1. What is the most popular folk religion in China ? IslamChristianity Taoism

2. What is the official language of China ?CantoneseTaiwanese Manderin

3. How could someone become a new emperor in the ancient China ? by inheritanceby vote by rebellionC

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2. Manderin

3. By inheritance

1. Where does Buddhism come from ? Viet NamBurma India

2. Which hair style is the most popular for men in ancient China ?short hairbald (no hair) long hair

3. Who was the first emperor of China ? Zhu Yuan ZhangQin Shi Huang Mao ZedongC

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1. India

2. Long hair

3. Qin Shi Huang

1. What colour is the traditional Chinese paper cutting ? whiteyellow red

2. How old is the history of China ?5,000 years3,000 years 2,000 years

3. What was the implication of jade in ancient China ? only a stonegentleman fame and wealth

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2. 5,000 years

3. Gentleman

1. What are the Chinese Knots made of ? strawrattan cotton rope

2. What is the traditional Chinese costume for women ?the cheongsamthe suit the ball gown

3. What was the artistic conception of Chinese drawing ? meaning of the drawingsimilar to the real things or not people like it or notC

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2. Cheongsam

3. Meaning of the drawing

1. Which of the following is the so called king of poets in China ? Li BaiDu Fu Li He

2. What was the standard of female beauty in the Tang dynasty ?tallslim fat

3. What was marriage in ancient China like ? the parents came to an agreementfree choice appointed by governmentC

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1. Li Bai

2. Fat

3. The parents come to an agreement.

1. Which dynasty did the poet Li Bai live in ? the Tang Dynastythe Song Dynasty the Ming Dynasty

2. Which kind of liquor is traditional in China ?white spiritwine beer

3. What was the marriage system like in ancient China ? one man can have more wivesone woman can have more than one husband one man can only have one wifeC

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1. The Tang Dynasty

2. White spirit

3. One man can have more wives

1. Which of the following is a famous calligrapher ? Zhang DaqianWang Xizhi Qi Baishi

2. What is the traditional drink of China ?coffeechampagne green tea

3. Which of these is a traditional festival in China ? ChristmasHalloween Spring Festival

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1. Wang Xizhi

2. Green tea

3. Spring Festival

1. Which of the following is a Chinese traditional art ? oil paintingink painting sketch

2. What do people do at the Spring Festival ?light fireworkshave a haircut sing together

3. Which dynasty do the terracotta warriors belong to ? the Song Dynastythe Qin Dynasty the Tang Dynasty

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1. Ink painting

2. Light fireworks

3. The Qin Dynasty

1. What is the style of ancient dance in China ? light and livelyelegant and graceful warm and filled with passion

2. What do people eat at the Moon Festival ?dumplingscookies mooncakes

3. Which animal doesn’t belong to the twelve zodiacs ? the catthe monkey the pig

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1. Elegant and graceful

2. Mooncakes

3. The cat

1. What kind of instrument is the «Zheng» ? a keyboarda strings instrument a wind instrument

2. What do people do at the Qingming Festival ?plant flowersdrink wine sweep the tombs

3. How many dynasties made Xi’an the capital city in ancient China ? 89 13C

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1. A string instrument

2. Sweep the tombs

3. 13

1. How long did the Xia Dynasty last ? 2100 -1600 BC2200 - 1300 BC 2100 - 1700 BC

2. Who invented papermaking ?Cai LunSong Jiang Cao Cao

3. What was the name of the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty ? BeijingKaifeng Bianliang

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2. Cai Lun

3. Bianliang

1. What was the first Dynasty in ancient China ? the Xia Dynastythe Qing Dynasty the Tang Dynasty

2. What was the Chinese temporary capital in World War II ?NanjingChongqing Peking

3. Who were the transmitters of the Confucian doctrine ? ConfuciusIaozi ZhuangziH

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2. Chongqing

3. Confucius

1. Which country caused the Opium War ? FranceBritain Finland

2. Which was the capital (1912 - 1928) of the People’s Republic of China ?NanjingBeijing Shanghai

3. What is Li Bai known as ? a doctorthe great man of poem a poetry ghost

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2. BeijingThe first leader of the Northern Go-vernment Yuan Shikai believed that Beijing had to be the capital of China.

3. The great man of poem

1. Which country forced China to sign the « Treaty of Nanking » ? GermanyHolland Britain

2. Which of the following is the last dynasty of China ?the Qing Dynastythe Song Dynasty the Yuan Dynasty

3. Who was the first emperor in Chinese mythology ? Nu WaHuang Emperor Jade Emperor

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1. Britain According to the « Opium War », China lost the war to Britian.

