Greetings
"Hello" in Mandarin Chinese
What is nǐ hǎo 你好?
Noodles, typically longer than usual, are referred to as “Chángshòu miàn长寿面,” and represent longevity. What is another occasion where Chángshòu miàn 长寿面 is served at? (clue word: longevity)
What is birthdays?
Lunar New Year 2023 is the year of the what?
What is the rabbit?
What is the traditional Chinese name for the red envelopes filled with money given during Chinese New Year?
What is Hóngbāo 红包?
Other than red, what is 1 other lucky CNY color? (3 options possible)
What is yellow, green, or gold?
Yellow: Brightness, Hope, Royalty and Power
Green: Health, Prosperity, Fertility and Harmony
Gold: Glory, Prosperity and Good Fortune
The formal greeting for “Happy New Year” in Mandarin Chinese
What is Xīnnián kuàilè 新年快乐?
True or False: Tangerines symbolize good luck, prosperity, and happiness
What is true?
How many days is Lunar New Year?
What is 15 days?
What is the material that Chinese red lanterns are made out of?
What is paper?
*Chinese red paper lanterns: The Chinese red lanterns are made of paper, non-toxic and lightweight material, safe to use, each paper lantern is attached with a hanging tag printed with "Fu", which represents the coming of New Year and good luck.”
True or False: White is worn at Chinese weddings
What is false?
*White is associated with death and is often used in funerals
This 4-character phrase means “ prosperity and wealth”
What is Gong hay fat choy (Cantonese) or gōngxǐ fācái 恭喜发财? (Mandarin)
*It is usually spoken in Hong Kong, Guangdong Province and the places nearby, and nowadays you can hear this phrase in many Chinatowns
Where did we get our food catered from for this WIB DEI event?
What is Hibachi Buffet?
What is next year's zodiac animal (2024)?
What is dragon?
What is the significance of the color "red"?
What is good luck and prosperity?
How many years are in a Chinese zodiac cycle? (hint: how many zodiac animals are there?)
What is 12 years?
*The Chinese zodiac is a 12-year cycle, with each year represented by a different animal. The animal associated with the current year is thought to have a significant influence on the fortunes of people born in that year.
If you are wanting to wish friends and family to be “safe and sound” you would say...?
What is
Mandarin: píng píng ān ān 平平安安
Cantonese: ping ping ngon ngon?
Spring rolls (chūn juǎn 春卷) and dumplings (jiǎo zi 饺子) are popular lucky dishes to eat during the Chinese New Year, what do they symbolize? (hint: what could the shape of dumplings represent?)
What is wealth?
Which 1 is NOT a Chinese zodiac animal? Horse, goat, bear, ox, dog, and pig?
What is bear?
Why do Chinese people clean their houses before the New Year?
What is to drive away bad luck to allow for a new beginning?
*It is traditional for families to clean their houses and the areas surrounding before the start of the new year. The word 'dust' in Chinese is a homophone for 'old', thus cleaning the house is symbolic of driving away the bad luck of the previous year to allow for a new start.”
What city is the Great Wall of China located?
What is Beijing?
The phrase "Tù nián kuàilè 兔年快乐" means what? (hint: it regards to this year specifically)
What is Happy Year of the Rabbit?
Emperor Qianlong always had hot pot at the New Year’s Eve dinner, where there were more than 100 dishes served. What dynasty was Emperor Qianlong a part of?
What is the Qing Dynasty (Qīng dài 清代）?
The five elements of the Chinese zodiac are water, earth, fire, wood, and what else?
What is metal?
How do you receive a red envelope? (hint: etiquette)
What is with both hands and never in the presence of the gift-giver?
What was the longest dynasty in China?
What is the Zhou dynasty?
*Ruled for almost 8 centuries! (1046-256 BC)