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Dragon Boat Festival 端午节

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Chinese name for the Dragon Boat Festival?

a)

Chūn jié 春节

b)

Qīngmíng jié 清明节

c)

Duānwǔ jié 端午节

d)

Zhōngqiū jié 中秋节

2.

What is another name for the Dragon Boat Festival?

a)

Double Fourth

b)

Double Fifth

c)

Double Seventh

d)

Double Ninth

3.

How far back does the festival date?

a)

500 years

b)

1000 years

c)

2000 years

d)

3000 years

4.

The sport of dragon boat racing celebrates the life of a renowned warrior poet. What was his name?

a)

Jackie Chan

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Chow Yun Fat

d)

Qu Yuan

5.

Qu Yuan worked as a royal advisor in which country:

a)

The State of Zhao

b)

The State of Wu

c)

The State of Chu

d)

Korea

6.

Which of the following is NOT a custom practiced during 端午节?

a)

Racing Dragon Boats

b)

Drinking realgar wine

c)

Eating Moon cake

d)

Eating Zong Zi

7.

What are zongzi?

a)

sticky rice dumplings

b)

fireworks

c)

herbs

d)

incense

8.

Why do people eat zongzi every Duanwu festival?

a)

It was Qu Yuan’s favorite snack

b)

It was thrown in the river to keep fish from nibbling at Qu Yuan’s body

c)

Qu Yuan wrote his poetry on the leaves of zongzi

d)

Because it’s unhealthy to eat zongzi all the time, so people only eat it once a year

9.

Which traditional ritual is performed to bless the dragon boats before a race begins?

a)

Dotting the Eyes

b)

Washing the Scales

c)

Feeding the Dragon

d)

Lighting the Lanterns

10.

Dragon boat racing is most popular in the …… of China

a)

north 北

b)

south 南

c)

west 西

d)

centre 中

11.

A dragon boat team usually consists of about…….people

a)

ten

b)

twelve

c)

twenty-two

d)

thirty

12.

What is on the boat to help the paddlers keep their rhythm?

a)

a horn

b)

fireworks

c)

a dragon

d)

a drum

13.

What distances are usually raced in international dragon boat competitions?

a)

200 metres, 400 metres, and 800 metres

b)

1 kilometre, 2 kilometres, and 5 kilometres

c)

1000 metres, 1500 metres, and 2000 metres

d)

250 metres, 500 metres, and 1000 metres

14.

For about how long is realgar wine (雄黄酒) aged before consumption?

a)

1 Year

b)

3 Year

c)

5 Year

d)

100 Years

15.

What is the English name for 艾叶, the fragrant plant that is hung outside during 端午节?

a)

Mandrake

b)

Sage Brush

c)

Mugwort

d)

Wormwood