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100

What day does the Mid-Autumn Festival fall on in the lunar calendar?

15th August

100

What traditional foods do people eat during the Mid-Autumn Festival?

Moon cakes

100

In the legend about the Mid-Autumn Festival, who lived on the moon?

Chang E

100

Name three words with the word “ 月” in them.

说出三个带“月”字的词语

月亮,圆月,星月夜,一月,二月,月份······

200

Name two Mid-Autumn Festival activities

Appreciating the moon, guessing lantern riddles, worshipping the moon, eating mooncakes

200

What is considered a symbol of family reunion at the Mid-Autumn Festival?

The moon

200

Why did Chang E eat the elixir?

Because she doesn't want the bad guy to get the elixir.

200

Name two idioms with “ 月” in them.

说出一个带月字的成语

花好月圆,月黑风高,日积月累,日新月异,闭月羞花,海底捞月······

300

T or F: There are no Mid-Autumn Festival events in Philadelphia's Chinatown.

False

300

What do people worship at Mid Autumn Festival?

Moon

300

What did Chang'e's husband do to protect the world?

He shot down nine suns.

300

Name a poem with “ 月” in it.

说出一句带月字的古诗

举头望明月,低头思故乡

Looking up, I find the moon bright;

Bowing, in homesickness I'm drowned.

400

Name two other traditional Chinese festivals

Dragon Boat Festival, Chinese Valentine's Day, Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, Double Ninth Festival......

400

Besides mooncakes, what others are used for worship during the Mid-Autumn Festival?

Pomelo, grapes, apples, watermelon and other seasonal fruits

400

Who gave Hou Yi an elixir?

Queen Mother of the West

400

Name a Chinese nickname for the moon.

说出一个月亮的别称

白玉盘,望舒,玉兔,蟾宫,夜光、玄晖、玉镜、如弓,桂宫、素娥、玉蟾

500

Name a country other than China that also celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Thailand

500

According to the traditional custom, how should the mooncakes be divided after the worship?

Split by the total number of people in the family

500

In the subsequent legend, Chang E has a pet, what kind of animal is the pet?

A rabbit


500

有时落在山腰,有时挂在树梢, 有时象面圆镜,有时象把镰刀。它是什么?

Sometimes it falls on the mountainside, sometimes it hangs in the treetops, sometimes it looks like a round mirror, sometimes it looks like a sickle. What is it?

月亮(the moon)