新年問題 Questions about Lunar New Year

新年的最後一天是元宵節（Yuan2 Xiao1 Jie2)。

The final day of the new year is the Lantern Festival.

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生肖(Sheng1 xiao4) 有幾個？

There are how many animals in the Chinese zodiac?

• 十三個（shi2 san1 ge5)

• 八個（ba1 ge5)

• 十二個 （shi2 er4 ge5)

• 二十四個（er4 shi2 si4 ge5)

今年是什麼年？

What is the Chinese Sign for this year?

• 鼠年(shu3 nian2)

• 牛年 (niu2 nian2)

• 兔年 (tu4 nian2)

• 虎年 (hu3 nian2)

新年的前一天叫什麼？What is the Lunar New Year Eve called in Chinese?

• 初一 （chu1 yi1)

• 元宵 (yuan2 xiao1)

• 小年夜 (xiao3 nian2 ye4)

• 除夕 (chu2 xi4)

哪一個不是過新年的習俗？

Which option is NOT one of the tradition of Lunar New Year?

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哪一個動物不在生肖裡？Which animal is NOT in Chinese Zodiac signs?

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關於「守歲」Shou Sui (guarding the age)哪一個是不對的 ？

Which statement about Shou Sui is incorrect?

• People need to stay up as late as possible past midnight.

• People do Shou Sui on the third day of  Lunar New Year.

• People believe that the longer younger family members stay up late, the longer the elder family members will live. 

哪個國家不過農曆新年？

Which country does NOT celebrate Lunar New Year?

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Match the food people eat during Lunar New Year with the correct meaning.

• good luck 

• 魚 (yu2)

  fish

• longer life

• 蘿蔔糕 (luo2 bo5 gao1)

  white radish cake

• fortune and prosperity

• 長壽麵 (chang2 shou4 mian4) longevity noodles

• the promise of a better year; getting higher income or growing taller..etc

• 水餃 (shui3 jiao3)

  dumplings

• to have abundance year after year

• 年糕(nian2 gao1) Chinese New Year Rice Cake