Statistics for Beijing City Trivia

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Clue	Answer	% Correct
Major event Beijing hosted in 2008.	Summer Olympics	98%
Former English-language spelling of Beijing.	Peking	96%
Square that was the site of democracy protests, and a bloody massacre, in 1989.	{Tiananmen} Square	95%
Compound where the emperor of China once lived.	{Forbidden} City	94%
Most common Chinese dialect.	Mandarin	92%
Chinese dynasty that applied the name "Beijing" to the city in 1403.	Ming	78%
Political figure who was born in Beijing in 1953.	Xi Jinping	77%
City that served as the capital of China before moving to Beijing in 1949.	Nanjing	72%
When Beijing was known as Khanbaliq, its served as the last capital of this vast empire 1368.	{Mongol} Empire	71%
The Beijing Capital International Airport has been the second busiest in the world by passenger traffic since 2010 just behind this city.	Atlanta	64%
Municipality-city that borders Beijing.	Tianjin	63%
Beijing is represented by the characters 北京. What do these characters mean in English?	Northern {Capital}	62%
Animal eaten as food in the most famous dish from Beijing.	Duck	57%
Nickname for the Beijing National Stadium.	Bird's Nest	48%
The Badaling is the most visited section of this huge construction in Beijing.	Great Wall of China	46%
Famous religious complex in central Beijing and a World Heritage Site since 1998.	Temple of {Heaven}	37%
Province that almost entirely surrounds Beijing.	Hebei	33%
Major canal that connects Beijing to Hangzhou.	Grand Canal	32%
Building that is used for legislative and ceremonial activities.	Great Hall of the {People}	31%
Chinese dynasty that established Beijing in 1045 B.C.	Zhou	22%