NZCFS NEW ZEALAND CHINA QUIZ

NIGHT

In Collaboration with Wellington China Tongue and

Noah’s Ark Teahouse

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the New Zealand China Friendship

Society Quiz Night!!!

Organised by Faye, Shirley, Danny and Kirk.

Get ready for a night of fun, thinking and

competition!

NEW ZEALAND CHINA FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY

(NZCFS)

The New Zealand China Friendship Society has

over 60 years experience working with China and

New Zealand to promote friendship, understanding

and links between the two countries.

It aims to strengthen the ties by encouraging visits

and the exchange of information, ideas, culture and

knowledge.

The organisation has 15 branches around New

Zealand. If you would like to learn more or join, ask

a current member…

RULES

No electronic devices with WIFI connection can be a

team member

Which means No googling

No arguing with other team members

Tweet #chinesequiz about tonight

We plan to have drinks / food somewhere else after

the quiz, please join us

Enjoy!

ENTERTAINMENT

Listen to following song and provide the name of

this female singer?

请听一下歌曲片段，演唱此曲的女歌手是谁？

ENTERTAINMENT

Which ethnic group is this song originated from?

这首歌是由中国哪个少数民族歌唱的？

ENTERTAINMENT

What is the name of this song?

这首歌的名字是什么？

ENTERTAINMENT

Which occasion is this song singing about?

这首歌是在什么场合播放的？

a) Farewell dear friends 和朋友送别

b) Waiting for the beloved one to return 等待爱人的归来

c) Express condolence for someone who has

passed away 纪念去世的人

ENTERTAINMENT

‘Love of a Lifetime’ – Shu Qi. What movie is this

song from?

这首歌是哪个电影里的歌曲？

ENTERTAINMENT

What is the TV series called?

以下图片中的节目名称是什么？

ENTERTAINMENT

‘Beside the Plum Blossom’ by Wang Leehom (play

end part) – how many words does he rap in fifty

seconds?

王力宏的歌曲“在梅边”最后五十秒有多少词？

a) Around 200

b) Around 250

c) Around 300

d) Around 350

ENTERTAINMENT

In the Chinese book “Journey to the West”, which

character is the son of the Dragon king?

中国四大古典名著“西游记”中，哪个角色是龙王的儿子？

a) Monkey king 孙悟空

b) Tang Sanzang 唐三藏

c) Monk Sha 沙和尚

d) White Dragon Horse 白龙马

e) None of the above 以上都不是

ENTERTAINMENT

Which of the following countries did not adopted

“Journey to the West” into franchise?

以下哪个国家没有改编“西游记”为其他作品？

a) Japan 日本

b) Korea 韩国

c) Czechoslovakia 捷克斯洛伐克

d) Germany 德国

e) All these countries adapted it

这些国家全部改编了

ENTERTAINMENT

The film “Xiao Yu” (Best film of the 40th Asia Pacific

Film Festival) director by Taiwanese director An

Lee, True or False?

第四十届亚太电影奖最佳电影得奖作品“少女小渔”是台湾导演李安的作品，✅还是❌？

ENTERTAINMENT

Which one of the following person is the Chinese

pop star Han Geng?

以下图片中的哪一位是中国演艺明星韩庚？

a) b) c)

ANSWERS

1) Listen to following song and provide the

name of this female singer?

邓丽娟 Teresa Teng

2) Which ethnic group is this song

originated from?

土家族

3) What is the name of this song? 茉莉花

4) Which occasion is this song singing about? a) Farewell dear friends

5) ‘Love of a Lifetime’ – Shu Qi. What movie

is this song from?

Journey to the West:

Conquering the Demons

6) What is the TV series called? Flat 3

ANSWERS

6) ‘Beside the Plum Blossom’ by Wang

Leehom (play end part) – how many words

does he rap in fifty seconds?

c) Around 300

7) In the Chinese book “Journey to the

West”, which character is the son of the

Dragon king?

d) White Dragon Horse

8) Which of the following countries did not

adopted “Journey to the West” into

franchise?

d) Germany

9) The film “Xiao Yu” (Best film of the 40th

Asia Pacific Film Festival) director by

Taiwanese director An Lee, True or False?

False

10) Which one of the following person is the

Chinese pop star Han Geng?

c)

PICTIONARY

Which of the follow oracle words means a horse:

以下哪个图片是甲骨文中的“马”？

a)

b)

c)

PICTIONARY

What does the follow oracle mean?

