Words
5678 in Mandarin
What is 五千六百七十八?
T/F Beijing doesn't have fireworks in the New Year anymore.
True: Beijing prohibits fireworks because of environmental issues.
T/F Confucius believed that children should respect their elders because because they were taller and stronger.
False: He believed that elders had more life experience than children and hence they were more important.
Answer to:
四千六百二十九 + 一千零四十九
What is 五千六百七十八?
In Red Mansion Dream is the main character wealthy
Yes. Very wealthy
"Hometown" in Mandarin
What is 家乡? Others will be judged
T/F: In the Chinese New Year, it is tradition for children to kowtow for elders to give them money.
Hint: Kowtow meaning: kneel and touch the ground with the forehead in worship or submission as part of Chinese custom.
True
T/F In the ChongYang aka 重阳节, it is tradition to climb to high places.
Write in Mandarin
My favorite ice cream is _____(replace with actual favorite)
Hint: Ice cream is written 冰淇凌.
我最喜欢吃____冰淇凌 (or something like that)
In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, there are 3 major factions. Name them.
What are 蜀国 魏国 吴国?
Write out a 4-word descriptive phrase. (e.g. 五彩斑斓，七上八下, etc)
Varies
Traditionally, fireworks on the New Year is used to drive away a monster: name it.
What is the nian?
Name one of the provinces of china.
What are 河北、山西、辽宁、吉林、黑龙江、江苏、浙江、安徽、福建、江西、山东、河南、湖北、湖南、广东、海南、四川、贵州、云南、陕西、甘肃、青海?
Reference to the first jeopardy:
Write out the name of the 七夕 festival in English.
OR: !!TRIPLE POINTS!! Tell the lore of the 七夕 festival in English.
What is the Chinese Valentine's Day, or Qixi Festival?
!!Triple Points!! Answer will be judged
In the romance of the three kingdoms, 3 brothers(not related) decide to raise a kingdom. Write their names.
Who are 刘备 关羽 张飞?
英俊潇洒 and 玉树临风 both describe something. What is it?
What is how good-looking a person is?
Name of the last month of the Lunar Calendar.
What is 腊八月? Or Laba Month?
Name two traditional Chinese instruments in Mandarin.
古琴，古筝，枇杷，笛子，二胡, etc.
Write the character 永 on the board, naming every stroke.
Check.
In the novel Water Margin, there are ___ outlaws at Mount Liang.
What is 108 outlaws?
Dissect a name's meaning: (Choose one)
夏美风
赵自豪
1st name: 夏 - last name 美风 - beautiful wind, agile and graceful
2nd name: 赵 - last name 自豪 - proud, confident.
When the Laba festival comes, people drink a porridge made up of a certain number of ingredients. Name the ingredients.
What are 8 ingredients?
Ingredients vary.
What are the 4(sometimes 5) forms of word pronunciation in mandarin?
What is ā á ǎ à a ?
Write a poem on the board in Mandarin.
Varies
Reference to previous jeopardy:
Name the government administrative unit that is smaller than a 市 but also bigger than a 城镇?
What is a 县?