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Y7 Chinese New Year Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. On what day does the Chinese New Year begin in 2022?

a)

Friday 28th  January

b)

Tuesday 1st February

c)

Friday 4th  February

d)

Tuesday 2nd February

2.

2. How many days does the Chinese New Year last for?

a)

7

b)

12

c)

15

d)

6

3.

3. The Chinese New Year can never occur earlier than …

a)

15th January

b)

21st January

c)

25th January

d)

10th January

4.

3a.  According to legend, who asked all the animals to meet him?

a)

Jade Emperor

b)

Guanyin

c)

Yan Wang

d)

Confucist

5.

5. Each zodiac year is associated with one of the five elements - metal, water, wood, earth, and fire. What element will 2022 be?

a)

Earth

b)

Metal

c)

Water

d)

Mud

6.

6. What other name is the Chinese New Year sometimes called?

a)

Songkran

b)

The Lantern Festival

c)

The Spring Festival

d)

The Winter Festival

7.

7. The Chinese New Year was renamed the Spring Festival in which year?

a)

1912

b)

1924

c)

1936

d)

1994

8.

8. Which god’s image is burned before the Chinese New Year?

a)

the wealth god

b)

the kitchen god

c)

the death god

d)

the demi-god

9.

9. One Chinese household God is called Tsao Chun. Where is his picture usually found?

a)

the kitchen

b)

the living room

c)

the front door

d)

the side door

10.

10. What is it bad luck to do during the Chinese New Year?

a)

walk under a ladder

b)

have your hair cut

c)

eat uncut long noodles

d)

wash your feet

11.

11. Where and when were the first fortune cookies made?

a)

America in the 20th Century

b)

China in the 2nd Century

c)

Japan in the 16th Century

d)

Malaysia in the 19th Century

12.

12.  According to legend, what is the name of the man eating monster that comes out on New Year’s Eve and is frightened away by loud noises, light and the colour red?

a)

Genie

b)

Longma

c)

Nian

d)

Jiangshi

13.

13. What is usually found on the head of the lion in the lion dance?

a)

a cookie

b)

a firecracker

c)

a brush

d)

a mirror

14.

13a.Who teases the lion in the lion dance?

a)

The Jade Emperor

b)

The Laughing Buddha

c)

Nian

d)

Mr. Ho

15.

15. What is the Chinese New Year zodiac in 2019?

a)

pig

b)

monkey

c)

dog

d)

tiger

16.

16. To celebrate Chinese New Year, Chinese people will eat "apple"because______。

a)

Wealth

b)

peace

c)

prosperity

d)

affluence

17.

17. How much of the World's population celebrates Chinese New Year?

a)
1/4
b)
1/6
c)
1/8
d)
1/3
18.

18. How do you say “Happy New Year” in Mandarin?

a)

Zǎoshang hǎo

b)

Nǐ hǎo ma

c)

Xīnnián kuàilè

19.

19. Which Chinese Zodiac sign was it it in 1981 and 2017

a)

Snake

b)

Rooster

c)

Dragon

d)

Horse

20.

20. What is the name of the Vietnamese New Year?

a)

Tết Nguyên Đán

b)

Chúc Mừng Năm Mới

c)

Trò Chơi đố Vui

d)

Tôi Không Biết