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Knowledge Contest for Mid-Autumn Festival

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What day is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2021?

a)

21 September

b)

23 September

c)

24 September

d)

25 September

2.
Which kind of food is not for Mid-Autumn Festival?
a)
Dumpling
b)
Moon cake
c)
Sweets
d)
Fruits
3.
In which dynasty did the Mid-Autumn Festival begin to become a fixed festival?
a)
Song Dynasty
b)
Ming Dynasty
c)
Tang Dynasty
d)
Yuan Dynasty
4.
What shape are most moon cakes?
a)
pyramid
b)
star
c)
triangle
d)
round
5.

When is the festival celebrated base on the lunar calendar?

a)

15 August on the lunar calendar

b)

15 September on the lunar calendar

c)

24 August on the lunar calendar

d)

24 September on the lunar calendar

6.
Why do we carry lanterns during Mid-Autumn Festival?
a)
symbol for happiness
b)
symbol for Fertility
c)
symbol for sadness
d)
symbol for reunion
7.
Why do we usually eat Moon cake during the Mid Autumn Festival?
a)
symbol for happiness
b)
symbol for Fertility
c)
symbol for sadness
d)
symbol for reunion
8.

What is another name for the Mid-Autumn festival?

a)

Mooncake Festival

b)

Dragon Boat Festival

c)

Chinese New Year Festival

d)

Valentine Day

9.
Who do Chinese people believe lived on the moon?
a)
Chang E and a rabbit
b)
Chang E and Hou Yi
c)
Hou Yi
d)
Chang E
10.
In the legend how many suns used to be in the sky?
a)
9
b)
1
c)
5
d)
10
11.

In the legend who shot down 9 suns?

a)

Chang E

b)

A rabbit

c)

Hou Yi

d)

Pang Meng

12.
Who do we spend time with in Mid-Autumn Festival ?
a)
Classmates
b)
Friends
c)
Stranger
d)
Family
13.
How often is the Mid-Autumn Festival?
a)
Once a month
b)
Every Quadrennial
c)
Once a year
d)
Once every two years
14.

In ancient China, what do the full moon and moon lack generally describe?

a)

safe and not safe

b)

Healthy and unhealthy

c)

Good weather and not good weather

d)

Joys and sorrows

15.
What country celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival ?
a)
Vietnam
b)
Japan
c)
China
d)
All correct
16.
What activities do we do in the Mid-Autumn Festival?
a)
Eat rice dumpling
b)
Admire the moon
c)
Dragon boat racing
d)
Make a sweet rice balls
17.

In the legend, why did the Chang E fly to the Moon?

a)

She was poisoned

b)

She wants to leave the earth

c)

Her husband doesn't want her anymore

d)

She drank the elixir of immortality

18.

In the legend, what is the name of Chang E’s husband?

a)

Pang Meng

b)

Hou Yi

c)

Wu Gang

d)

Tu Zi

19.
From which country do Mid-Autumn festival came from?
a)
Japan
b)
China
c)
Vietnam
d)
Indonesia
20.

In which season is the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrated?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Autumn

d)

Winter

21.

What is the Chinese title of the most famous Chinese legend associated with the moon?

a)

嫦娥奔月 cháng é bēn yuè

b)

月亮代表我的心yuè liàng dài biǎo wǒ de xīn

c)

嫦娥的家cháng é de jiā

d)

住在月亮上的嫦娥zhù zài yuè liàng shàng de cháng é

22.

What is normally written on the surface of a mooncake?

a)

Wishing people a happy new year

b)

Wishing people a happy birthday

c)

The flavor of the moon cake

d)

The shape of the moon cake

23.
Which of the following is what Chinese people usually do to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival?
a)
Watch the full moon
b)
Have dinner with family
c)
Sharing mooncake
d)
All correct
24.
What were the mooncakes originally used for?
a)
For house decoration
b)
It's the sacrificial offerings for the goodness of the moon
c)
To be given to the neighbours
d)
To feed the fishes
25.

In the legend, who gave Hou Yi the magic elixir?

a)

玉皇大帝yù huáng dà dì The Jade Emperor

b)

玉兔 yù tù The Jade Rabbit

c)

王母娘娘 wáng mǔ niáng niang The Queen Mother

d)

嫦娥 cháng é Cheng' E

26.
What is hanging under the lanterns of the Mid-Autumn Festival?
a)
Riddle
b)
tongue twister
c)
poetry
d)
story
27.

What is the Chinese name of the thing in the picture?

a)

月饼 yue bing

b)

粽子 zong zi

c)

饺子 jiao zi

d)

汤圆 tang yuan

28.

What is the Chinese name of the thing in the picture?

a)

桔子 ju zi

b)

苹果 ping guo

c)

香蕉 xiang jiao

d)

柚子 you zi

29.

What is the Chinese name of the thing in the picture?

a)

葡萄 pu tao

b)

苹果 ping guo

c)

桔子 ju zi

d)

柚子 you zi

30.

What is the Chinese name of the activity in the picture?

a)

吃早饭 chi zao fan

b)

吃午饭 chi wu fan

c)

团圆饭 tuan yuan fan

d)

吃晚饭 chi wan fan

31.

What is the Chinese name of the activity in the picture?

a)

提灯笼 ti deng long

b)

赏月 shang yue

c)

团圆饭 tuan yuan fan

d)

吃月饼 chi yue bing

32.

What is the Chinese name of the activity in the picture?

a)

提灯笼 ti deng long

b)

赏月 shang yue

c)

团圆饭 tuan yuan fan

d)

吃月饼 chi yue bing