerate.
Jack Ma
He is a martial artist, philosopher, instructor, martial
arts actor. He sparked the first major surge of interest
in Chinese martial arts in the West.
Li
Xiaolong/Bruce
Lee
The Chinese agricultural scientist and educator,
known for developing the first hybrid rice varieties in
the 1970s
Yuan Longping
This is the ethnic group which Genghis Khan is from
Mongol or
Mongolian
He encouraged the creation of a market
economy/Who is the greatest political leader in
modern China for Chinese people
Deng Xiaoping
The person hoped to replace the ruling Qing Dynasty
with a government based on the principles of
nationalism, democracy and social well-being.
Sun Zhongshan/
Sun Yat-sen
She is a legendary woman warrior from the Southern
and Northern Dynasties, who took her aged father’s
place in the army.
Hua
Mulan/Mulan
They are a pair of lovers from Chinese legend of a
tragic love story. They are often called “China’s
Romeo and Juliet.”
Butterfly Lovers
/Liang Shanbo
and Zhu Yingtai
This famous Italian traveled to China and spent
several years in the court of Kublai Khan
Marco Polo
Famous Chinese Poet that associates with the Dragon Boat
Festival
Qu Yuan
He wrote the history of the Chinese track and field
event by winning the 2004 Olympic Gold Medal.
Liu Xiang
China’s only female emperor
Wu Zetian
A famous Chinese cellist
Yo Yo Ma
He is a Hong Konger martial artist, actor, film director,
producer, stuntman, and singer.
Jackie Chan
(Chéng Lóng)
He is a Chinese film actor, film producer, martial artist, and
retired Wushu champion who was born in Beijing.
Jet Li/lǐ lián jié
He is the first emperor of China, famous for building the
Great Wall of China.
Emperor Qing(Qín
Shǐ Huáng)
She was a Chinese empress dowager and regent who
effectively controlled the Chinese government in the late Qing
dynasty for 47 years.
Ci Xi
He unexpectedly led a winning turnaround with the New York
Knicks in the 2011-2012 season, generating a global craze
known as “Linsanity”
Jeremy Lin
He is a Chinese basketball executive and retired professional
basketball player who played for the Shanghai Sharks of the
Chinese Basketball Association and the Houston Rockets of
the NBA.
Yao Ming
He is a Chinese concert pianist who has performed with
leading orchestras in the United States, Europe, and Canada
Láng Lǎng
He invented the paper
Cai Lun
He was the great calligrapher in ancient China
Wang Xizhi
The official name of China
People’s
Republic of
China
The number of stars on the Chinese Flag
5
What color are the stars and the background of the Chinese
flag?
Yellow stars, red background
The capital of China
Beijing
The number of ethnic nationalities in China
56
The largest city of China
Shanghai
It is a Chinese multi-purpose messaging, social media and
mobile payment app developed by Tencent. It has been
described as China’s “app for everything” and a “super app”
because of its wide range of functions.
What TV programs do Chinese people watch on Chinese New
Year’s Eve?
Chunwan Gala
The Chinese leader who designed the “one country, two
systems” policy.
Deng Xiaoping
Founding Father of people’s republic of China; the first leader
of People’s Republic of China
Chairman Mao /
Mao Zedong
China’s current president
Xi Jinping
Chinese NBA player, Houston rockets
Yao Ming
Chinese novelist won 2012 Nobel prize in literature
Mo Yan
In which year did China formally overtake Japan to
become the world’s second-largest economy?
2011
Won an academy award for best director twice for Broke Back
Mountain and Life of Pi
Ang Lee
In which year did China take control over Hong Kong’s
sovereignty based on previous contractual agreements
with the United Kingdom?
1997
When was Macao handed over to Chinese
administration?
1999
In which year did Deng Xiaoping’s Four Modernizations
program (agriculture, industry, defense and science)
start as a form of Chinese socialism?
1978
What is the world’s fastest commercial train, clocking in
at 431 kph (303 mph)?
Shanghai maglev train
What changed China-US diplomatic relationship
positively after Korea war?
Nixon visited
China in
February, 1972
When did China’s “Open-door policy” open the country
to foreign investment and encourage the development of
a market economy and the private sector?
1986
Based on the Chinese zodiac cycle, 2020 is the year of
which animal.
Rat
When did China launch its first moon orbiter?
2007
The number that most Chinese people associate with
be smooth, go well.
Six
This is a particular form of earth
shelter dwelling common in the Loess
Plateau in Northern China. (Double
Jeopardy）
Cave-Dwellings
The therapeutic methods developed in China
thousands of years ago. When doing this the doctor
need to use needles
Acupuncture
One of the “four great classic novels,” other than
Water Margin, Romance of the Three Kingdom,
Dream of the Red Chamber.
Journey to the West
Also known as the Monkey King, he carries a magical
pole that can change size
Sun wu kong
the main author of the Analects 論語
Confucius’s students
The first collection of Chinese Poetry
Shi Jing
Ancient Chinese calculator
Chinese abacus
In ancient China, rich people usually put two animals
on both sides of the door. What is this kind of animal?
Lion
It is an ancient form of alternative medicine has been
practiced in China for thousands of years. (It
commonly involves therapist placing a specialized cup
on the skin.)
Cupping therapy
(bá guàn)
It is an internal Chinese martial art practiced for both
its defense training, its health benefits and meditation
Taichi (tài jí
quán)
It claims to use energy forces to harmonize individuals
with their surrounding environment.
Feng Shui
It is a traditional Chinese national sport in which
players aim to keep a heavily weighted item in the air,
by using their bodies, apart from the hands. It usually
made with feathers.
Jian zi
(Northern Song Dynasty) The appearance of this
currency is the earliest currency in the world.
Jiao zi
It is also known as the Classic of Changes or Book of
Changes, is an ancient Chinese divination text and the
oldest of the Chinese classics
I-Ching (yi jing)
What animal lives in freshwater, and can only be found
in China’s Yangtze River?
Chinese
River Dolphin
What animal in China is the most well-known to
the world?
Panda
These fast running, horned Chinese animals belong to
the goat & oxen family but look like deer
Antelopes
What animal represents longevity in Chinese culture?
Turtle
What kind of cow is found in Tibet？
Wild Yak
Which animal is the first animal in the Chinese Zodiac
Sign?
Rat
What animal used to carry goods along the Silk Road in the desert
of China?
Camel
What animal is 孙悟空 (sun wu kong) based on?
Monkey
What animal is found in the north of China?
Siberian Tiger
How many hours do giant pandas spend eating per day?
12
In China, what animal represents leaving the night and arriving
into the morning. Also this animal tells you to do things on time.
Rooster
What animal means wealth in Chinese?
Fish
What kind of tiger is no longer found in the wild world?
South China Tiger
