Wishing you and your team a prosperous new year.
Whether you're kicking off a training session, warming up a town hall, or just want a fresh icebreaker for the classroom, a Lunar New Year quiz is an easy way to get a room talking. In lieu of a big celebration, let's have some fun with 20 questions for hosting the ultimate Chinese New Year quiz.
An estimated 2 billion people worldwide mark the occasion in some form, according to AIKA, which makes it one of the most widely shared cultural touchpoints you can build a quiz night around.
Kiinalaisen uudenvuoden tietokilpailu
Four rounds, one score
Zodiac, traditions, food and legends. You'll find out whether you got each one right as you go, with a note on the answer.
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How the Chinese New Year is celebrated
The Chinese Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is one of the most tärkeitä juhlapäiviä kiinalaisessa kulttuurissa.
During this time, Chinese people and communities worldwide celebrate with colorful traditions like lighting firecrackers to ward off bad vibes, exchanging red envelopes containing money for luck, cleaning their homes, gathering with family, and wishing loved ones a prosperous year ahead.
Diverse types of special foods are also enjoyed throughout the celebration depending on the region you're in. Dragon dances and New Year's celebration live shows are a must if you are part of the Chinese community.

20 Chinese New Year trivia questions and answers
Here are 20 Chinese New Year quiz questions split into 4 distinct rounds. Make them part of any New Year's quiz.
Round 1: Chinese zodiac quiz
- Mitkä 3 EI OLE kiinalaisen horoskoopin eläimiä?
Horse // Goat // Bear // Härkä // Koira // Kirahvi // Leijona // Possu - Kuukausi 2027 on vuosi, mitä?
Rat // Tiger // Snake // Monkey // Vuohi - Kiinalaisen horoskoopin viisi elementtiä ovat vesi, puu, maa, tuli ja... mitä?
Metalli - Mikä eläinradan eläin korvaa joissakin kulttuureissa vuohen?
Hirvi // Laama // Lammas // Papukaija - If 2026 is the Year of the Horse, what is the order of the following 4 years?
Koira (4) // Vuohi (1) // Apina (2) // Rooster (3)
Round 2: New Year traditions
- Useimmissa maissa on tapana poistaa huono onni ennen kuun uutta vuotta tekemällä mitä?
Talon lakaisu // Washing the dog // Lighting incense // Donating to charity - What color of envelope would you expect to see at Lunar New Year?
Vihreä // Keltainen // Violetti // punainen - Match the country to the name of its Lunar New Year.
Vietnam (TET) // Korea (Sollal) // Mongolia (Tsagaan Sar) - Kuinka monta päivää Kuun mukainen uusivuosi yleensä kestää Kiinassa?
5 10 // XNUMX XNUMX // 15 // 20 XNUMX - The final day of the Lunar New Year in China is known as the Shangyuan Festival, the festival of what?
Onnenraha // Riisi // lyhdyt // Härät
Round 3: New Year's food
- Mikä maa tai alue juhlii kuun uutta vuotta 'bánh chưng'in?
Kambodža // Myanmar // Filippiinit // Vietnam - Mikä maa tai alue juhlii kuun uutta vuotta "tteokgukilla"?
Malesia // Indonesia // Etelä-Korea // Brunei - Mikä maa tai alue juhlii kuun uutta vuotta ul boovin kanssa?
Mongolia // Japani // Pohjois-Korea // Uzbekistan - Mikä maa tai alue juhlii kuun uutta vuotta "guthukilla"?
Taiwan // Thaimaa // Tiibet // Laos - Mikä maa tai alue juhlii kuun uutta vuotta "jiǎo zi":llä?
Kiina // Nepal // Myanmar // Bhutan - What are the 8 Chinese culinary traditions? (Anhui, Cantonese, Fujian, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shandong, Szechuan and Zhejiang)
Round 4: New Year legends and gods
- Minkä jalokiven mukaan taivaallinen keisari, joka hallitsee kuun uutta vuotta, on nimetty?
Ruby // Jade // Safiiri // Onyksi - Miten 12 eläinradan eläintä päätettiin legendan mukaan?
Shakkipeli // Syömiskilpailu // Kisa // Vesioikeus - Mitä näistä käytetään Kiinassa pelottamaan legendaarista petoa "Nian" uuden vuoden päivänä?
Rummut // sähinkäiset // Lohikäärme tanssii // Persikkapuut - It's traditional to leave 'zào táng' out in the house to appease which god?
Keittiön jumala // Parvekejumala // Olohuonejumala // Makuuhuoneen jumala - Kuukauden 7. päivä on 'ren ri' (人日). Legendan mukaan se on minkä olennon syntymäpäivä?
Vuohet // Ihmiset // Lohikäärmeet // Apinat
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Tips for hosting a Chinese New Year quiz
Pidä se monipuolisena - Remember, it's not just China that celebrates Lunar New Year. Include questions about other countries in your quiz, such as South Korea, Vietnam, and Mongolia. There are hugely interesting questions to be pulled from each.
Ole varma tarinoistasi - Stories and legends tend to transform over time; there's always another version of each Lunar New Year story. Do some research and make sure the version of the story in your Chinese New Year quiz is well known.
Tee siitä monipuolista - It's always best, if possible, to split your quiz into a set of rounds, each carrying a different theme. One random question after the next can be draining after a while, but a set number of questions within 4 differently themed rounds keeps the engagement high.
Kokeile erilaisia kysymysmuotoja - Another great way to keep engagement high is to use different question types. The standard multiple choice or open-ended question loses its luster after the 50th repetition, so try some image questions, audio questions, matching pair questions, and correct order questions to switch it up.

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Lähteet
- Lunar New Year: 5 things to know about the holiday - AIKA
- Kiinalainen uusivuosi - Encyclopaedia Britannica


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