Taiwan Trivia
Cross Strait Relationships
Mandarin
Chinese New Year
100

In 2017, Forbes ranked this female President of Taiwan the 15th most influential woman in the world.

Who is Tsai Ing Wen.

100

What structure was built to allow transit between Kinmen, a small island that is part of Taiwan, and China, its close neighbor, to become incredibly convenient. 

What is the Kinmen bridge?

100
Chinese language has 4 of these, making it a very difficult language for many English speakers to learn. 
What are tones?
100

This Chinese Zodiac animal will represent the year 2024. 

What is the dragon?

200

Based on square miles of land area, this U.S. State most closely resembles Taiwan in size. 

What is Maryland?

200
America's stance on this policy regarding Taiwan and China's relationship has been diplomatically vague. 

What is the One China Policy?

200

Taiwan is one of the few Chinese speaking places that uses this form of Chinese characters when writing. 

What is Traditional?

200

This animal, named Nian, whose defeat is the cause for Chinese New Year celebrations, is scared of the color red, loud noises, and fire.

What is a dragon?

300

In a current ranking of the most populated countries, Taiwan immediately follows this significantly larger island surrounded by the Indian and Pacific Oceans. 

What is Australia?

300

Despite popular opinion that Taiwan is independent from China, this 3 letter abbreviation can be seen on many Taiwanese addresses, reminding us of Chinese influence. 

What is R.O.C?

300

A tropical storm in the Indian or Western Pacific Oceans can be called this word in English, which stems from a Chinese origin. 

What is a typhoon?

300

According to ancient Chinese legend, the order of the animals in the Chinese Zodiac was determined by this type of event. 

What is a race?

400

This famous Taiwanese whisky is named after an indigenous tribe.

What is Kavalan?

400

The recent Chinese ownership of a port in Hambantota establishes a strong Chinese presence in this Asian country. 

What is Sri Lanka?

400

If someone says 我的中文不好!What does this sentence mean in english?

What is my Chinese is not good!

400

This beautifully luminous festival typically signals the end of Chinese New Year.

What is the Lantern Festival?

500

This smelly vegetarian dish can commonly be found in the night markets of Taiwan. 

What is stinky tofu?

500

Despite increased pressure from China, this African country is the last diplomatic ally of Taiwan on the entire continent. 

What is eSwatini (formerly Swaziland)

500

This aspect of English grammar does not exist in Chinese, which can be quite challenging for native Chinese speakers who are learning English.  

What is verb conjugation?

500

When giving money in a red envelope to your elders on Chinese New Year, avoid giving them amounts with this number in it, as it is often associated with death.

What is the number 4?