2. The Qing Dynasty

3. Huang Emperor

1. Which of the following dynasties lasted the longest ? the Chou Dynastythe Han Dynasty the Tang Dynasty

2. When was the Communist Party established ?in 1921in 1922 in 1943

3. Where are the Terracotta Warriors ? in Xi’anin Tianjin in Hongkong

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1. Chou Dynasty

2. In 1921

3. In Xi’an

1. Name one of the four great Chinese inventions in history ? the compassthe oven the cigarette

2. Which of the following is the name of the first emperor of China ?Win IsoYing Zheng Liu Ying

3. Which of the following refers to the three Kingdoms ? WeiSong Dynasty Tang DynastyH

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1. The Compass The four great Chinese inventions are : the compass, papermaking, gunpowder and printing.

2. Ying Zheng

3. Wei

1. In which dynasty did Taiwan become an official territory of China ? in the Ming Dynastyin the Qing Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty

2. When were the Yuanmingyuan Imperial Gardens destroyed ?in 1865in 1873 in 1860

3. Which of the following refers to the Warring States ? Qing DynastyChu Yuan DynastyH

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1. In the Qing Dynasty From 1683 (Shi Lang took over Taiwan) to 1895 (Treaty of Shimonoseki) Taiwan belonged to China.

2. In 1860

3. Chu

1. When did China rule over the largest territory ? in the Tang Dynastyin the Qing Dynasty in the Yuan Dynasty

2. Which country brought opium to China ?GermanyBritain Spain

3. Which country used the « McMahon Line » to divide Tibet ? Britainthe United States RussiaH

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1. Yuan Dynasty

2. Britain

3. Britain Britain wanted to expand the British Indies, so they created the McMahon Line to dispute the land, southern Tibet.

1. Which of the following treaties ceded Taiwan to Japan ? the Treaty of Shimonosekithe Treaty of Tianjin the Treaty of Nanking

2. How long did it take China to defeat Japan in World War II ?6 years7 years 8 years

3. Which area was a disputed territory as a result of the McMahon Line ? Southern TibetDiaoyu Islands KashmirH

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1. The Treaty of Shimonoseki

2. 8 yearsFrom 1937 to 1945, China needed 8 years to defeat Japan.

3. Southern Tibet

1. When did the « Marco Polo Bridge Incident » happen ? on July 7th, 1937on March 7th, 1943 on March 12th, 1954

2. Which country planned the « 9.18 Incident » ?JapanRussia France

3. Who was the first leader of the People’s Republic of China ? Chairman MaoChairman Hu President Obama

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1. On July 7th, 1937 In the night of July 7th,1937, the Japanese and Chinese army fired at the Marco Polo Bridge.

2. JapanOn September 18th,1931, Japan created a fake « Train bombing » incident to attack China and created the Fake Manchukou.

3. Chairman Mao Chairman Mao is known as the founder of The People’s Republic of China, also as the first leader of it.

1. Which is the highest mountain in China ? the Alpsthe Himalayas the Yellow Mountain

2. What is the lucky colour in China ?greenblack red

3. What date is China’s National Day ? October 1stMay 1st July 4th

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2. Red

3. October 1st

1. How many stars are there on China’s national flag ? 550 8

2. What is a traditional Chinese clothing ?the suitthe cheongsam the T-shirt

3. What skin colour do Chinese people mostly have ? yellowwhite black

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2. The cheongsam

3. Yellow

1. How many nationalitiesare there in China ? 5070 56

2. What do Chinese people use when eating ?chopsticksspoon fork

3. What is China’s « Mother River »? the Yellow Riverthe Nile the Volga River

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2. Chopsticks

3. The Yellow River

1. What’s the shape of China on the world map ? a roostera hippo a rabbit

2. What is a traditional Chinese food ?hamburgersushi dumplings

3. Which session was the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games ? 2925 30

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1. A Rooster

2. Dumplings

3. 29

1. What’s the population of China ? 0.56 billion1.37 billion 2.3 billion

2. What do Chinese people traditionally eat on birthdays ?noodlespasta beefsteak

3. Which city in China held the Expo 2010 ? ShanghaiBeijing Tianjin

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2. Noodles

3. Shanghai

1. Which is the biggest city in China ? HonkongBeijing Shanghai

2. What do Chinese people traditionally eat at Spring Festival ?hotdogsdumplings bread

3. Which city is the economic center of China ? BeijingShenzhen ShanghaiN

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1. Shanghai Shangai has about 17.7 million inhabitants.

