Chinese Trivia Contest
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Chinese Trivia Contest Presented by the University at Buffalo Confucius Institute on November 20, 2020, as part of the University at Buffalo’s 2020 celebration of International Education Week 113 UB Commons 716.645.9090 520 Lee Entrance [email protected] Buffalo, NY 14228 Confuciusinstitute.buffalo.edu Chinese Food 1. Which of the following foods do Chinese people typically eat during the Mid-autumn Festival? a. Sticky rice in bamboo (Zongzi) b. Sticky rice balls c. Mooncakes d. Dumplings 2. What food is pictured above? a. Dumplings b. Xiao Long Bao c. Zongzi d. Mooncakes 3. This popular Chinese dish is characterized by a large pot filled with broth and a lot of different food being added into it. It is also enjoyed usually during a cold night with family/friends. a. Dumplings b. Hot Pot c. Sweet and Sour Pork d. Tomato and Egg Soup 4. What dish is traditionally made during Chinese New Year and signals good fortune and abundance? a. Fish b. Xiao Long Bao c. Lo Mein d. Mooncakes 5. Kung Pao Chicken is a popular dish originating from which region of China? a. Beijing b. Sichuan Province c. Guangdong Province d. Jilin Province 6. Which food is commonly eaten at the time of the Spring Lantern Festival? a. Tangyuan (glutinous rice balls) b. Zongzi (sticky rice wrapped in bamboo) c. West Lake soup d. Longevity noodles 7. Which province has a great reputation for making and consuming dairy products? a. Inner Mongolia Province b. Ningxia Province. c. Yunnan Province d. Heilongjiang Province 8. What is the appropriate name for the food in the picture? a. Lanzhou Beef noodles b. Yunnan Crossing-the-bridge noodles c. Beijing Zha Jiang Mian noodles d. Chong Qing Xiao Mian noodles Chinese History 9. Who is considered the first emperor of China? a. Empress Cixi b. Emperor Yongle c. Emperor Táng Tàizōng d. Emperor Qin Shi Huang (Shi Huangdi) 10. Which Chinese dynasty was contemporaneous with the Roman Empire and gives its name to the largest ethnic group in China? a. Zhou Dynasty b. Tang Dynasty c. Qing Dynasty d. Han Dynasty 11. Which dynasty in China was established by an ethnic group called the Mongols? a. Qin Dynasty b. Yuan Dynasty c. Ming Dynasty d. Qing Dynasty 12. Which of the following was invented in China? a. Gunpowder b. Espresso machine c. Jacuzzi d. The Cinematograph 13. The network of trade routes that developed in the 2nd century BCE and connected East Asia with South Asia, Persia, Northern Africa and southern Europe is commonly referred to as the a. Persian Trade Route b. Belt and Road Initiative c. Silk Road d. Rome or Bust Corridor 14. Between 1405 and 1433, commander Zheng He led seven naval expeditions from China’s eastern coast to the south and west. What was the farthest point Zheng He’s troops reached? a. The City of Malacca (in present-day Malaysia) b. Calicut (present-day Kozhikode on India’s Malabar Coast) c. Hormuz Island (present-day Iran) d. Malindi (present-day Kenya) 15. In the early 20th Century, who was the first president of the Republic of China and leader of the Kuomintang Party? a. Chiang Kai-shek b. Lu Xun c. Mao Zedong d. Sun Yatsen 16. Who is the Chinese statesman and diplomat who met with U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in 1971 to prepare for President Richard Nixon’s historic visit to China the following year (pictured here with Kissinger)? a. Zhou Enlai b. Mao Zedong c. Sun Yatsen d. Deng Xiaoping Chinese Literature 17. Which classical literary work was written by Confucius? a. I CHING b. Dao De Jing c. The Analects d. None of them Above 18. Which summary best describes the 16th century novel Journey to the West, attributed to Wu Cheng’en? a. A journey taken by monk Xuanzang in the 7th century to India in order to collect Buddhist texts b. The lives and struggles of the rulers of the Three Kingdoms Period. c. Story of a girl who takes place of her father in war against the Huns d. The story of a pioneering young Chinese scholar who leaves home to study at Oxford University 19. Which one of the following authors is NOT a famous Tang Dynasty poet? answer choices a. Du Fu b. Wang Wei c. Li Bai d. Lu Xun 20. The legend of Mulan was first written as a. The Ballad of Mulan, a poem of unknown authorship, composed during the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-535 CE) b. The Heroine Mulan Goes to War in Her Father’s Place, a 16th century play by Xu Wei c. Romance of Sui and Tang, a 17th century novel by Chu Renhuo d. The screenplay for the 1998 Disney film Mulan 21. Who