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Chinese History Trivia - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 109 times
- The average score is 34 of 44
Answer Stats
| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| Territories returned to China in 1997 and 1999, British and Portuguese respectively | Hong Kong | 93%
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| Founder and Chairman of the PRC from 1949-1976 | Mao Zedong | 92%
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| City where the COVID-19 pandemic started | Wuhan | 91%
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| General Secretary of China as of 2012 | Xi Jinping | 91%
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| 1989 massacre location | Tiananmen Square | 90%
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| These wars in the mid-19th century saw European powers forcing imports into China, especially of a particular drug | Opium Wars | 89%
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| Qin Shi Huang, the 1st Emperor of unified China, oversaw the construction of this World Wonder | The Great Wall | 89%
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| China annexed this region in 1951; the Dalai Lama would eventually flee to India | Tibet | 89%
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| Year in which India overtook China in population | 2023 | 88%
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| This dynasty gives its name to the ethnic group of 92% of China's population | Han | 87%
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| City brutally massacred by Japan in 1937 | Nanjing | 87%
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| Former English spelling of Beijing, still used when referring to its duck for example | Peking | 87%
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| This trade route was integral in the developments of the above | Silk Road | 87%
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| Name one of the major Chinese inventions during the Song Dynasty | Printing | Paper | Gunpowder | Compass | 86%
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| The philosophy of Laozi, who wrote the Tao Te Ching | Taoism | 84%
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| Leader of China from 1928-1949 before fleeing to Taiwan | Chiang Kai-shek | 82%
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| China is officially known as the People's Republic of China. What is the official name of Taiwan? | Republic of China | 82%
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| 1966-1976 movement aimed at doing away with traditional elements | Cultural Revolution | 81%
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| 1958-1962 economic campaign that led to mass famines | Great Leap Forward | 81%
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| Macau | 81%
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| Sun Tzu's famous military text often applied to modern business and leadership; from some time during the late Spring and Autumn period | The Art of War | 81%
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| Xi'an hosts the tomb of the 1st Emperor, including this famous army of sculptures | Terracotta Army | 79%
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| The above also saw the expansion of this religion | Buddhism | 78%
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| The Yuan Dynasty, founded by this grandson of Genghis Khan, saw China's first time under foreign control | Kublai Khan | 77%
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| War where Chinese and US troops had direct combat from 1950-1953 | Korean War | 76%
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| The Qing Dynasty was founded by conquerors from this historical region | Manchuria | 76%
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| Paramount Leader of China from 1978-1992 who saw major economic reforms | Deng Xiaoping | 73%
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| The 1st Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 saw China lose this territory to Japan | Taiwan | 73%
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| 1899-1901 anti-foreigner rebellion led by the Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists; think Ali and Tyson | Boxer Rebellion | 71%
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| In the early Cold War, the USSR promised to help China develop these, but didn't deliver on this; a factor in their worsening relations | Nuclear Weapons | 71%
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| The Ming Dynasty commissioned the construction of this palace in Beijing | The Forbidden City | 71%
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| The above is thought to look like this character, depictions of which have been banned by the CCP | Winnie the Pooh | 71%
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| This traditional philosophy would later be established as the state ideology under one of the dynasties | Confucianism | 70%
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| Province of devastating 2008 earthquake, known for spicy food | Sichuan | 70%
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| Wu Zetian, the only empress in Chinese history, was of this dynasty known for its Golden Age of culture and trade | Tang | 70%
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| The period from 220-280 is known for its literature, and saw the division of the Wei, Shu, and Wu kingdoms | 3 Kingdoms | 69%
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| U.S. President who reestablished relations with China. "Only _____ could go to China" | Richard Nixon | 68%
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| While this mountainous region is most notably disputed by Pakistan and India, China also claims part of it | Kashmir | 62%
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| In an attempt to gain immortality, Qin Shi Huang took pills made of this element; they likely contributed to his death | Mercury | 62%
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| Province of the Uyghur ethnic group | Xinjiang | 62%
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| The Sui Dynasty saw the construction of this important canal | Grand Canal | 58%
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| This period lasting from 475-221 BC was defined by fragmentation, with several kingdoms at war | Warring States | 53%
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| Chinese official and explorer who embarked on numerous voyages sponsored by Yongle | Zheng He | 47%
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| The above was part of this embarassing period in Chinese history, where external powers gained increasing influence in China's economy and sovereignty, still a focal point in today's culture and education | Century of Humiliation | 40%
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