Statistics for Chinese inventions

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
two sticks used to eat	chopsticks	91%
includes a magnet that always points north	compass	91%
a dangerous explosive powdered mixture of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal	gunpowder	91%
a toy you fly in the sky, controlled by a string connecting to a reel	kite	91%
made from plants and fiber, compressed, and then dried and cut into sheets	paper	91%
you clean your teeth with ____	toothbrush	91%
stir-fry pot	wok	91%
very thin needles are inserted through your skin in various spots, a medical treatment	acupuncture	82%
explodes and creates beautiful colors in the sky	firework	82%
green gemstone, if finely polished, can be very shiny	jade	82%
soft and smooth material weaved out of cocoons	silk	82%
garden tool, a cart usually two wheels	wheelbarrow	82%
a gambling game with tiles that are drawn and discarded until one player has an entire hand of winning combinations	mahjong	73%
strike against a rough surface and light it on fire	match	73%
leaves harvested from bushes/ trees that are boiled and consumed	tea	73%
ding dong~	bell	64%
small explosive device designed to created a large amount of noise, usually used in new year to scared away the red monster "nian" that appears during New Year.	firecracker	64%
52, and suits- hearts, clubs, spades, and diamonds	playing cards	64%
jello-like food made from curdled soybeans	tofu	64%
A large-caliber gun that usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant.	cannon	55%
pottery made from kaolin (china clay) and petunse,, usually decorated with blue glaze	fine china/ porcelain/ qinghuaci	55%
herbs and plants burned that release fragrant smells	incense	55%
woodblock dipped and then applied on paper	printing	55%
12 signs based on the month you were born	zodiac	45%
soaking beans in water, fermented to created this kind of condiment	soy sauce	36%
puzzle that consists of seven flat polygons that can be arranged into different shapes and objects	tangram	27%
Chinese chess/ elephant chess	xiangqi	27%
a toy where you spin and release into the air, first made from bamboo	bamboo dragonfly	9%
paper or silk with a source of light inside, with a frame made from bamboo or other materials.	paper lanterns	9%
thin paper shell with a little fire source inside that is able to fly, used in military communication and festivals, but also which you can wish for something.	sky lanterns/ kongming deng	9%