Chinese New Year Quiz

According to legend, a sacred figure asked all the animals to meet him on Chinese New Year. When 12 came, he named a year after each animal, declaring that people born in that year would have some of that animal's personality. Who was it?

Which of the following is not a trait of the rat?

What color symbolizes fire, which according to legend, can drive away bad luck and evil spirits?

Chinese New Year sometimes falls on what date that is also a Western holiday, as in 2010?

What fruit, representing luck and prosperity, is traditionally the most popular to hand out for the Chinese New Year?

Which of these animals is not one of the twelve in the Chinese calendar?

What is typically made of silk, paper, and bamboo, and is the highlight of the traditional lantern festival?

According to tradition, who do families visit on the first day of Chinese New Year?

Chinese New Year's celebrations traditionally start at the beginning of the month and end on what day?

During Chinese New Year celebrations, what do Chinese people often paint with birds, animals, flowers, zodiac signs, hang in temples, and carry to an evening parade under the light of the full moon?