The Heroes of the "Water Margin" Quiz

The heroes of the "Water Margin" have different talents, professions, experiences, characters and backgrounds. Can you guess who fits the following descriptions?

A multiple-choice quiz by patrick8882. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is the best swimmer among the 108 heroes?

Answer: Zhang Shun

Though Li Jun, nicknamed the Turbulent River Dragon, is also good at swimming, Zhang Shun, nicknamed White Streak in the Waves, is surely the best. In Chapter 38, he beat Li Kui in a water fight after losing in a land fight.

2. Who is a noble, among the following people?

Answer: Chai Jin

Chai Jin, nicknamed Small Whirlwind, is a descendant of the Later Zhou Dynasty royal family. When the last Later Zhou emperor surrendered his throne, the first Song emperor bestowed on Chai's ancestors a "Wrought Iron Pledge" so no one dared to molest his family.
The only other noble in the Liangshan Marsh is Xuan Zan, nicknamed the Ugly Son-in-Law but he is an unlucky noble. He was married to the daughter of a prince but his ugliness so revolted the girl that she died.

3. Who is best at archery among the following heroes?

Answer: Hua Rong

Hua Rong is nicknamed the Lesser Li Guang (Li Guang was a famous archer in ancient China). In order to impress the Marsh heroes when joining the band, he shot an arrow exactly at the head of the third geese in a flock just as he had promised.
Zhang Qing, nicknamed the Featherless Arrow, is also a sharpshooter. But what he is good at is flinging stones with remarkable accuracy.

4. Who runs the fastest among the Marsh heroes?

Answer: Dai Zong

Dai Zong is nicknamed the Marvellous Traveller and he has an astonishing talent. Whenever he was out on an urgent mission he would wrap a picture of a god around each of his legs, and this gave him miraculous travelling powers. He could cover five hundred li in a single day. He could do eight hundred if he tied two to each leg.

5. Who is best at wrestling in the Liangshan Marsh?

Answer: Yan Qing

Yan Qing is nicknamed the Prodigy and is surely the best wrestler in the Marsh. In Chapter 74, he beat Ren Yuan in a clever way.
Jiao Ting, nicknamed the Merciless, is also a good wrestler but he is definitely not Yan Qing's match.

6. Who is good at calligraphy, among the following people?

Answer: Xiao Rang

Xiao Rang is nicknamed the Master Hand and good at all styles of calligraphy. In Chapter 39, he was deceived into joining the Marsh band and forged a letter of Cai Jing.

7. Who is the most lustful among the Marsh heroes?

Answer: Wang Ying

Nearly all the Marsh heroes stay away from women but Wang Ying, nicknamed the Stumpy Tiger, is an exception. He is fond of women and repeatedly captures them. In the end Song Jiang married Hu Sanliang, nicknamed Ten Feet of Steel, to him.

8. Who is the only monk in the Liangshan Marsh?

Answer: Sagacious Lu

Sagacious is his Buddhist name. His former name was Lu Da. He became a monk to avoid law punishment.

9. Who is the only Taoist priest among the 108 heroes?

Answer: Gongsun Sheng

Gongsun Sheng is nicknamed Dragon in the Clouds and his Taoist name is Single Purity. His teacher is Luo the Sage. Gongsun learned Taoist lore and was good at magic.

10. Who was not tattooed and exiled, among the following people?

Answer: Sagacious Lu

Wu Song was exiled for killing Pan Jinlian, Mistress Wang and Ximen Qing. Song Jiang was exiled for killing Yan Poxi. Lin Chong was exiled for entering White Tiger Inner Sanctum by mistake. Sagacious Lu was never exiled.

Source: Author patrick8882

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The Heroes of the "Water Margin" Quiz

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