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Year 3 Chinese Culture Trivia

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT related to China?

a)

b)

c)

d)

2.

Hanyu (Mandarin) is an official language in China, ______ and the United Nations.

a)

Malaysia

b)

Indonesia

c)

Japan

d)

Singapore

3.

What is the dog saying?

a)

Nǐ hǎo


Hello

b)

Méiyǒu

have not/no

c)

Zàijiàn

Bye

d)

Bùshì

not

4.

Besides Han people (汉人 Hànrén), which makes 91% of China's population, there are also _____ minority ethnic groups in China.

a)

55

b)

35

c)

65

d)

25

5.

Amongst the 55 minority ethnic groups in China, there are also Korean people and Mongolian people. True or False?

a)

That's a good question!

b)

Hmmmm...

c)

Yes, definatelly!

d)

Nah!

6.

What is a lucky color in China?

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

white

d)

black

7.

Which number is an unlucky number in China?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

8.

How many spoken languages are there in China?

a)

167

b)

302

c)

205

d)

401

9.

Chinese characters, the Chinese writing system, is an example of ancient Chinese wisdom. Do you know how old the Chinese characters are?

a)

about 500 years old

b)

2000-5000 years old

c)

1000 years old

d)

100 years old

10.

What are Chinese characters also called?

a)

Kanji

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Hanzi

d)

Sanskrit

11.

Some Chinese characters are pictographs, which means their look indicates their meaning. Guess what 雨 (Yǔ) means.

a)

grapes

b)

water

c)

lightning

d)

rain

12.

Guess which Chinese character represents the concept of 'fire'?

a)

水 (shuǐ)

b)

火 (huǒ)

c)

木 (mù)

d)

土 (tǔ)

13.

Guess what the Chinese character 坐 (Zuò) means in English

a)

to look

b)

to slide

c)

to stand

d)

to sit

14.

Chinese characters are logical, i.e., when you understand the meaning of the parts of a character, you are able to guess its meaning. If 日 (ri) means the sun, and 月 (yue) means the moon, what does 明 (ming) mean?

a)

morning

b)

evening

c)

24 hours

d)

bright/brightness

15.

If 木 (mu) means tree(s), 林 (lin) means bush, what does 森 (sen) mean?

a)

three trees

b)

forest

c)

charcoal

d)

fruit

16.

Which of the following cannot be traced back to its origin in China?

a)

bagua and yinyang fish

b)

ramen

c)

Japanese Kanji

d)

ping pong/ table tennis

17.

Which of the following food is NOT authentic (genuine/ original) Chinese?

a)

dumplings

b)

Beijing roast duck

c)

spring rolls

d)

fortune cookies

18.

Which of the following did NOT originate in China?

a)

蹴鞠 Cùjū football

b)

铸铁 Zhùtiě cast iron

c)

冰淇淋 Bīngqílín ice cream

d)

二维码 Èr wéi mǎ QR code

19.

What's the benefit of learning Mandarin?

a)

connecting with billions of people in the world

b)

opportunities for work, business and so on

c)

training both your left and right brains

d)

all of the above

20.

What's in Ms Ye's Mandarin lessons?

a)

games including online games

b)

various fun activities

c)

Chinese snacks and food

d)

All of the above