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Zodiac
Foods
Traditions
Mandarin
100
What is red envelope?
This is given by parents of the family to kids of the family on Chinese New Years
100

This year is the year of _____ ?

Tiger

100

What does fish symbolize in Chinese New Year?

A. Wealth B. luck C. surplus D. health

C. surplus

100
What's inside the red envelopes?
money
100

Say "red envelope" in Chinese for three times.

红包 Hong Bao

200
What is the good luck color for Chinese New Year?
Red and Gold
200

What is the first animal of the 12 Chinese zodiacs?

Rat

200

What does Chinese people eat for Chinese new year?

A. moon cake 月饼 B. dumplings 饺子 C. sticky rice dumpling 粽子

B. dumplings 饺子

200

What's the name of the monster in the legend of Chinese New Year?

A. 年 nian B. 月 yue C. 日 ri  D. 星期 xingqi

A. 年 nian 

200

Say "Chinese New Year"/"Spring Festival" in Chinese for three times.

春节 Chun Jie

300

Why do Chinese people light firecrackers during Chinese New Year?

Scare Nian (the monster)

300

What are the animals of the 12 Chinese zodiacs?

(Name at least 4 to get the credit)

Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig.

300

What does people light and held to celebrate the new year?

A. Lamp 灯 B. Lantern 灯笼 C. match 火柴 D. Cracker 鞭炮 

B. Lantern 灯笼

300

Why do Chinese people wear red clothes on Chinese New Year?

A. because red color is cheap B. most people like red color C. to scare the mythical monster "Nian"

C. to scare the mythical monster "Nian"

300

Say "dumplings" in Chinese for three times.

饺子 Jiao Zi

400

When Chinese New Years usually happened?

(Double points if you can answer in Mandarin)

一月 二月

400

What is the last animal of the 12 Chinese zodiacs?

Pig

400

What's the special meaning for 年糕(rice cake) ?

A. better luck B. higher new year C. get rid of bad luck

B. higher new year

400

How many days do Chinese people usually celebrate Chinese New Year?

15 days

400

Say "zodiac" in Chinese for three times?

生肖 Sheng Xiao

500

True/False: Spring Festival traditionally triggers the world's largest migration.

True

500

If a person has tiger as his/her zodiac, how old could he/she be this year? 

0, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60 ....

(any multiplies of 12)

500

What's the special meaning for long noodles?

A. live long 长寿 B. be healthy 健康  C. be wealthy 财富

A. live long 长寿

500

When is the Lantern Festival?

(Hint: How many days after spring festival?)

15th day of the first month (Lunar Calendar)

500

Say the good luck greeting in Chinese for three times.

恭喜发财 Gong Xi Fa Cai