FESTIVALS/CUSTOMS
FOOD
HISTORY/LANGUAGE
POP CULTURE
RANDOM
100
A celebration for family reunion and bountiful harvest.
What is Mid Autumn Festival?
100
A crop predominantly produced in southern half of China and other parts of Asia, requiring plenty of water, hot and sunny conditions, and a water-retentive soil, preferably with high clay content.
What is rice (米）?
100
A phrase for common greetings, usually not to be taken literally
What is 你吃了吗? (nǐ chī le ma?)
100
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What is the spinae erector?
200
During the Spring Festival, the phrase “年年有余 (nián nián yǒu yú)” is popular because the word “余” sounds like what other word?
What is fish (鱼, yú)?
200
A noodle from Shaanxi (陕西), with this character.
What is Biang Biang Noodle (𰻝𰻝面)?
200
What is the earliest known form of Chinese writing, discovered on turtle shells and ox bones?
What is Oracle Bone Script (甲骨文, jiǎ gǔ wén)
200
A technology conglomerate that owns League of Legends.
What is 腾讯 (Tencent)?
200
A photography effect resulting from the usually unintended bouncing of light waves back on to the red emulsion layer, that results in red/orange glow around light sources
What is halation?
300
A festival sometimes called the Chinese version of Valentines day.
What is Qixi Festival (七夕节)?
300
The eight great regional cuisines of China are collectively known as “八大菜系” (bā dà càixì). Name 4 of them.
What are Sichuan (川菜), Cantonese (粤菜), Shandong (鲁菜), Jiangsu (苏菜), Zhejiang (浙菜), Fujian (闽菜), Hunan (湘菜), or Anhui (徽菜)?
300
Old Capital of China before the fall of the Tang dynasty.
What is 西安（Xī'ān)?
300
Saffron-cloaked nymph, Greek goddess of Ghost.
Who is Melinoë?
400
A tradition of browsing the festival market during the Spring Festival that is common to the Guangdong region.
What is 逛花街/逛花市?
400
The food category, in traditional Chinese dietary theory, where foods are classified by their yin–yang, where ginger (姜, jiāng) belongs to.
*Cooling (yin) foods are thought to reduce internal heat, while warming (yang) foods replenish energy
What is yang (warming)?
400
Widely believed author of the famous Journey to the West.
Who is 吴承恩 (Wúchéng'ēn)
400
YMB's first quarter
What is Fall Quarter 2024?
500
The Zhuang minority （壮族） in Guangxi celebrates the “Song Festival” (歌圩节) to honor this "Singing Goddess".
Who is 刘三姐 (Liú sān jiě)?
500
An ancient court delicacy originated in 福建（Fújiàn）that is famed for its usage of complex and rare ingredients with complex preparations, and its funny name.
What is 佛跳墙 (Fó tiào qiáng)?
500
A statesman and reformer from the Song Dynasty (宋朝) who introduced a series of political and economic measures known as the “New Policies” (新法), designed to strengthen the state and assist peasants.
Who is 王安石 (Wáng 'ān shí)?