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Dragon Boat Festival Trivia

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  • Why do people carry scented sachets?
    To hold money
    To smell nice and bring good luck
    To throw into the river
  • Which ingredient is often found inside zongzi?
    Meat
    Potato
    Fish
  • Which activity is a Dragon Boat Festival tradition?
    Watching dragon boat races
    Building lanterns
    Having a BBQ
  • If you can balance an egg, what do some people believe it brings?
    Faster running
    Free zongzi
    Good luck
  • Why is Qu Yuan remembered today?
    He invented zongzi.
    He loved and served his country.
    He won many boat races.
  • When is the Dragon Boat Festival on the lunar calendar?
    The 5th day of the 5th month
    The 1st day of the 1st month
    The 15th day of the 8th month
  • What special drink is connected to the Dragon Boat Festival?
    Red wine
    Lemonade
    Realgar wine
  • What are zongzi wrapped in?
    Bamboo leaves
    Rice paper
    Banana peels
  • What food came from this tradition?
    Dumplings
    Mooncakes
    Zongzi
  • Why did people throw rice into the river?
    To help boats move faster
    To feed Qu Yuan's spirit and keep fish away from him
    To make the river cleaner
  • Who was Qu Yuan?
    A poet
    A king
    A dragon boat racer
  • Why do people hang mugwort on their doors?
    To bring good luck and keep away bad things
    To feed birds
    To make the house smell like food
  • What plant do some people hang on their doors during the festival?
    Mugwort (Ai Cao)
    Sunflowers
    Roses
  • What is zongzi mainly made of?
    Sticky rice
    Bread
    Noodles
  • According to a popular tradition, when is the best time to balance an egg?
    At sunrise
    At noon on Dragon Boat Festival Day
    At midnight
  • Which number is special in the Dragon Boat Festival?
    5
    8
    3
  • Why do dragon boat teams paddle together?
    To make more noise
    To make the boat move faster
    To scare fish away
  • What do some people try to balance at noon during the festival?
    A zongzi
    An egg
    A paddle
  • Where did Qu Yuan jump into the water?
    A river
    The ocean
    A lake
  • What is often inside a scented sachet?
    Pebbles
    Candy
    Fragrant herbs
  • What kind of pouch do some children carry during the festival?
    A pencil case
    A wallet
    A scented sachet
  • How old is the Dragon Boat Festival?
    About 600 years old
    More than 2,000 years old
    About 100 years old
  • What sound helps dragon boat racers keep the same rhythm?
    A bell
    A whistle
    A drum
  • Long ago, why did some people drink realgar wine?
    They believed it could protect them from sickness and insect
    They wanted to win boat races.
    They thought it would help them swim.
  • Why did people race their boats after Qu Yuan jumped into the river?
    To catch fish
    To have a competition
    To find and save him
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