The CNY Quiz

the new moon on the first day of the new year

What determines the start of the Chinese New Year?

a) the new moon on the first day of the new year

b) exactly twenty-nine days after the earth completes a revolution around the sun

c) the fourth Thursday in January

d) a Chinese monk who chooses the day according to tradition

Lantern Festival

There is a grand celebration that takes place about fifteen days after the day of the Chinese New Year. What is it called?

a) Lunar Celebration

b) Lantern Festival

c) The Kiss of Heaven

d) Day of the Dragon

Year of the Rooster

Which year of the zodiac was it in 2005?

a) Year of the Dog

b) Year of the Horse

c) Year of the Rooster

d) Year of the Tiger

the animals would race across a river, the first to win headed the cycle

Which of the following is most widely accepted legend pertaining to the order of the Chinese zodiac?

a) the animals are in order of the gods' favorite to least favorite

b) the animals go in order of creation, first created to last created

c) the largest animal was first, the smallest last

d) the animals would race across a river, the first to win headed the cycle

Family ties

Which of these is most widely celebrated at the time of the Chinese New Year?

a) Family ties

b) The nation's people

c) Chinese heroes

d) Old World culture

Cleaning every part of the house

What of these acts is extremely important for preparing for the Chinese New Year?

a) Wearing loose-fitting garments for folk dancing

b) Cooking a traditional Chinese meal

c) Cleaning every part of the house

d) Hanging Chinese decorations on the outside of the house

Wishing you prosperity and health

The Chinese greeting "Gong Xi Fatt Choy" means

a) Have a new year

b) May everything be as you wish

c) Wishing you prosperity and health

d) May you achieve your great plan

Tangerine

What fruit, representing luck and prosperity, is traditionally the most popular to hand out for the Chinese New Year?

a) Pineapple

b) Orange

c) Tangerine

d) Lime

Dragons

Traditionally made of silk, paper, and bamboo, these are the highlight of the Chinese lantern festival.

a) Phoenixes

b) Dragons

c) Nians

d) Unicorns

Vietnam

Many Asian countries celebrate the lunar New Year along with China. What country's holiday is called Tet?

a) Vietnam

b) Japan

c) Cambodia

d) Laos

Buddha

According to legend, a god asked all the animals to meet him on Chinese New Year. When 12 came, he named a year after each animal, declaring that people born in that year would have some of that animal's personality. What is the name of the god?

a) Goddess of Mercy

b) God of Prosperity

c) Buddha

d) Emperor Jade

Patient

Which of the following is not a trait of the rat?

a) Patient

b) Charming

c) Hardworking

d) Intelligent

It depends on when the new moon appears

Why does the date of the Chinese New Year always change?

a) It depends on when the weekend is

b) It depends on the weather

c) It depends on when the new moon appears

d) It depends on the phrases of moon

Long life

What do noodles signify?

a) Prosperity

b) Long life

c) Unity

d) Luck

To sweep away bad luck from the old year

According to tradition, why do people clean house before New Year's?

a) To welcome the God of Prosperity

b) To get rid of the feast

c) To sweep away bad luck from the old year

d) To Welcome the new year

To let the old year leaves

Why do people open the doors and windows on Chinese New Year’s Eve?

a) To let the old year leaves

b) To get fresh air into the house

c) To let out the cooking aroma

d) To welcome the God of Prosperity

The Common man’s birthday

On the seventh day, it is traditionally known as

a) The God of Wealth’s Birthday

b) The Common man’s birthday

c) The Jade Emperor’s Birthday

d) The God of Kitchen’s Birthday

Prosperity

What do Dumplings symbolize?

a) Protection from Evil

b) Health

c) Prosperity

d) Luck

Luck

What do Plum Blossoms symbolize?

a) Prosperity

b) Luck

c) To have a good year

d) To heal all of your sickness

Seventh day of CNY

When do people eat the dish “Yu Sheng” that normally known as raw fish?

a) Ninth day of CNY

b) Eighth day of CNY

c) Seventh day of CNY

d) Sixth day of CNY