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Chinese New Year Knowledge Contest

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What's the date of Chinese New Year 2022?

a)

1 February 2022

b)

1 January 2022

c)

28 January

d)

14 February

2.
How many days is Chinese New Year celebrated?
a)
3 days
b)
7 days
c)
12 days
d)
15 days
3.
How do you say 'dumpling' in Chinese?
a)
xiǎo lóng bāo 小笼包
b)
yuè bǐng 月饼
c)
jiǎo zi 饺子
d)
bāo zi 包子
4.

What do children receive from the elders during Chinese New Year?

a)
yā suì qián (hóng bāo)
b)
Firecrakers
c)
orange
d)
candy
5.
How do you say "New year's eve" in Chinese?
a)
zhōng qiū jié
b)
chú xī
c)
chūn jié
d)
xīn nián
6.

why do Chinese people eat 桔子(ju zi)during Chinese New Year?

a)

Symbol of happiness.

b)

It's delicious.

c)

The colour is good.

d)

Symbol of fullness and wealth.

7.
What color paper to write the Spring Festival couplets on?
a)
Black
b)
Red
c)
Yellow
d)
Blue
8.
Why do Chinese people like to eat fish during Chinese New Year?
a)

Symbol of saving year after year.

b)

Symbol of luck.

c)

Symbol of rich.

d)

symbol of success.

9.
How to say sweet dumpling in Chinese?
a)
饺子
b)
包子
c)
汤圆
d)
面条
10.

Why do Chinese like you to eat rice cakes during the Chinese New Year?

a)
Rising year by year
b)

Rich year by year

c)

Lucky year by year

d)

Happy year by year

11.
Another way of saying Chinese new year.
a)

Mid-autumn Festival

b)

Spring festival

c)

Dragon boat Festival

d)

Lantern Festival

12.
What is the zodiac sign of this year?
a)
Ox 牛
b)
Tiger 虎
c)
Rabbit 兔
d)
Dragon 龙
13.
What day on the twelfth lunar month, people prepare candy for the kitchen god?
a)
25th
b)
24th
c)
23rd
d)
22nd
14.
What day on the twelfth lunar month, people put up copulets in the morning?
a)
27th
b)
28th
c)
29th
d)
30th
15.
What is the zodiac sign of last year?
a)
Ox 牛
b)
Tiger 虎
c)
Rabbit 兔
d)
Dragon 龙
16.
In the story of Nian, Nian was scared of these things, except....
a)
Fire
b)
Noises
c)
Red colour
d)
Chinese offerings
17.

What does “Li chun“立春” reflect?

a)

The end of the year.

b)

Pray for the year.

c)

Passing of the seasons.

d)

Blessing

18.

What are the Chinese horoscopes based on?

a)

365 days

b)

4 seasons

c)

Chinese New Year

d)

The Chinese lunar calendar

19.

In which year is the latest Spring Festival in history?

a)

1985

b)

2020

c)

2022

d)

1866

20.

In which year is the earliest Spring Festival in history?

a)

1985

b)

2020

c)

2022

d)

1866

21.

Why do Chinese people like to eat Spring Rolls during Chinese New Year?

a)

Symbol of saving year after year.

b)

Symbol of luck.

c)

Symbol of wealth.

d)

symbol of success.

22.

Why do Chinese people like to eat 汤圆 Sweet Rice Balls during Chinese New Year?

a)

Symbol of family togetherness

b)

Symbol of luck.

c)

Symbol of wealth.

d)

symbol of success.

23.

What is the most important festival in China?

a)

Chinese New Year

b)

Mid-Autumn Festival

c)

Dragon boat Festival

d)

Lantern Festival

24.

Which animal is not in the zodiac?

a)

猪pig

b)

龙dragon

c)

猫cat

d)

狗dog

25.

Where do Chinese people put their 红包red envelopes?

a)

on the roof of the house

b)

under the children's bed

c)

in the children's room

d)

below the children's pillow

26.

Which one is not the food for Chinese New Year?

a)

鱼Fish

b)

糖果Candy

c)

月饼Moon cake

d)

饺子dumpling