Misc. Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year Customs
Chinese Zodiac
Tigers, Rabbits, and Dragons!
Bonus Jeopardy
100
What is the Chinese New Year also called?
The Spring Festival
100
Why were fireworks banned in some places that celebrate Chiense New Years?
Because of fires.
100
How many animals are there in the Chinese Zodiac?
12
100
What animal was the animal in 1999?
The rabbit.
200
Is the Chinese New Year the longest Chinese festival? Yes or No
Yes
200
What do people do to prepare their house for Chinese New Years?
Clean it.
200
Name two of the animals in the Chinese zodiac not including the tiger, rabbit, or dragon.
Animals include- rat, ox, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig.
200
What animal is 3rd to appear on the Chinese zodiac?
The tiger.
300
What do the Chinese people believe the color red does?
Wards off evil spirits.
300
Is the money in the red envelopes even or odd? Why?
Odd, because odd number are used for funerals.
300
What animal finished 5th in the race, according to the legend?
The Dragon
300
What animal is calm and neat?
The rabbit.
400
Which festival starts after the Chinese New Years festival ends?
The Lantern Festival
400
Name one of the gifts people might give to their friends/neighbors.
Correct Answers include- fruits (such as oranges or peaches), cakes, biscuits, chocolate, and candy.
400
Name what animal everyone on your team is.
The people on your team will most likely either be a tiger 1998, a rabbit 1999, or a dragon 2000.
400
What animal loves to travel?
The tiger.
400
What two numbers are good amounts of money to put in the red envolpes because one sounds like fortune and the other represents longevity?
Eight and nine.
500
What day does the Chinese New Years celebration end?
The 15th of the next month.
500
What did the fireworks used to be made out of?
Bamboo and gunpower.
500
What was the animal in 1997?
The ox. The ox finished 2nd in the race before the tiger.
500
What animal is recommend for a carrer as an inventor?
The dragon.
500
What amount of money should never be given in the red envelopes because it sounds like death in Chinese?
Four
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