How much do you know about China?

Test yourself with these China quiz questions.

There are four levels to conquer, each with 15 questions:

  • Level 1 is easy
  • Level 2 is medium
  • Level 3 is hard
  • Level 4 is master.

You can start at any level. Good luck!

China Quiz – Level 1 (Easy)

China Quiz – Level 2 (Medium)

China Quiz – Level 3 (Hard)

China Quiz – Level 4 (Master)

I’ve listed all multiple-choice questions and answers below. The correct answers are bolded.

I’ve also included links to more information, in case you want to dig deeper or do a ‘fact check’.

And, you can keep learning by reading these fun facts about China. Imagine how smart you’ll sound at your next trivia night!

China quiz questions and answers – Level 1 (Easy)

1. What’s the capital of China?

  • Nanjing
  • Hong Kong
  • Beijing
  • Shanghai

Fact check: What is Beijing known and famous for

2. What’s the national airline carrier of China?

  • Air China
  • China Airlines
  • China Southern
  • Panda Air

Fact check: Largest airlines in China

3. Who is Mao Zedong?

  • Inventor of the Great Wall of China
  • First emperor of China
  • Nobel Prize winner for literature
  • Former president of China

Fact check: Most famous Chinese people

4. Which of these things was not invented in China?

  • Crochet
  • Gunpowder
  • Silk
  • Compass

Fact check: Most famous Chinese inventions

5. What’s the most populous city in China?

  • Beijing
  • Shanghai
  • Guangzhou
  • Shenzhen

Fact check: What is Shanghai known and famous for

6. What’s the staple food of southern China?

  • Noodles
  • Steamed buns
  • Dumplings
  • Rice

Fact check: Chinese food culture

7. Why was the Great Wall of China built?

  • To prevent tigers from attacking livestock
  • To keep the rabbits out
  • To protect their territory
  • To divide men and women based on Confucian ideology

Fact check: Why was the Great Wall of China built?

8. What’s the official language of China?

  • Cantonese
  • Mandarin
  • Tibetan
  • Taiwanese

Fact check: Languages spoken in China

9. Where can you find the Terracotta Army?

  • Xi’an
  • Chengdu
  • Beijing
  • Mongolia

Fact check: Xi’an travel guide

10. Which country does not share a land border with China?

  • North Korea
  • Japan
  • Vietnam
  • India

Fact check: Fun facts about China

11. What’s one of the most popular sports in China?

  • Badminton
  • Golf
  • Squash
  • Cricket

Fact check: Most popular sports in China

12. What’s the name of the famous waterfront in Shanghai?

  • The Bund
  • The Great Wall of China
  • Tiananmen Square
  • The Great Passageway

Fact check: Famous sites in China

13. Where did COVID-19 originate?

  • Chengdu
  • Gotham
  • Wuhan
  • Beijing

Fact check: Coronavirus history

14. What’s the most popular mobile app in China?

  • WhatsApp
  • Friends Forever
  • DialUp
  • WeChat

Fact check: Top Chinese apps

15. What’s the currency of China?

  • Yuan
  • Yen
  • Yuen
  • Dollar

Fact check: China’s currency

China quiz questions and answers – Level 2 (Medium)

1. How many pandas remain in the wild?

  • 17
  • Between 1,000 and 2,000
  • About 15,000
  • None – you can only find them in zoos

Fact check: Chinese animals

2. The People’s Republic of China was formed in which year?

  • 1776
  • 1900
  • 1915
  • 1949

Fact check: Fun facts about China

3. What’s the longest river in China?

  • Yangtze
  • Li
  • Yellow
  • Mekong

Fact check: Facts about China

4. When was the Cultural Revolution?

  • 1878-1884
  • 1900-1903
  • 1958-1962
  • 1966-1976

Fact check: Cultural Revolution

5. Which of these creatures doesn’t feature in the Chinese zodiac?

  • Horse
  • Dog
  • Lion
  • Rat

Fact check: Lunar New Year

6. What’s the Chinese version of TikTok called?

  • Taobao
  • Douyin
  • Douban
  • Douyu

Fact check: Apps China

7. In which year were the summer Olympic Games held in Beijing?

  • 2000
  • 2004
  • 2008
  • 2012

Fact check: Beijing 2008

8. In ancient times, the Silk Road didn’t run through which province?

  • Guangdong
  • Gansu
  • Xinjiang
  • Shaanxi

Fact check: Chinese section of the Silk Road

9. Chinese New Year is also known as the what festival?

  • National
  • Mid-Autumn
  • Dragon Boat
  • Spring

Fact check: Public holidays in China

10. Where is the tomb of Qin Shi Huang located?

  • Beijing
  • Xi’an
  • Guilin
  • Hangzhou

Fact check: Famous places in China

11. What’s the approximate population of China?

  • 1 billion
  • 2 billion
  • 4 billion
  • 6 billion

Fact check: China’s population

12. What do kids typically receive during the lunar new year?

  • Dragon candy
  • Lucky fish toys
  • Flag of China
  • Red packets with money

Fact check: How to celebrate Chinese New Year

13. What’s the name of the Chinese martial art that focuses on slow, controlled movements?

  • Karate
  • Tai chi
  • Kung fu
  • Tae kwon do

Fact check: What is tai chi?

