Det ultimata kinesiska nyårsquizet för ett framgångsrikt år

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 TID, which makes it one of the most widely shared cultural touchpoints you can build a quiz night around.

Kinesiska nyåret frågesport

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.

How the Chinese New Year is celebrated

The Chinese Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is one of the most viktiga helgdagar i kinesisk kultur.

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.

Infographic showing 20 Chinese New Year trivia questions split into 4 rounds: Chinese zodiac quiz, New Year traditions, New Year's food, and legends and gods

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

Vilka 3 är INTE djur i den kinesiska zodiaken?
Horse // Goat // Bear // Oxe // Hund // Giraff // Lion // Gris
Månnyåret 2027 är vad?
Rat // Tiger // Snake // Monkey // Get
De 5 elementen i den kinesiska zodiaken är vatten, trä, jord, eld och... vad?
Metall
I vissa kulturer, vilket zodiakdjur ersätter geten?
Rådjur // Lama // Fåren // Papegoja
If 2026 is the Year of the Horse, what is the order of the following 4 years?
Dog Lagring // Get Lagring // Apa Lagring // Rooster Lagring

Round 2: New Year traditions

I de flesta länder är det traditionellt att ta bort otur före månnyåret genom att göra vad?
Sota huset // Washing the dog // Lighting incense // Donating to charity
What color of envelope would you expect to see at Lunar New Year?
Grön // Gul // Lila // Röt
Match the country to the name of its Lunar New Year.
Vietnam (TET) // Korea (Seollal) // Mongoliet (Tsagaan Sar)
Hur många dagar pågår vanligtvis det nyår i Kina?
5 10 // XNUMX XNUMX // 15 // 20
The final day of the Lunar New Year in China is known as the Shangyuan Festival, the festival of what?
Turpengar // Ris // Lanternorna // Oxar

Round 3: New Year's food

Vilket land eller territorium firar månnyåret med 'bánh chưng'?
Kambodja // Myanmar // Filippinerna // Vietnam
Vilket land eller territorium firar månnyåret med "tteokguk"?
Malaysia // Indonesien // Sydkorea // Brunei
Vilket land eller territorium firar månnyåret med 'ul boov'?
Mongoliet // Japan // Nordkorea // Uzbekistan
Vilket land eller territorium firar månnyåret med 'guthuk'?
Taiwan // Thailand // Tibet // Laos
Vilket land eller territorium firar månnyåret med 'jiǎo zi'?
Kina // 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

Den himmelske kejsaren som regerar över månnyåret är uppkallad efter vilken ädelsten?
Ruby // Jade // Safir // Onyx
Enligt legenden, hur bestämdes de 12 zodiakdjuren först?
Ett parti schack // En ättävling // Ett lopp // En vattenrätt
Vilken av dessa används i Kina för att skrämma bort det legendariska odjuret "Nian" på dagen för det nya året?
Trummor // smällare // Drakdanser // Persikablomningsträd
It's traditional to leave 'zào táng' out in the house to appease which god?
Kök Gud // Balkonggud // Vardagsrumsgud // Sovrumsgud
Den 7:e dagen av månnyåret är 'ren ri' (人日). Legenden säger att det är födelsedagen för vilken varelse?
Getter // Människa // Drakar // Apor

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Tips for hosting a Chinese New Year quiz

Håll det varierat - 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.

Var säker på dina berättelser - 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.

Gör det varierande - 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.

Prova olika frågeformat - 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.