The Great and Wonderful Wall of China Quiz

Answer: Qin Shi Huang

Qin Shi Huang unified China in 221 BC and became the first Emperor of the Qin Dynasty. He was born on 7 February 260 BC and died on 10 August 210 BC at the age of 50. Emperor Qin is also known for creating the famous Terracotta Army which was buried with him to protect him in the afterlife.

Answer: 1987

UNESCO is an acronym which stands for "United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". The purpose of UNESCO is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science, and culture. UNESCO has 196 member states and 9 associate members.

Answer: 8,851.8 km (5,500 miles)

The exact length of the structure was difficult to calculate since a lot of it is located in grasslands, remote mountain areas and deserts. The distance of 5,500 miles was made public on 18 April 2009 after an extensive investigation.The wall stretches from Shanhaiguan in the east to Lop Lake in the west.

Answer: About 2,000 years

Although the Great Wall was built over a long period by many different people it is accepted that building started during Warring States Period (476 BC - 221 BC) and ended during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).

Answer: Meng Jiangnu

The Legend of Lady Meng Jiang (Meng Jiangnu) tells how her husband, Fan Qiliang, was forced to work as a laborer on the Great Wall. After a long time of not hearing from him she set out to look for him. By the time she reached the Great Wall she discovered that he had already died. She cried her heart out and her wailing caused a section of the wall to collapse.

There is more to the story, maybe you should look it up.

Answer: Ming Dynasty

The Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty ruled China from 1271 until 1368 before the establishment of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming ruled China for 276 years, from 1368 until 1644. Zhu Yuanzhang became the first Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and took the name Hongwu, meaning "Vastly Martial", as his era name.

Answer: Rice flour

It is a common myth that human bones were crushed fine to make mortar for the bricks or that men were buried inside the wall to make it stronger. It is possible that these stories came about due to the high mortality rate of workers who built the wall.

It is believed that as many as 1,000,000 men lost their lives during the period it took to built the wall. The "sticky rice" mortar was made by using a mixture of rice flour and slaked lime.

Answer: It is the only man-made object visible from the moon

The Great Wall is indeed visible from a low orbit in space, but it is by no means the only man-made object you will be able to see. Other artificial objects like highways, railway lines and fields of crop are equally visible at low orbit. The myth that the Great Wall is visible with the naked eye from the moon is totally untrue. How this myth developed even before man made it into space for the first time, is also a myth! The Great Wall is in fact the longest man-made structure on earth.

Answer: Nixon

President Nixon became the first American Head of State to visit the Great Wall of China when he visited China on 21 to 28 February 1972. Nixon was quoted as saying: "I think that you would have to conclude that this is a great wall".

Answer: 1938

The last official battle fought at the Great Wall was in 1938 during the Second Sino-Japanese War between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. The conflict between these two countries officially started on 7 July 1937, although minor fighting had been taking place since 18 September 1931, and ended on 9 September 1945. Bullet marks can still be seen in the Wall at Gubeikou.