Statistics for History of China

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
First communist leader of China	Mao Zedong	91%
Territory controlled by the UK, 1842-1997	Hong Kong	90%
River called the cradle of Chinese civilization	Yellow River	90%
Protective barrier meant to keep out northern invaders	Great Wall	88%
China fought two wars because of Western efforts to import this drug	Opium	86%
Probably China's most influential philosopher	Confucius	84%
Indian religion that exerted a great influence in China	Buddhism	82%
Four great ancient capitals	Beijing	77%
Four great ancient inventions	Gunpowder	76%
Communist economic program that resulted in perhaps 30 million deaths due to famine	{Great} {Leap} Forward	74%
1368–1644	Ming	72%
Four great ancient inventions	Papermaking	71%
1644–1911	Qing	69%
Communist effort to purge traditional culture	{Cultural} Revolution	62%
202 BC–202	Han	62%
Mongolian Khan who conquered China	Kublai Khan	62%
Founder of Daoism	Laozi	58%
Military leader of China who fled to Taiwan	Chiang Kai-shek	56%
Chinese name for China, reflecting its position in the world	{Middle} Kingdom	56%
Four great ancient capitals	Nanjing	55%
What gave the emperor the right to rule	Mandate of {Heaven}	52%
Four great ancient capitals	Chang'an	51%
Four great ancient inventions	Compass	48%
Four great ancient inventions	Printing	47%
618–907	Tang	44%
960–1279	Song	42%
Chinese leader who said "to get rich is glorious"	Deng Xiaoping	37%
1271–1368	Yuan	36%
Oldest book of Chinese classics, credited to the Duke of Zhou	I {Ching}	34%
Ancient canal, still the world's longest	{Grand} Canal	28%
Four great ancient capitals	Luoyang	23%
Hairstyle mandated by Manchu conquerors	Queue	22%
Zheng He's fleet of ships bearing gifts throughout Asia	{Treasure} Fleet	19%