2. Dumplings

3. Shanghai

1. What’s the most important festival in China ? the Spring FestivalNew Year’s Day Christmas

2. What’s the Chinese currency named ?YenYuán Rupie

3. What is the symbol of China ? the dragonthe tiger the rabbit

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1. The Spring Festival

2. Yuán

3. The dragon

1. What is China's national animal ? the roosterthe tiger the panda

2. Which is one of the four great inventions of China ?the paperthe phone the bulb

3. Who was the most famous educator in ancient China ? ConfuciusAristotle Marx

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1. The panda

2. The paper

3. Confucius

1. What’s the capital of China ?ShanghaiBeijing Hong Kong

2. Which religion has the most believers in China ?BuddhismIslam Catholicism

3. Can you name any characters in Chinese fairy tales ? Monkey KingZuse Athena

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1. Beijing

2. Buddhism

3. Monkey King

1. What is a traditional Chinese instrument ? the erhuthe piano the violin

2. What hair color do most Chinese people have ?goldblack white

3. Which is the first of the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac ? the ratthe cow the tigerN

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2. Black

3. The rat

1. What tectonic plate is China situated on ? the Pacific Platethe Indo Australian Plate the Eurasian Plate

2. Which river is China’s « mother river » ?the Changjiang Riverthe Yellow River the Nile River

3. What is the biggest waterfall in China ? the Mountain Lu waterfallthe Hukou waterfall the Huang Guo Shu waterfall

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1. The Eurasian Plate

2. The Yellow River

3. The Huang Guo Shu waterfall

1. Is China in the eastern hemisphere or the western hemisphere ? in the eastern hemispherein the western hemisphere in the span from east to west

2. What is China’s national animal ?the kangaroosthe panda the Siberia Tiger

3. What is the biggest sea of China ? the South Seathe Yellow Sea the Bohai SeaN

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1. In the eastern hemisphere

2. The panda

3. The South Sea

1. Is China in the northern hemisphere or the southern hemisphere ? in the northern hemispherein the southern hemisphere in the span from north to east

2. Which of the following is an endangered animal in China ?the golden monkeythe platypus the koala

3. What is the highest plateau in the world ? the Qinghai-Tibet Plateauthe Huangtu Plateau the Yungui PlateauN

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1. The northern hemisphere

2. The golden monkey

3. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

1. What is China’s highest waterfall called ? the Detian Waterfallthe Huangguoshu Waterfall the Hukou Waterfall

2. Where is the Mount Qomolangma located ?the Kilimanjarothe Himalaya the Alps

3. What is the most famous flower in China ? the sakurathe lavender the peony

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1. The Huangguoshu Waterfall

2. The Himalaya

3. Peony

1. What continent is China on ?AsiaNorth America Africa

2. What is the longest river in China ?the Changjiang Riverthe Nile River the Yellow River

3. What is the most devastating disaster in the history of China ? snowslide and hailflood and drought debris flow and earthquak

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1. Asia

2. The Changjiang River

3. Flood and drought

1. What is the shape of China on the world map ? a roostera boot a hat

2. What is the biggest island belonging to China ?the Hainan Islandthe Taiwan Island the Chongming Island

3. Which of these is the most rainy season in China ? the springthe summer the autumn

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2. The Taiwan Island

3. The summer

1. Which country doesn’t border on China ? RussiaNorth Korea Thailand

2. What is the biggest grassland in China ?the Hulun Buir Grasslandthe Horqin Grassland the Inner Mongolia Grassland

3. What’s the most famous place at the border between China and DPRK ? the Mountain Huangthe West Lake the Tian ChiN

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2. The Inner Mongolia Grassland

