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Lunar New Year Trivia

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  • Which country celebrates Lunar New Year with a food called ‘tteokguk’?
    South Korea
    Brunei
    Malaysia
    Indonesia
  • What color decorations are everywhere during the Chinese New Year?
    Brown
    Green
    Yellow
    Red
  • How many mainland Chinese people travel during this holiday?
    750 million
    3.5 billion
    200 million
    100 million
  • Chinese New Year is usually referred to in China as the festival of which season?
    Winter
    Summer
    Spring
    Autumn
  • How many people celebrate Lunar New Year?
    1 million
    5 million
    2 billion
    3 billion
  • Which of the following foods associated with Chinese New Year is NOT actually Chinese in origin?
    Fortune Cookies
    Nian Gao
    Dumplings
    Spring Rolls
  • How many Chinese Zodiac animals are there?
    12
    10
    13
    11
  • How many days do Chinese New Year celebrations last?
    15
    13
    14
    12
  • No single hour in any other country sees as many _____ as in China around the midnight beginning Chinese New Year
    fireworks
    gifts given
    flying lanterns
    dragon dances
  • What takes place on the last day of the New Year celebrations?
    Lantern Festival
    Dragon Boat Festival
    Double Seven Festival
    Tomb Sweeping Festival
  • Which of the following countries DOES NOT celebrates Chinese New Year, more widely known as Lunar New Year?
    Malaysia
    Vietnam
    Japan
    Korea
  • 2026 is the year of the...?
    Goat
    Monkey
    Horse
    Pig
  • Which dance is typically performed on the final day of New Year celebrations?
    Dragon Dance
    Yangge Dance
    Lion Dance
    Lantern Dance
  • What is not allowed during the Chinese New Year?
    Exercise, laundry or watching any t.v.
    Washing, sweeping, or taking out the garbage
    Sleeping, playing, or leaving the house
    Bathing, washing or running any water
  • The image of which Chinese deity is burned during the New Year celebrations to bring about renewal?
    Kitchen God
    Window God
    Door God
    Fire God
  • What is another celebration held during Lunar New Year?
    Chinese New Year
  • What food do people eat during Lunar New Year?
    Dumplings
    Chicken
    Rice
    Fish
  • What is taboo to give as a gift during this holiday?
    Wallets
    Shoes
    Mirrors
    Hair brushes
  • The leaves of which plant are used in spring cleaning during New Year to ward off evil spirits?
    Evergreen
    Bamboo
    Anthurium
    Pilea
  • Why does the Lunar New Year date change each year?
    It follows the Lunar calendar.
    It's always starts the last week of January.
    It follows the Solar calendar.
    It doesn't change.