2014 Florida Statewide
Chinese Competition
Jeopardy
Final
Questions and Answers
3/8/2014
1
Art
100
Question
The Chinese visual art related to character writing.
Answer
calligraphy
书法
二胡
京剧、国
剧、平剧
200
300
Name the instrument.
The traditional Chinese art performance combining music,
dance, mime, vocal, and acrobatics and also known as Chinese
opera.
Er Hu
400
The folk art of storytelling and entertainment since Han Dynasty
which involves light when performed.
Shadow
puppetry or
Shadow play
皮影戏 or 光
影戏
500
This art originated in China in the 6th century and spread out all
over the world. Today, it is mainly used for decorating windows,
doors, or walls.
Paper cutting
or Chinese
paper cutting
剪纸
Peking opera
or Beijing
opera
History
100
Question
This dynasty is known as the golden age of poetry.
Answer
Tang
Dynasty
唐朝
200
The patriotic poet who is commemorated each year during the
Dragon Boat Festival.
Qu Yuan
屈原
300
400
During which Chinese dynasty was the compass invented?
This female emperor during the Tang Dynasty.
Han Dynasty
500
The earliest ancient Chinese writing on oracle bones was found
during which dynasty.
Shang
Dynasty
汉朝
武则天 or 武
后
商朝
Geography
Wu Zetian
2
100
Question
This province is the hometown of the panda and is famous for its
spicy food.
200
The highest mountain in China.
Answer
Sichuan
Province
四川省
Mount Everest
(It is part of
the Himalayas
mountain
range)
圣母峰 (又
称珠穆朗瑪
峰)
云南省
此峰位于喜
玛拉雅山脉
之中
Yellow River 黄河
300
This river is called the cradle of Chinese civilization.
400
The province that has the most minority ethnics in China
Yunnan
Province
500
The largest lake in China.
Qinghai Lake 青海湖
People
100
Question
The founding father of the People’s Republic of China.
Answer
Chairman
Mao or Mao
Tse-tung
Marco Polo
毛泽东
马可波罗
200
This merchant traveller wrote a book which introduced
Europeans to Central Asia and China.
300
This person is a retired Chinese professional basketball player
who played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball
Association (NBA).
The Chinese novelist who won the 2012 Nobel Prize in
Literature.
Yao Ming
姚明
Mo Yan or
Guan Moye
莫言 or 管谟
业
The person has won the Academy Award for Best Director twice
for the movies Brokeback Mountain and Life of Pi.
Ang Lee
李安
400
500
3
Culture
Question
Based on the Chinese zodiac cycle, this year is the year of which
animal.
The unlucky number due to its similar pronunciation to death.
horse
马
four
四
300
The traditional Chinese exercise for the mind and the body,
characterized by its graceful and slow movements.
Taijiaquan or
Taichi
太极拳 or 太
极
400
This Chinese dining style has been around more than 1000
years, characterized by a simmering metal pot of stock at the
center of the table.
hot pot
火锅
500
The Chinese philosophical system of harmonizing the human
existence with the surrounding environment.
.
Feng Shui
风水
100
200
Answer
City
100
200
300
400
500
Question
The city held the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.
Name the city.
The famous city of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses
This city has been the world’s busiest container port since 2010.
The city of the Potala Palace.
Final Jeopardy Category:
Question: Name the famous calligrapher.
Answer: 王羲之 Wang Xi Zhi
Answer
Beijing
Hong Kong
Xi’an
Shanghai
Lhasa
北京
香港
西安
上海
拉萨