3. The Tian Chi

1. What ocean is to the east of China ? the Pacific Oceanthe Indian Ocean the Atlantic Ocean

2. What is the biggest salt water lake in China ?the Qing Hai Lakethe Baikal Lake the West Lake

3. What mountain has snow in summer and winter in China ? the Mountain Huangthe Mountain Tian the Mountain Tai

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1. The Pacific Ocean

2. The Qing Hai Lake

3. The Mountain Tian

1. How many countries share a land border with China ? 1314 15

2. What is the biggest desert in China ?the Sahara Desertthe Taklimakan Desert the Nafud Desert

3. Which of the following are the special fruits of China ? applescoconuts kiwi fruits

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2. The Taklimakan Desert

3. Kiwi fruits

1. Where is Beijing, the capital city of China located ? in the east of Chinain the west of China in the south of China

2. Where is the lowest point in China ?in the Turpan Basinin the Tarim Basin in the Qaidam Basin

3. Where did an 8-magnitude earthquake happen on May 2nd, 2008 ? in Guangzhouin Sichuan in TangshanN

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2. In the Turpan Basin

3. In Sichuan

1. Who is a very famous hurdler from China ? Yao MingLiu Xiang Ma Lin

2. Who’s the badminton men’s champion of the Beijing Olympics ?Gai DeLi Zongwei Lin Dan

3. Who is the coach of the Chinese No.1 men’s singles team ? Chen YuXia Xuanze Zhang JunSp

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1. Liu Xiang

2. Lin Dan

3. Xia Xuanze

1. How many gold medals did China win in the Beijing Olympics ? 5131 61

2. What team does Yaoming play for ?Houston RocketsMiami Heat Boston Celtics

3. What is the brand of the Chinese badminton team’s jersey ? Li NingErke JordanSp

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2. Houston Rockets

3. Li Ning

1. What is the name of the main stadium of the Beijing Olympics ? Water Cube stadiumBird’s Nest stadium Wukesong Stadium

2. Which woman was called « iron hammer » ?Lang PingWang Yimei Mi Tang

3. How many medals did China get in the 2010 Asian Games ? 416386 493Sp

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2. Lang Ping

3. 416

1. What is China’s most popular sport ? footballbasketball table tennis

2. Where did China finish in the 2011 Asian Basketball Championships ?1st

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3. Who is the « queen of diving » in China ? Guo JingjingChen Xiaoxia Wu MinxiaSp

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1. Table Tennis

2. 1st

3. Guo Jingjing

1. Who is the first champion in Chinese sport history ? Wang JunxiaYao Ming Rong Guotian

2. Who’s the current head coach of the Chinese Football Team ?Gao HongboJosé Antonio Camacho Alfaro Zuo Shusheng

3. Who won the Atlanta Olympic Games female 5000 meters ? Wang JunxiaChen Xia Ma Yunwen

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1. Rong Guotian

2. José Antonio Camacho Alfaro

3. Wang Junxia

1. Who is known as the Badminton Queen ? Ji XinpengWang Yihan Li Lingwei

2. When did China’s women’s volleyball team win the championships ?1981 - 19842002 - 2005 2000 - 2004

3. Who won the men’s 10 m air gun contest in the 2008 Olympics ? Pang WeiChen Ruoyi Yang WeiSp

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1. Li Lingwei

2. 1981 - 1984

3. Pang Wei

1. Who finished in the Australian Open top 4 in 2010 ? Zheng Jie Yan ZiLi Na Zheng Jie Li Na Yan Zi

2. How many times did Wangliqin win the Table Tennis Championship ?3 times4 times 5 times

3. Who won the women’s 10 m air gun contest in the 2008 Olympics ? Yang XiuliGuo Wenjun Zhang JuanjuanSp

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1. Li Na Zheng Jie

2. 3 times

3. Guo Wenjun

1. What’s the Olympic slogan of the Beijing Olympics ? new Beijing great Olympicsnew world, new Olympic Games friendship first, competition second

2. Who won the Table Tennis World Championships 4 times ?Wang LiqinMa Lin Wang Hao

3. Who won the gold medal of the women’s double 3 m diving ? Wang Jiao, Chen YanqingLiu Zige, Cao Lei Guo Jingjing ,Wu MinxiaSp

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1. New Beijing great olympics

2. Ma Lin

3. Guo Jingjing , Wu Minxia

1. In weightlifting, who’s the champion of the 67th 59 kg class lift ? Tang LingshengXu Haifeng Wang Liqin

2. When was Chinese table tennis established ?19541951 1952

3. Who’s women’s volleyball gold medalist in the 23rd Olympic Games ? Zhang RongfangZhang Xiufang Li HanfeiSp

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1. Tang Lingsheng

2. 1952

3. Zhang Rongfang

1. Who is known as the prince of gymnastics ? Li NingGuo Jingjing Hong Peng

2. Who is the coach of Chen Fei at the Nanjing Table Tennis Institute ?Tang ZhixianYang Chuanning Cai Zhenhua

3. Who is known as the « prince of tennis » ? Kong LinghuiMeng Xiuhan Dong XushengSp

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2. Tang Zhixian

3. Kong Linghui