LHS Lunar New Year Multicultural Club

According to tradition, who do families visit on the first day of Chinese New Year?

• youngest family members
• extended family members
• oldest family members
• friends

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

• Papaya
• Pineapple
• Tangerines
• Star Fruit

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?

• Allah
• Jesus
• Buddha
• Ganesha

What color symbolizes fire, which according to legend, can drive away bad luck and evil spirits?

• yellow
• Red
• Black
• Orange

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Chinese New Year's celebrations traditionally start at the beginning of the month and end on what day?

• 15th 
• 18th
• 25th
• 8th

During Chinese New Year celebrations, what do Chinese people often paint with birds, animals, flowers, zodiac signs, hang in temples, and carry to an evening parade under the light of the full moon?

• Bamboo sticks 
• Lanterns
• Masks
• Baskets

What is typically made of silk, paper, and bamboo, and is the highlight of the traditional lantern festival?

• Floats 
• Fans
• A dragon
• Lanterns

What date was the first day of the 2017 Lunar New Year ?

• February 14
• January 18
• February 2
• January 28

Which of these animals is not one of the twelve in the Chinese calendar?

• Pig
• Monkey
• Cat
• Snake

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

• Charming
• Practical
• Hardworking
• Patient