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1.

What is the Chinese New Year also known as?

Answer: Lunar New Year.
2.

Which animal is not part of the Chinese zodiac?

Answer: Cat.
3.

What color is commonly associated with Chinese New Year?

Answer: Red.
4.

How long does the Chinese New Year celebration typically last?

Answer: 15 days.
5.

In which month does the Chinese New Year usually fall?

Answer: January or February.
6.

What do people traditionally do to eliminate bad luck before the New Year?

Answer: Clean their homes.
7.

What is the main food eaten during the Chinese New Year?

Answer: Dumplings.
8.

What do the Chinese call the tradition of giving red envelopes filled with money?

Answer: Hongbao.
9.

Which festival marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations?

Answer: Lantern Festival.
10.

What does the color red symbolize in Chinese culture?

Answer: Good fortune and happiness.
11.

How many animals are in the Chinese zodiac cycle?

Answer: 12
12.

What animal represents the year 2023 in the Chinese zodiac?

Answer: Rabbit.
13.

What is traditionally written on red banners hung during Chinese New Year?

Answer: Blessings or good fortune messages.
14.

During the New Year celebrations, what should you avoid doing according to tradition?

Answer: Using sharp objects, which could cut off luck.
15.

Which dish is considered a delicacy during Chinese New Year, often representing wealth?

Answer: Fish.
16.

What does the Chinese word "Nian" mean?

Answer: Year.
17.

What is a common activity for families during Chinese New Year?

Answer: Reunion dinner.
18.

What is the traditional Chinese New Year greeting?

Answer: Gong Xi Fa Cai (wishing you prosperity).
19.

What flower is commonly associated with the Spring Festival?

Answer: Peach blossom.
20.

What is the legend of the Kitchen God about?

Answer: He reports on the family's behavior to the Jade Emperor.
21.

What do children often do to celebrate the holiday besides receiving red envelopes?

Answer: Perform dragon and lion dances.
22.

Which fruit is often displayed as a decoration for good luck during the New Year?

Answer: Orange or tangerine.
23.

What traditional event features parades and music during the Chinese New Year?

Answer: Lion and dragon dances.
24.

What is considered an unlucky number during Chinese New Year celebrations?

Answer: Four.
25.

What should you not do when visiting someone’s home during Chinese New Year?

Answer: Wear black or white, as these colors are associated with mourning.
26.

What is the significance of the dragon in Chinese New Year celebrations?

Answer: Symbol of power and good fortune.
27.

What do people traditionally do with firecrackers at Chinese New Year?

Answer: Set them off to scare away evil spirits.
28.

What is the first day of the Chinese New Year typically called?

Answer: Spring Festival.
29.

How does the Chinese calendar determine the New Year?

Answer: Based on the lunar cycle.
30.

What do people often hang on their doors for good luck during the festivities?

Answer: Red couplets.
31.

Which food, traditionally eaten for breakfast during New Year, is thought to symbolize wealth?

Answer: Rice cakes (Nian Gao).
32.

In what country, besides China, is Chinese New Year also widely celebrated?

Answer: Singapore.
33.

What is an important dish served at the reunion dinner symbolizing unity?

Answer: Braised pork.
34.

What does the word "Spring" in "Spring Festival" refer to?

Answer: The beginning of a new agricultural cycle.
35.

In Chinese culture, how many full lunar cycles denote a complete zodiac cycle?

Answer: 12
36.

What is the importance of the reunion dinner?

Answer: It emphasizes family bonds and unity.
37.

What symbol is often used to decorate homes for good fortune?

Answer: The character "Fu," which means happiness.
38.

What ancient tradition involves making rounds of family visits during the New Year?

Answer: Bai Nian (paying respects).
39.

What does each animal in the zodiac represent?

Answer: Different personality traits and fortunes.
40.

Which type of cake symbolizes progress and rebirth in the New Year?

Answer: Steamed sponge cake (Mao Gao).
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