14. What’s the name of the Chinese festival that celebrates the harvest season?

  • Spring Festival
  • Mid-Autumn Festival
  • Lunar New Year
  • Golden Week

Fact check: What is Mid-Autumn Festival

15. Who wrote the famous book, The Art of War?

  • Sun Tzu
  • Li Bai
  • Chiang Kai-shek
  • Du Fu

Fact check: The Art of War book summary

China quiz questions and answers – Level 3 (Hard)

1. What’s the name of the split-crotch pants that Chinese babies wear?

  • Kuzi
  • Kaidangku
  • Qunzi
  • Zhiniaoku

Fact check: Chinese split-crotch baby pants

2. What’s the capital of Jilin province?

  • Changchun
  • Jilin City
  • Shenyang
  • Harbin

Fact check: Capital of Jilin province

3. When did the Ming Dynasty start and finish?

  • 960 to 1279
  • 1279 to 1368
  • 1368 to 1644
  • 1644 to 1911

Fact check: Ming Dynasty timeline

4. The Stone Forest is a UNESCO recognized site located in which city?

  • Guilin
  • Yangshuo
  • Xiamen
  • Kunming

Fact check: Things to do in Kunming

5. Mao Tse-tung is the spelling of Mao Zedong in which writing system?

  • Sun Yat-sen
  • Kublai Khan
  • Pinyin
  • Wade-Giles

Fact check: Wade-Giles method of writing Chinese

6. Which ethnic group founded the Qing Dynasty?

  • Manchus
  • Mongolians
  • Tibetan
  • Han

Fact check: Overview of the Qing Dynasty

7. In which year did the Great Leap Forward start?

  • 1957
  • 1958
  • 1959
  • 1960

Fact check: The Great Leap Forward

8. Beijing Capital International Airport is known by which three-letter airport code?

  • BJC
  • CAP
  • PEK
  • BEI

Fact check: How long is a flight to China?

9. How many rooms are there in the Forbidden City?

  • 2,008
  • 6,888
  • 7,914
  • At least 8,700

Fact check: Beijing travel guide

10. Who was the last United States President to visit China?

  • Donald Trump
  • George W. Bush
  • Bill Clinton
  • Barack Obama

Fact check: American presidents who have visited China

11. Who was the first Chinese tennis player to win a Grand Slam?

  • Li Na
  • Peng Shuai
  • Zhang Zhizhen
  • Naomi Osaka

Fact check: Top sports in China

12. What’s the name of the Chinese game that involves matching tiles?

  • Chinese poker
  • Pai Gow
  • Mahjong
  • Sic Bo

Fact check: How to play Mahjong

13. Which Chinese city is known for its canals and waterways?

  • Tianjin
  • Qingdao
  • Suzhou
  • Chongqing

Fact check: China’s ancient water towns

14. What food is Beijing most famous for?

  • Sweet and sour pork with rice
  • Pork buns with chili and coriander
  • Spicy cross-bridge noodles
  • Peking duck wrapped in pancake

Fact check: What is Beijing known for

15. Who is regarded as the greatest badminton player of all time?

  • Deng Yaping
  • Lin Dan
  • Zhou Guanyu
  • Sun Yang

Fact check: Popular sports in China

China quiz questions and answers – Level 4 (Master)

1. In which year did the One Child Policy start?

  • 1980
  • 1981
  • 1982
  • 1983

Fact check: Modern Chinese history timeline

2. Shi Zhiyoung won back-to-back Olympic gold medals in which sport?

  • Weightlifting
  • Table tennis
  • Diving
  • Badminton

Fact check: Chinese sports

3. ‘Big plate chicken’ is a favorite dish from which region of China?

  • North China
  • East China
  • South China
  • West China

Fact check: Foods from China

4. Which 1972 song is regarded as one of the most famous in China?

  • The Moon Represents My Heart
  • My Friend, My Comrade
  • Red Guard Salute
  • Silence Cannot Separate Us

Fact check: Top Chinese pop songs

5. Which NBA team did Chinese basketball player, Yao Ming, play for?

  • LA Lakers
  • Phoenix Suns
  • Houston Rockets
  • Miami Heat

Fact check: Yao Ming stats

6. What’s the Chinese pinyin name for hotpot?

  • Kǎoyā
  • Huǒguō
  • Jīròu
  • Miànbāo

Fact check: Foods from China

7. Approximately how long is a flight from New York to Beijing?

  • 10 hours
  • 11 hours
  • 12 hours
  • 14 hours

Fact check: Flight time from New York to China

8. Which of these music artists has not performed in mainland China?

  • Wham!
  • Taylor Swift
  • J-Lo
  • Michael Jackson

Fact check: When Michael Jackson visited China

9. Which of these apps is banned in China?

  • Pinterest
  • Bing
  • Bereal
  • Canva

Fact check: Apps banned in China

10. Many Chinese people dislike like the number 4 because in Mandarin it sounds like the word for what?

  • Cheat
  • Unlucky
  • Death
  • Divorce

Fact check: Customs in China

11. How many UNESCO World Heritage Sites does China have?

  • 26
  • 36
  • 46
  • 56

Fact check: Facts about China

12. What does billionaire Zhong Shanshan’s company sell?

  • Bottled water
  • Footwear
  • Electric cars
  • Insurance

Fact check: Fun facts about China

13. A national government campaign in 1962 tried to eradicate which ‘pest’?

  • Slug
  • Sparrow
  • Spider
  • Moth

Fact check: Modern Chinese history

14. Which of these ‘-stan’ countries does not share a border with China?

  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Uzbekistan
  • Tajikistan

Fact check: Interesting facts about China

15. Which of these famous people visited China in 1986?

  • Ronald Reagan on a presidential visit
  • Eddie Murphy for a movie promotion
  • Queen Elizabeth II on an official visit
  • Madonna for an Asian concert tour

Fact check: Modern Chinese history timeline

How did you go? Are you a Chinese quiz master?

I hope you learned a thing or two about this incredible country. Now you can impress your friends with your insane knowledge of China!

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