Dragon party, 2/5/12

Sylvia and Sandy gave a party to "bring in the dragon".  It was so much fun and we learnt more about our culture with a "Chinese New Year" quiz.  Let's see how much you know.  Here is the quiz:

1.  2011 was the year of the ___?
a. Rooster  b. Rabbit  c. Ox  d. Ram

2.  What animal will next year's celebration center on?
a. Horse  b. Snake  c. Monkey  d. Dog

3. What color is most favored at Chinese New Year?
a. Gold  b. Red  c. Silver  d. Orange

4. What is another name for Chinese New Year in China?
a. Spring Festival  b. Winter Festival  c. Family Fall Festival  d. Autumn Festival

5. How long is Chinese New Year celebrated in China?
a. 1 day  b. 3 days  c. 10 days  d. 15 days

6. Chinese believe Lisee should be given to friends and family during the new year because?
a. Money is evil  b. Giving money always brings you luck  c. Children need money for snacks  d. Chinese are inherently generous

7. Red Paper Slogans are hung up on front doors to bring good luck but after 15 days they should be:
a. Thrown away  b. Turned upside down  c. Given to friends  d. Burned

8. The primary focus of the Chinese New Year is:
a. Family and friends  b. Children and elders  c. Businesses  d. Buddha

9. Fire crackers are burned to:
a. Deafen demons  b. Bring in money  c. Scare off evil spirits  d.  Commune with ancestors

10. Which of following is not practice of the Chinese before each new year?
a. clean their houses  b. pay off debts  c. wear new clothes  d. eat moon cakes

If you are doing the quiz, you may want to stop here - below these pictures are the answers.

1.  2011 was the year of the ___?     b. Rabbit

2.  What animal will new year's celebration center on?     b. Snake

3. What color is most favored at Chinese New Year?     b. Red

4. What is another name for Chinese New Year in China?     a. Spring Festival

5. How long is Chinese New Year celebrated in China?     d. 15 days

6. Chinese believe Lisee should be given to friends and family during the new year because?

b. Giving money always brings you luck  

7. Red Paper Slogans are hung up on front doors to bring good luck but after 15 days they should be:

b. Turned upside down

8. The primary focus of the Chinese New Year is:     a. Family and friends  

9. Fire crackers are burned to:     c. Scare off evil spirits

10. Which of following is not practice of the Chinese before each new year?     d. eat moon cakes

Thank you Sandy for compiling these questions, giving us explanations and letting us do this test with a partner.  Thank you Sterling for being such a great team partner.  Hee hee, the first quiz was too tuff but this one we did much better.  Again thank you Sylvia and Sandy, we did have healthy food, fun and (45) friendships.

If you are interested in more Chinese info - here is a link to my festivities in chinatown 1/14/12

In my previous blog weekend snippets 2/3-4/12,  I shared how much fun I had on Friday and Saturday,  this Sunday party made my weekend the best ever.