was the first Chinese writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature? a. Lu Xun b. Mo Yan c. Liu Cixin d. Laozi 22. In this 1918 short story by Lu Xun, the protagonist sees cannibalism all around him and begins to see the words “eat people” (吃人) written between the lines of Chinese classic works. a. Diary of a Madman b. The True Story of Ah Q c. The Stranger’s Note d. The Tiger 23. Who wrote the blockbuster trilogy Remembrance of Earth’s Past (2008-2010; aka The Three Body Problem trilogy), credited by the New York Times for popularizing Chinese science fiction globally? answer choices a. Mo Yan b. Ha Jin c. Liu Cixin d. Can Xue 24. What does the Chinese fable Frog in the Well ( 井底之蛙 (jǐng dǐ zhī wā) talk about? a. Working hard to achieve your goals b. Studying hard in school and reaching for the stars c. Narrow minded people failing to see things outside their own viewpoint Chinese Music 25. This musical instrument, hung in a wooden frame and struck with a mallet, is called Chime Bells (Bianzhong). It is considered one of the oldest instruments from ancient China. When was this instrument invented? a. Han Dynasty b. Song Dynasty c. Qing Dynasty d. Zhou Dynasty 26. What form of Ancient Chinese entertainment combines music, acting, and dance? a. Opera b. Card games c. Board games d. Kites 27. What is the Dizi also known as? a. The Chinese lute b. The Chinese bamboo flute c. The Chinese harp d. the Chinese violin 28. “Butterfly Lovers Concerto”, which is based on the legendary love story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yintai in the region of Hangzhou during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was composed a. by He Zhanhao and Chen Gang in 1959 b. by Jiang Kui in 1210 c. by Lan Lan in 2015 d. by Xian Xinghai in 1939 29. Name this famous Mandopop star who released his debut solo album in 2000 and starred in the 2006 Zhang Yimou film Curse of the Golden Flower. Popular songs include Love before BC (爱在西元前), Faraway (千里之外), Love Confession(告白气球) and the 2020 global hit Mojito. a. Jay Chou b. Jason Zhang c. Joker Xue d. Leslie Cheung 30. Which Chinese band recorded the 2015 megahit My Little Apple (小苹果 Xiao Ping Guo)? a. Li Yuchen b. Joker Xue c. The Chopstick Brothers 31. This famous Chinese boy group sang the hit song, Practice Book for Youth (青春修炼手 册): a. Nine Percent b. YH Boys c. TF Boys d. Unine 32. Singer Mao Buyi rose to fame by winning which 2017 TV competition? a. The Coming One b. Masked Singers of Chinese Opera c. China’s Got Talent Chinese TV Shows and Movies 33. What does the term “Fifth Generation” commonly refer to in the Chinese film industry? a. A group of Chinese filmmakers who came to prominence in the 1980s and challenged standard Community Party narratives and styles b. The great-great grandchildren of early communist leaders who are now directing big-budget films. c. Chinese martial arts film stars who have become popular with Western audiences 34. Which China Central Television (CCTV) program is considered to have the highest viewership of any entertainment show in the world? a. Spring Festival Gala (aka Chinese New Year Gala) b. The Trump-Xi summit at Mar-a-Lago in April 2017 c. Election Night in America d. The finals of “China’s Got Talent” 35. The film pictured above is the earliest cartoon movie after the People's Republic of China was established. What is the name of this movie? a. Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf b. Nezha Conquers the Dragon King c. Pokémon d. Havoc in Heaven 36. Which of the following Hollywood movies was Jackie Chan featured in? a. Legally Blond b. ET c. Rush Hour d. Mean Girls 37. Who is playing the female lead in Disney’s movie, Mulan? a. Liu Yifei b. Michelle Yeoh c. Zhang Ziyi d. Gong Li 38. Which actor/actress was NOT part of the cast of the famous film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon? a. Zhang Ziyi b. Chow Yun-fat c. Michelle Yeoh d. Maggie Q 39. What is the main plot of the 2017 film Wolf Warrior 2, the highest-grossing Chinese film of all time? a. A retired Chinese soldier saves Chinese citizens who are caught in a civil war in Africa b. A friendly Chinese wolf leads a pack of sled dogs to victory in the Alaskan Iditarod c. A heroic peasant saves a Chinese village in Heilongjiang province from invading Russian mercenaries d. A Chinese soldier befriends an American soldier named Wolf in dystopian Australia 40. Who is considered as one of the greatest film directors in China and directed the 2008 Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony? a.