Chinese history trivia

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• Near the end of Later Han, who marched his troops into Luoyang, replaced the emperor, and ruled as a tyrant?Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, what is Zhuge Liang pictured holding in his hand?Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, what did Zhuge Liang get from Cao Cao's army by sending straw-laden boats out onto a foggy river?Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which Wu commander dies sighing, 'Why did Heaven, having brought me into the world, also bring forth Zhuge Liang?'Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• The Chinese expression 'white eyebrows,' meaning the best of a group, comes from which figure, who had white hairs in his eyebrows?Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• Who is said to have saved himself by composing a poem within seven paces when his elder brother Cao Pi demanded it?Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• In what order were the three great battles of the Three Kingdoms fought?Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• To whom did Cao Cao say over wine, 'The only heroes in the world today are you and I'?Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• The commander in chief of the allied forces that faced Cao Cao at Red Cliffs was Zhuge Liang.Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• Which figure of the Three Kingdoms is widely known by the verdict 'a treacherous hero in troubled times'?Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which fierce warrior did Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei all take on at once?Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• As a young man, Liu Bei made a living weaving mats and selling straw sandals.Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• Guan Yu, famed for his long and handsome beard, was nicknamed the Lord of the Beautiful Beard.Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• Of the Three Kingdoms, the one with the widest territory and the greatest strength was Shu Han.Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhang Fei is drawn as a hard-drinking, hot-tempered general.Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• Zhang Fei was killed in action fighting the Wu army at the Battle of Yiling.Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• The idiom likening a close bond to that of fish and water comes from what Liu Bei said of himself and Zhuge Liang.Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• The Romance of the Three Kingdoms tells its story with Cao Cao's Wei as the legitimate dynasty.Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• Liu Bei was at one time married to Sun Quan's younger sister.Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• Of the three sworn brothers Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, the eldest brother is Guan Yu.Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• Which memorial did Zhuge Liang present to the young emperor Liu Shan as he set out on the northern campaign?Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• Which Wu general seized Jing Province by surprise and captured Guan Yu?Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• Who were the two leaders that stood together against Cao Cao's great army at Red Cliffs?Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, where did Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei swear to be brothers?Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• Who founded Shu Han?Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• Who became the first emperor of Wu?Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• Which weapon is widely associated with Guan Yu?Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• What is the name of the conversation in which Zhuge Liang set out for Liu Bei a plan to divide the empire three ways?Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• Which Shu general carried Liu Bei's infant son through Cao Cao's army at Changban?Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, who is the beauty at the heart of the scheme that turns Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu against each other?Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• The official history Records of the Three Kingdoms was written by Luo Guanzhong.Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• The idiom about three visits to a thatched cottage comes from Liu Bei calling on Zhuge Liang three times.Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• At the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao was beaten by Yuan Shao and gave up the north.Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• The three states that contend in the Three Kingdoms story are Wei, Shu Han, and Wu.Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• The Oath of the Peach Garden is not in the official history but a scene drawn by the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms.Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• At the Battle of Red Cliffs, Cao Cao beat the allied forces of Sun Quan and Liu Bei and took the lands south of the Yangtze.Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• Zhuge Liang was known as Wolong, meaning the crouching dragon.Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• The state that finally unified the Three Kingdoms was Shu Han.Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• Liu Bei marched against Wu to avenge the death of Guan Yu and was heavily beaten at Yiling.Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• Cao Cao never took the throne in his lifetime, and it was his son Cao Pi who became the first emperor of Wei.Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• Which state did Zhuge Liang serve?Chinese history
• Who was sent to the Western Regions at the order of Emperor Wu of Han?Chinese history
• Which Sui emperor pressed on with building the Grand Canal on a great scale?Chinese history
• Who is the only woman in Chinese history to have taken the throne as emperor?Chinese history
• Under which dynasty did Zheng He's great voyages take place?Chinese history
• Which territory did the Qing cede to Britain under the Treaty of Nanjing?Chinese history
• Which emperor of the Qin first unified China?Chinese history
• Around whose tomb was the Terracotta Army found?Chinese history
• To which dynasty did Puyi, the last emperor of China, belong?Chinese history
• Who founded the Tang dynasty?Chinese history
• Cai Lun is known as the figure who improved papermaking in the Han period.Chinese history
• The figure sent to the Western Regions in the mission that gave rise to the Silk Road was the First Emperor of Qin.Chinese history
• The Qing was the last dynasty of China.Chinese history
• The Sui dynasty pressed on with building the Grand Canal.Chinese history
• The capital of the Tang dynasty was Chang'an.Chinese history
• Wang Anshi's reforms were carried out under the Ming.Chinese history
• The Song dynasty was founded by Zhao Kuangyin.Chinese history
• The first dynasty to unify China was the Han.Chinese history
• The Great Wall was first built under the Qing.Chinese history
• In China's Three Kingdoms period, Qin, Chu, and Yan stood against one another.Chinese history