Are you ready for Chinese New Year?

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About This Quiz

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?

Which animal is NOT used to designate one of the 12 years of the Chinese calendar cycle?

rat

goat

snake

Chinese New Year is associated with which season?

spring

winter

autumn

The traditional Chinese calendar is based on which cycle?

solar

lunar

both solar and lunar

Chinese New Year customs are derived from which religion?

Buddhism

Taoism

Both of these

The traditional Chinese calendar keeps in sync with the seasons by periodically adding what?

an extra month

an extra day

a lunar synapse

Which is the traditional color associated with Chinese New Year?

gold

red

green

It is considered bad luck during Chinese New Year to do what?

break a bowl

eat fish

wear red

What's the most popular way to celebrate the New Year in China?

bathing in the river

drinking plum brandy

going home

Sweeping and cleaning are important activities on Chinese New Year's Day.

true

false

Which is a prominent feature of the time just before New Year in China?

huge traffic jams

the Dragon Dance

fireworks

Which deity is traditionally renewed when families burn its image before Chinese New Year?

the Closet God

the Parlor Spirit

the Kitchen God

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

1912

1949

1986

How long is New Year vacation for most workers in China?

3 days

7 days

15 days

The seventh day of the New Year in China has what significance?

It's everybody's birthday.

It's the Feast of Lions.

It's the day to pay all debts.

Which of these is a modern custom associated with Chinese New Year?

working extra hours

racing cars

watching television

Lunar New Year is celebrated in Vietnam, where it is called what?

Wat

Bok

Tet

What do people put in the red envelopes they give out for Chinese New Year?

family pictures

lucky sayings

money

Which dance is commonly performed on the last day of the Chinese New Year celebration?

the Monkey Dance

the Fox Trot

the Dragon Dance

The dragon in China is a symbol of what?

disaster

caution

good luck