WorksheetsCNY QUIZ
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Chinese New Year is steeped with stories and myths. One of the most popular legends is about:
Legendary warrior Po the Kungfu Panda
The mythical beast Nian (Year)
Chinese warrior Hua Mulan from the poem the Ballad of Mulan
The Great Wall of China
Legend of the Zodiac
One legend says that the Jade Emperor needed to choose____ animals as palace guards.
10
11
12
13
The Chinese zodiac, or Sheng Xiao (生肖), is a repeating 12-year cycle of animal signs and their ascribed attributes, based on the lunar calendar. In order, the zodiac animals are: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig.
Which animal zodiac for people who were born in the year 1943?
Rabbit
Rooster
Goat
Monkey
Chinese New Year’s Origin in the________
Shang Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty
Qin Dynasty
Han Dynasty
__________ is the hybrid of sponge cakes and muffins. People dye it according to festive colours
Tangyuan
Nian Gao
Fa Gao
Mooncake
What do oranges symbolize for Chinese New Year?
They are seen to resemble the sun and are associated with positive yang principle.
Only as a gift when visiting
Orange easy to get in the market
Orange is sweet and the colour fascinates the people
Red envelopes filled with money are typically only given to children or unmarried adults with no job. Red envelopes are called what in Mandarin
Angpow
Hong Bao
Angpau
Fei Mou
The 15th day of the New Year is known as the Festival of Lanterns and marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations. This festival is called as:
Yuan Xiao Jie
Jie Cai Ceng
Xi Nian Kuai Ler
Chinese New Year
Chinese Zodiac Animals represent the constellations’ movement around the
Sun
True
False
What is” Kowtow”
An act of kneeling while touching the ground with the forehead
Bow as a sign of respect, especially between people they don't know or work colleagues
A handshake is the act of greeting someone by clasping their hand in yours and giving a brief, firm, up-and-down shake
A thumbs-up is an act, instance, or gesture of assent, approval, or the like
Sweeping and cleaning on the first day of the Chinese New Year are not allowed
True
False
Festival of Lanterns comes on the:
13th day of the first Chinese calendar month
15th day of the first Chinese calendar month
5th day of the first Chinese calendar month
1st day of the first Chinese calendar month
Each Chinese year is associated with an animal sign according to the Chinese zodiac cycle. This year is the year of _________
Ox
Goat
Rabbit
Dragon
Regional customs and traditions vary widely but share the same theme: seeing out the old year and welcoming in the luck and prosperity of a new year. The main Chinese New Year activities include:
eating reunion dinner with family on New Year's Eve
only for family vacation
gift-exchange tradition
to have competition which decoration is the best
Among these foods listed below, one of them is considered as a ‘lucky food’ to eat during Chinese New Year:
Mooncake
Longevity Noodles
Chicken
Vegetables
