Are you ready for Chinese New Year?
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How would you fare if you landed in Beijing on the eve of Chinese New Year? Test your knowledge of this elaborate holiday.
The Chinese New Year celebration lasts how many days?
Chinese New Year is 15 days long.
Which animal is NOT used to designate one of the 12 years of the Chinese calendar cycle?
The goat is not associated with a year in China.
Chinese New Year is associated with which season?
In China the holiday is known as Spring Festival.
The traditional Chinese calendar is based on which cycle?
The lunisolar Chinese calendar is based on both sun and moon cycles.
Chinese New Year customs are derived from which religion?
New Year customs draw on Buddhism, Taoism and folk religions.
The traditional Chinese calendar keeps in sync with the seasons by periodically adding what?
A leap month is added about once every three years.
Which is the traditional color associated with Chinese New Year?
Bright red is the color of New Year.
It is considered bad luck during Chinese New Year to do what?
Breaking a bowl brings bad luck.
What's the most popular way to celebrate the New Year in China?
Almost everyone tries to travel home for the holiday.
Sweeping and cleaning are important activities on Chinese New Year's Day.
Cleaning takes place before New Year and is taboo on New Year's Day.
Which is a prominent feature of the time just before New Year in China?
The holiday rush creates massive traffic jams.
Which deity is traditionally renewed when families burn its image before Chinese New Year?
The Kitchen God is sent to heaven in preparation for New Year.
Chinese New Year was renamed the Spring Festival in which year?
The Nationalist Chinese government changed the name in 1912.
How long is New Year vacation for most workers in China?
Most workers get a week off.
The seventh day of the New Year in China has what significance?
It's everybody's birthday.
It's the day to pay all debts.
The seventh day of the New Year is the Universal Birthday.
Which of these is a modern custom associated with Chinese New Year?
Many people watch a New Year's Eve gala on television.
Lunar New Year is celebrated in Vietnam, where it is called what?
Tet is the Vietnamese New Year.
What do people put in the red envelopes they give out for Chinese New Year?
Red envelopes are for holding lucky money.
Which dance is commonly performed on the last day of the Chinese New Year celebration?
The Dragon Dance is associated with the 15th day of New Year.
The dragon in China is a symbol of what?
The dragon represents good luck and prosperity.
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