ASEAN and Friends - Quiz

What animal represents this Lunar New Year 2023 in Vietnam?

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Answer explanation

The year of 2023 in the Lunar New Year is the Year of the Cat, "Quý Mão".

The red color, usually seen in Tet across Vietnam, represents ​​ (a)   .

• good luck
• ingenuity
• virtue
• longevity

Answer explanation

In Oriental cultures, the color red is the symbol of luck and happiness.

The peach blossom is the traditional flower during Tet all across Vietnam. Correct or incorrect?

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• Incorrect.

Answer explanation

Peach blossom is the traditional flower in North Vietnam during Tet holiday.

People in the Southern region prefer apricot, due to its golden color and compatibility with the tropical climate.

In the Lunar Calendar, the 23^rd of December is a day to worship and celebrate the return of the Kitchen God to heaven.

What do people expect the Kitchen God to bring back in return?

• Prosperity and well-being

• Good food on the table

• Wealth and financial power

• Luck and good opportunities in life

The Water Festival is celebrated in which of the following ASEAN countries? (more than 1 correct answer)

• Brunei

• Cambodia

• Indonesia

• Laos

The Water Festival is celebrated in which of the following ASEAN countries? (more than 1 correct answer)

• Malaysia

• Myanmar

• Singapore

• Thailand

• The Philippines

The citizens of which country visit saunas to take a hot bath, in order to purify their body before the New Year?

• United States

• Russia

• France

• China

• United Kingdom

“12 Lucky Grapes” - eating a grape with each of the 12 clock bell strikes at midnight of December 31, is a New Year tradition of which EU country?

• Portugal

• Sweden

• Spain

• Romania

In many Eastern countries, the carp represents good luck.

Which European countries share the same sentiment? (more than 1 correct answer)

• Poland

• Hungary

• Serbia

• Germany

The New Year ball drop is a tradition witnessed every New Year’s Eve in ​ ​ (a)   .

• The United States
• Vietnam
• Germany
• The UK