Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Everything was Invented in China!


1. True or false: The abacus was invented in China.
    True
    False


2. One man is traditionally credited with the invention of paper in China in 105 A.D., who was this fellow?
    Mo Yan
    Cai Lun
    Long Fa
    Fu Xi


3. Some people believe that iron working first developed in China, but this is not so. In fact, iron working first occurred in which area?
    Greece
    Meso-America
    Middle East
    Southeast Asia


4. A crude version of which of these devices was in use in China in the 2nd century A.D.?
    Chromatograph
    Printer
    Seismograph
    Vacuum cleaner


5. Traditionally in the West, Roger Bacon was credited with the invention of gunpowder, a mixture of potassium or sodium nitrate, sulfur and charcoal. However, it is now known that the Chinese developed and used gunpowder at a much earlier date than the Europeans, and that the prescription for gunpowder was probably transferred from the Chinese to the Europeans via ancient trade routes. During which Chinese dynasty was the formula for gunpowder first recorded?
    Ming
    Wu
    Han
    Song


6. True or false: Paper money was first developed in China.
    True
    False


7. True or false: We know for certain that the Chinese were the first to use the potter's wheel.
    True
    False


8. Which of these implements of war was first created by the Chinese in the 5th or 6th century B.C.?
    Chariot
    Stirrups
    Compound bow
    Crossbow


9. Which device was first created in China using lodestone?
    Answer: (One Word)


10. Which of the following items was not invented or first developed in China?

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