Tradition
What do we usually eat at the Mid-Autumn Festival?
Mooncakes
Name two fruits that are eaten at the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Grapes, starfruit, pomelo, pears, apples ...
In which country is pizza invented?
Italy
What is bright and round, but not the sun?
The moon
What is the English translation of “失敗乃成功之母”?
Failure is the mother of success.
This animal is the traditional icon of the Moon Festival
Rabbit
What does the word 'mid' in the Mid-Autumn Festival stands for?
Middle
What is the day celebrating Jesus’ rebirth from his death called?
Easter
Sometimes it’s curved like a smile, other times, it’s round like a plate.
the moon
What is the English translation of “熟能生巧”?
Practice makes perfect.
Mid-Autumn Festival is on the ___ day of _______ on the Lunar Calendar
15th of Lunar August
How many suns were shot down in the legend of the Moon Festival?
9
The number “4” is considered unlucky in Chinese culture. Which number is considered unlucky in Western culture?
13
It works hard all its life, counting numbers day and night, but never gets past 12. What is it?
a clock
Give the Chinese translation of the following proverb: It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books.
讀萬卷書不如行萬里路。
Why is the Mid-Autumn Festival also called the Moon Festival?
It is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, when the moon is believed to be biggest and brightest.
Name the archer that shot down the suns in the beginning of the Moon Festival legend
Hou Yi
Which flower is mentioned in Beauty and the Beast?
Rose
What word is right when pronounced wrong, but is wrong when pronounced right?
The word wrong
Give the Chinese translation of the following proverb: Think twice before you do.
三思而後行。
Name two traditional activities (other than mooncakes) that is done during the Mid-Autumn Festival
Big dinner with family, lighting lanterns, worshipping/appreciating the moon, guess riddles, composing poetries.
The name of the wife of Hou Yi is _______
Chang-e
Who is the author of Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear?
William Shakespeare
You see it once in June, three times in September and never in May. What is it?
The letter E
Give the Chinese translation of the following proverb: It’s more blessed to give than to receive.
施比受更有福。