China quiz

What is the capital city of China?Dalian

Nanjing

BeijingBeijing

The ginko or maidenhair tree grows in China and is used in Chinese medicine. When did this plant species first grow?

thousands of years ago

millions of years

ago

hundreds of years ago

hundreds of years ago

Which of the following animals does NOT live in China?

Platypus

da.

Snow Leopard

The Giant Panda

Platypus

What was the Forbidden City?a city at the

end of the Great Wall

the home of the Emperor

a Buddhist monastery

The Great Wall of China was built to keep out invaders. When was the building started?

over six thousand years ago,

over six hundred years ago.

over two and a half thousand years ago,

What was the Silk Road?

the road used by the Emperor between his palaces,

trade routes between China and Europe,

a road used by people working in the Chinese silk industry.

Junk boatRicksha

Bicycle

What do the Chinese use as a taxi?

Ricksha

What is an ancient and modern sport in China?kick ball

kite flying

croquette

What are the ancient rulers of China called?

King and Queen 

Emperor and Emperess

President

What do Chinese that live in the northern part of China, eat as their main food?

noodles

spaghetti

rice

noodles

Which of the following is a famous Chinese philosopher?Confucius,

Siddhartha Gautama,

Zeno

Who took over Hong Kong from the Chinese in the nineteenth century?

Who declared the formation of the People's Republic of China in 1949?

,

Mao Tse-tung, Deng

Xiaoping. Chiang Kai-shek

Mao Tse-tung,

During the Chinese New Year festivities children are given Lai see. What is Lai see?

What is the translation of Kung hay fat choi?Would you like something to eat?

I am pleased to meet you,

Happy New Year.

What is one thing considered to be good luck in China?