Chinese New Year

History and Traditions

100

What color do people wear in honor of Chinese New Year?

Red

200

Chinese New Year is also called _____

A. Fall Festival

B. Moon Festival

C. Dragon Festival

D. Spring Festival

Chinese New Year is also called Spring Festival

300

Why do people set off fireworks?

A. For fun

B. To honor dragons and lions

C. To scare away evil spirits

D. None of the above

To scare away evil sprits

400

Chinese New Year dates back ____ years ago.

A. 4,000

B. 1,000

C. 1 million

D. 3,500

Chinese New Year dates back 4,000 years ago.

500

What ends the Chinese New Year celebration?

A. Giving out red envelopes

B. Lantern Festival

C. Dragon Dances

D. Fireworks

Dragon Dances end the Chinese New Year celebration

Food

100

Which of the following are NOT eaten during Chinese New Year:

Dumplings

Fish

Rice cakes

Fruits

Pasta

Pasta is not eaten during Chinese New Year

200

Long noodles symbolize ____.

A. Long life

B. Wealth

C. Family

D. Kindness

Long noodles symbolize long life.

300

Fish symbolize ___.

A. Family

B. Kindness

C. Intelligence

D. Prosperity

Fish symbolize prosperity

400

Sweet Rice Balls represent ____.

A. Love

B. Family

C. Life

D. Luck

Sweet Rice Balls represent family

500

True or false: During Chinese New Year, dumplings, fish, spring rolls, long noodles and rice cakes are eaten.

True

Zodiac

100

What year were you born in? What zodiac animal are you? Only one person needs to answer this question

2009- Ox

2010- Tiger

2011- Rabbit

2012- Dragon

200

What zodiac animal is 2018?

2018 is the year of the dog.

300

How many zodiac animals are there?

There are 12 zodiac animals.

400

Which of the following is a zodiac animal:

Snake

Lizard

Lion

Hawk

Out of the four animals, the snake is a zodiac animal. In fact, it is the 6th zodiac animal

500

Which of the following IS NOT a zodiac animal:

Pig

Ox

Goat

Cat

Out of the four animals, the cat is not a zodiac animal.