CNY quiz
-
Upload
nicole-wing-teng-mak -
Category
Documents
-
view
32 -
download
10
description
Transcript of CNY quiz
The CNY Quiz
the new moon on the first day of the new year
What determines the start of the Chinese New Year?
a) the new moon on the first day of the new year
b) exactly twenty-nine days after the earth completes a revolution around the sun
c) the fourth Thursday in January
d) a Chinese monk who chooses the day according to tradition
Lantern Festival
There is a grand celebration that takes place about fifteen days after the day of the Chinese New Year. What is it called?
a) Lunar Celebration
b) Lantern Festival
c) The Kiss of Heaven
d) Day of the Dragon
Year of the Rooster
Which year of the zodiac was it in 2005?
a) Year of the Dog
b) Year of the Horse
c) Year of the Rooster
d) Year of the Tiger
the animals would race across a river, the first to win headed the cycle
Which of the following is most widely accepted legend pertaining to the order of the Chinese zodiac?
a) the animals are in order of the gods' favorite to least favorite
b) the animals go in order of creation, first created to last created
c) the largest animal was first, the smallest last
d) the animals would race across a river, the first to win headed the cycle
Family ties
Which of these is most widely celebrated at the time of the Chinese New Year?
a) Family ties
b) The nation's people
c) Chinese heroes
d) Old World culture
Cleaning every part of the house
What of these acts is extremely important for preparing for the Chinese New Year?
a) Wearing loose-fitting garments for folk dancing
b) Cooking a traditional Chinese meal
c) Cleaning every part of the house
d) Hanging Chinese decorations on the outside of the house
Wishing you prosperity and health
The Chinese greeting "Gong Xi Fatt Choy" means
a) Have a new year
b) May everything be as you wish
c) Wishing you prosperity and health
d) May you achieve your great plan
Tangerine
What fruit, representing luck and prosperity, is traditionally the most popular to hand out for the Chinese New Year?
a) Pineapple
b) Orange
c) Tangerine
d) Lime
Dragons
Traditionally made of silk, paper, and bamboo, these are the highlight of the Chinese lantern festival.
a) Phoenixes
b) Dragons
c) Nians
d) Unicorns
Vietnam
Many Asian countries celebrate the lunar New Year along with China. What country's holiday is called Tet?
a) Vietnam
b) Japan
c) Cambodia
d) Laos
Buddha
According to legend, a god asked all the animals to meet him on Chinese New Year. When 12 came, he named a year after each animal, declaring that people born in that year would have some of that animal's personality. What is the name of the god?
a) Goddess of Mercy
b) God of Prosperity
c) Buddha
d) Emperor Jade
Patient
Which of the following is not a trait of the rat?
a) Patient
b) Charming
c) Hardworking
d) Intelligent
It depends on when the new moon appears
Why does the date of the Chinese New Year always change?
a) It depends on when the weekend is
b) It depends on the weather
c) It depends on when the new moon appears
d) It depends on the phrases of moon
Long life
What do noodles signify?
a) Prosperity
b) Long life
c) Unity
d) Luck
To sweep away bad luck from the old year
According to tradition, why do people clean house before New Year's?
a) To welcome the God of Prosperity
b) To get rid of the feast
c) To sweep away bad luck from the old year
d) To Welcome the new year
To let the old year leaves
Why do people open the doors and windows on Chinese New Year’s Eve?
a) To let the old year leaves
b) To get fresh air into the house
c) To let out the cooking aroma
d) To welcome the God of Prosperity
The Common man’s birthday
On the seventh day, it is traditionally known as
a) The God of Wealth’s Birthday
b) The Common man’s birthday
c) The Jade Emperor’s Birthday
d) The God of Kitchen’s Birthday
Prosperity
What do Dumplings symbolize?
a) Protection from Evil
b) Health
c) Prosperity
d) Luck
Luck
What do Plum Blossoms symbolize?
a) Prosperity
b) Luck
c) To have a good year
d) To heal all of your sickness
Seventh day of CNY
When do people eat the dish “Yu Sheng” that normally known as raw fish?
a) Ninth day of CNY
b) Eighth day of CNY
c) Seventh day of CNY
d) Sixth day of CNY