2023 CNY Fun Game!

What is another name for Chinese New Year?

• Autumn Festival

• Summer Festival

• Winter Festival

• Spring Festival

Chinese New Year is based on the...

• Lunar Calendar

• Mayan Calendar

• Chinese Calendar

• Gregorian Calendar

Why do the dates of Chinese New Year always change every year?

• The dates of Chinese New Year follow the lunar calendar.

• Chinese New Year must be celebrated on the day that the sun rises at a specific time.

• Chinese New Year must be on the second week of February.

• Just to make sure every year the festival is celebrated on different dates

_______ ________ is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the New Year.

(a)  

How many animals are there in the zodiac calendar?

• 10

• 12

• 11

• 6

Which animal is not included in the zodiac animals?

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

• The fiercest animal would be the first and the most timid one would be the last in the zodiac.

• The smartest animal would be the first and least intelligent animal would be last in the zodiac.

• The largest animal would be the first and smallest animal would be last in the zodiac.

• The animals took part in a race and the order to arrive would determine their placing in the zodiac.

All of these are celebratory traditions except for:

• Firecrackers!

• Washing and cutting hair

• Exchanging Red Envelopes

• Wearing red

Which of the following activity is carried out by every household while preparing for the Chinese New Year?

• Putting ornaments on a pine tree.

• Baking cookies.

• Cleaning the house.

• Putting up a tree.

Why do people 'spring clean' their houses before the Chinese New Year?

• To get ready for visitors.

• This is the only time they clean their house all year.

• To remove 'bad luck' before the New Year.

• To sell their house during the next New Year.