1. Joanne Chen IVC Chinese Instructor
Chinese New Year Quiz 2014
Joanne Chen
IVC Chinese Instructor

2. 1. A true fact about the 12 Zodiac is:
Animals in Chinese zodiac were also created for counting months
It is believed that the personality of the horse is patient
The Ox is listed No. 3 after the tiger
Dragon is the only unreal animal

3. 1a. A true fact about the 12 Zodiac is:
Dragon is the only unreal animal
lóng 龍 龙

4. 2. Which of the following animals is not one of the 12 zodiac in Chinese calendar?
Pig
Monkey
Snake
Cat

5. 2a. Which of the following animals is not one of the 12 zodiac in Chinese calendar?
Cat

6. 3. What fruit, representing luck and prosperity, is traditionally the most popular to hand out for the Chinese New Year?
Pineapple
Tangerines
Star Fruit
Papaya

7. 3a. What fruit, representing luck and prosperity, is traditionally the most popular to hand out for the Chinese New Year?
Tangerines

8. 4. What's the legend behind using firecrackers to celebrate Chinese New Year?
They're meant to scare away monsters.
They wake up the gods in time for the celebration.
They provide light for the dark winter night.
They are gifts from your ancestors.

9. 4a. What's the legend behind using firecrackers to celebrate Chinese New Year?
The firecrakcers meant to scare away monsters and the evil spirit.

10. Green (绿 lǜ) Yellow (黄 huáng) Gold (金jīn)
5. What color symbolizes fire, according to the legend, can drive away bad luck and evil spirits?
Red (红 hóng)
Green (绿 lǜ)
Yellow (黄 huáng)
Gold (金jīn)

11. 5a. What color symbolizes fire, according to the legend, can drive away bad luck and evil spirits?
Red
红 (hóng)

12. The 7th day The 10th day The 15th day The 30th day
6. Chinese New Year’s celebrations traditionally start at the beginning of the end on what day?
The 7th day
The 10th day
The 15th day
The 30th day

13. 6a. Chinese New Year’s celebrations traditionally start at the beginning of the end on what day?
The 15th day The Lantern Festival
元宵节
Yuán xiāo jié

14. 7. According to Chinese custom, on New Year's Day you shouldn't...
Eat Rice
Leave home
Sweep the house
Drink wine

15. 7a. According to Chinese custom, on New Year's Day you shouldn't...
Sweep the house
扫地 sǎo dì

16. 8. Which one of the following terms is the Chinese New Year’s Greeting
Shēngrì kuàilè
Yí lù shun fēng
Gōng xǐ fā cái
xiǎo xīn kāi chē

17. 8a. Which one of the following terms is the Chinese New Year’s Greeting
Gōng xǐ fā cái
恭喜發財
Shēngrì kuàilè (happy birthday)
Yí lù shun fēng (Have a nice journey)
Gōng xǐ (Congratulation)
xiǎo xīn kāi chē (Drive carefully)

18. 9. According to tradition, who do families visit on the second day of Chinese New Year?
Their mother’s or wife’s family members
Their co-worker’s family members
Their friends’ family members
Their teacher’s family members

19. Their mother’s or wife’s family members
9a. According to tradition, who do families visit on the second day of Chinese New Year?
Their mother’s or wife’s family members

20. 10. The Chinese call their New Year as
Winter Festival
Spring Festival
New Festival
Lucky Festival

21. 10a. The Chinese call their New Year as
Spring Festival
Chūnjié 春节

22. 11. According to Chinese calendar, 2014 is the year ofOx
Dragon
Tiger
Horse

23. 11a. According to Chinese calendar, 2014 is the year of
Horse 馬 mǎ
Mǎ nián 马年

24. 12. What is the new year’s eve dinner called in Chinese?
蛋炒饭 dàn chǎo fàn
恭喜饭 gōng xǐ fàn
年夜饭 nián yè fàn
排骨饭 pái gǔ fàn

25. 12a. What is the new year’s eve dinner called in Chinese?
年夜饭 nián yè fàn

26. 13. The meaning of serving the whole fish in the Chinese New Year’s dinner

27. 13a. The meaning of serving the whole fish in the Chinese New Year’s dinner
年年有余
Nián nián yǒu yú
Wealth, as the Chinese word for fish, ‘yu,’ sounds like the word for abundance. yú yú 魚 鱼

28. 14. What is this? 这是什么？ Zhè shì shénme?
春联 Chūn lián
灯笼 Dēng lóng
红包 Hóng bāo
年糕 Nián gāo

29. 14a. What is this? 这是什么？Zhè shì shénme?
春联 Chūn lián

30. 15. What is this? 这是什么？ Zhè shì shénme?
春联 Chūn lián
灯笼 Dēng long
红包Hóng bāo
年糕Nián gāo

31. 15a. What is this? 这是什么？ Zhè shì shénme?红包
Hóng bāo

32. 16. What is this? 这是什么？ Zhè shì shénme?
春联 Chūn lián
灯笼 Dēng long
红包Hóng bāo
年糕Nián gāo

33. 16a. What is this? 这是什么？ Zhè shì shénme?
灯笼 Dēng lóng

34. 17. What is this? 这是什么？ Zhè shì shénme?
春联 Chūn lián
灯笼 Dēng long
红包Hóng bāo
年糕Nián gāo

35. 17a. What is this? 这是什么？ Zhè shì shénme?年糕
Nián gāo

36. 18. The meaning behind serving “year cake”(nián gāo) is…

37. 18a. The meaning behind serving “rice cake”(nián gāo)
年糕 (nián gāo) is made of glutinous rice flour, the rice cake is supposed to help the eater climb the social ladder as the Chinese word nian gao is a homonym for “higher year.”

38. 19. The meaning behind serving dumplings (饺子 jiǎozi) is….

39. 19a. The meaning behind serving dumplings：
The shape of the dumplings are said to resemble old ingot-shaped coins or yuanbao.
The dumplings are meant to bring eaters prosperity and wealth. It’s tradition to eat them at midnight on New Year’s eve, and hide a clean coin inside one of the dumplings. 元宝 饺子
Yuán bǎo
Jiǎozi

40. 20. Dragon Dance / Lion Dance in Chinese is called:

41. 20a. Dragon Dance/ Lion Dance is called
舞龙舞狮 wǔ long wǔ shī