Project Hope
Cornell
Geography
Festivals & Traditions
History
100

This animal is in the Project Hope logo

What is panda?

100

The school mascot (name + animal)

What is Touchdown the bear?

100

The name of China’s capital city

What is Beijing?


100

This color is traditionally associated with good luck and celebrations in Chinese culture

What is red?

100

This ancient philosophy founded by Confucius emphasized ethics, family, and social harmony.

What is Confucianism?


200

The main communications/messaging platform used by Project Hope

What is Slack?
200

The famous fast food item that was invented by a Cornell alum

What is chicken nugget?

200

The name of the massive ancient wall built to protect China from invaders

What is the Great Wall?

200

Name 3 Chinese Zodiacs

What is:

Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig (accept any 3)?

200

Name one of the Four Great Inventions of ancient China

What is: Paper, Printing, Gunpowder, Compass (accept one)? 

Also Acceptable: modern agriculture, shipping, astronomical observatories, decimal mathematics, paper money, umbrellas, wheelbarrows, multi-stage rockets, brandy and whiskey, the game of chess


300

The name of Project Hope’s next upcoming fundraiser

What is Valentine’s Fundraiser?

300

The number of undergraduate schools at Cornell

What is 8?

300

The longest river in China

What is the Yangtze River?

300

This traditional Chinese performance often seen during celebrations uses costumes to represent mythical creatures

What is dragon/lion dance?

300

This famous trade route, which connected China with Europe and the Middle East, was revitalized and particularly prominent during the Pax Mongolica era

What is the Silk Road?


400

The organization in Hong Kong + Mainland that Project Hope is currently partnering with

What is Changing Young Lives Foundation?

400

The name of Cornell’s alma mater

What is Far Above Cayuga's Waters?

400

Hong Kong is located on the southern coast of China along this sea

 What is South China Sea?

400

This holiday is associated with mooncakes and honoring the full moon

What is Mid-Autumn Festival?

400

The last dynasty of China, which ended in 1912

What is the Qing Dynasty?

500

Project Hope was founded in this year

2005


500

The first building constructed on Cornell campus

What is Morrill Hall?

500

The highest mountain in the world lies on China’s border with this country

What is Nepal?

500

The Dragon Boat Festival commemorates this poet

Who is Qu Yuan?

500

Hong Kong was under which country’s rule for over 150 years before being returned to China in in 1997

What is Britain?