Yu the Great
What catastrophic natural disaster is Yu the Great most famous for controlling?
The Great Flood.
Which celestial body is Chang’e the goddess of?
The Moon.
Who is the Monkey King featured in Journey to the West?
Sun Wukong.
Who is the ruler of all dragons and governor of the seas?
The Dragon King.
From what material did Nüwa create humanity?
Clay.
What dynasty is Yu the Great traditionally credited with founding?
The Xia Dynasty.
What substance of immortality is the Jade Rabbit said to create on the Moon?
The elixir of life.
What was the original purpose of Sun Wukong’s staff, the Ruyi Jingu Bang?
Measuring the depth of the sea.
The Qilin is often compared to what Western mythical creature?
A unicorn.
What two forces did Pangu separate to form the world?
Heaven and Earth.
Who was Yu the Great’s father, the man who failed to stop the flood before him?
Gun.
Across what celestial feature do the Weaver Girl and Cowherd meet once a year?
The Milky Way.
What sacred items was Tang Sanzang sent to retrieve from India?
Buddhist scriptures.
By what name is the Fenghuang commonly known in English?
The phoenix.
What material did Nüwa use to repair the broken sky?
Five-colored stones.
What ineffective method of flood control did Yu’s father attempt that Yu later improved upon?
Blocking the water instead of channeling it.
Which star deity is known as the God of Longevity and depicted with a high forehead?
Shouxing.
Which pig-like companion is known for gluttony and laziness?
Zhu Bajie.
In the White Snake Legend, into what does the serpent spirit transform?
A woman.
From what cosmic object was Pangu said to have emerged?
The primordial chaos egg.
With which legendary group of virtuous early rulers is Yu the Great often associated?
The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.
What mythical paradise does the Queen Mother of the West rule over?
Mount Kunlun.
What magical fruits did Sun Wukong eat to gain immortality?
The peaches of immortality.
On what type of ritual bronze objects is the Taotie creature commonly depicted?
Ding vessels.
The Azure Dragon of the Four Symbols represents which cardinal direction?
The East.