以下甲骨文的含义是什么？

PICTIONARY

Which of the following food has a secret ingredient

known as the sesame sauce?

以下图片中的哪个食物含有芝麻酱？

a) b) c)

d)

PICTIONARY

What’s name of this guy’s Wing Chun master?

以下图片中的这个人的师傅是谁？

PICTIONARY

Draw the Yangtze River on the map.

请在以下图片中画出扬子江的位置

PICTIONARY

What is this river called? 图片中的这条河的名字是什么？

PICTIONARY

What is “flower” made of? 这朵花是由什么食材制成的？

PICTIONARY

Internet users have made this rarely used Chinese

character 囧 becoming more and more popular. It

is used as a symbol to depict a facial expression.

What is this word’s online meaning?

以下这个网上流行的中国字的网上含义是什么？

a. Happy 高兴

b. Amused 开心

c. Angry 生气

d. Upset/ embarrassed 尴尬

Original meaning: 这个字的真正含义是什么

a) Clear bright window 明亮的窗户

c) Lock 锁

b) Tent帐篷

d) Candle holder 烛火架子

PICTIONARY

PICTIONARY

Here is a sculpture “pun”. Guess what does this mean?

以下这个雕像的含义是什么？

PICTIONARY

What are these big containers used for?

以下图片中的大缸是用来做什么的？

PICTIONARY

Which artist did this art work “The big family: two

sisters”?

作品“两个姐妹”是以下哪个艺术家的作品？

a) Zhang Xiao Gang 张晓刚

b) Liu Xiao Gang 刘晓刚

c) Yue Ming Jun岳明君

d) Liu Ye刘烨

PICTIONARY

What does this picture mean?

图片中的汉字是什么意思？

a) Be polite to other people

对他人要礼貌

b) Use modern toilet is

being civilized

现代厕所是文明的表现

c) Get closer to the toilet

站的离厕所近一些

PICTIONARY

Which minority this woman in the picture is from?

图中女性服装是哪个少说民族的装饰？

a) Dai 傣族

b) Bai 白租

c) Yi 彝族

d) None of the above 全都不是

ANSWERS

1) Which of the follow oracle words means

a horse

a)

2) What does the follow oracle mean? 弗，FU 2ND Tone，弗：不。自愧弗如

3) Which of the following food has a secret

ingredient known as the sesame sauce?a)

4) What’s name of this guy’s Wing Chun

master? 叶问

5) Draw the Yangtze River on the map

ANSWERS

6) What is this river called? Lijiang River in South China (Guilin)

7) What is “flower” made of? Chinese radish

8) What is this word’s online meaning? d) Upset/embarrassed

9) Original meaning a) Clear bright window

10) Here is a sculpture “pun”. Guess what

does this mean

FU GUI/俯跪-the elephant is lying on its

tummy and kneeing; similar

pronunciation as “富贵（which means

prosper）

ANSWERS

11) What are these big containers used for

12) Which artist did this art work “The big

family: two sisters”?

13) What does this picture meanc) Get closer to the toilet

14) Which minority this woman in the

picture is from?

b) Bai

For fire fighting

a) Zhang Xiao Gang

GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

Name five sister cities between New Zealand and

China. 请列出五个新西兰与中国之间的姐妹城市。

GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

Which provinces Bai people mostly live in? (multi

choice) 少数民族白族主要居住在以下哪些地区（多选题）

a) Guang Xi province 广西

b) Hu Nan province 湖南

c) Yunnan province 云南

d) Gui Zhou province 贵州

GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

How many time zones does China cross? 中国跨越多少个时区

a) 7

b) 5

c) 3

d) 2

GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

Which of the following lake is the biggest salt water

lake in China? 中国最大的咸水湖是哪一个？

a) Qing Hai lake 青海湖

b) Dong Ting lake 洞庭湖

c) Namtso lake 纳木措湖

d) Tai Lake 太湖

e) None of the above

以上都不是

GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

Name a city in China that has a similar population

to NZ. 请列举一个和新西兰城市人口相当的中国城市。

GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

Macao was the last territory to be returned to China

by a European colonial power. Which European

colonial power returned it? 澳门在上个世纪是由哪一个欧洲国家殖民占领的？

GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

The philosophy of Confucius was founded during

Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history.

Which one of the following dynasties was before

Spring and Autumn period? 孔子学说是在春秋时期建立的，以下哪个朝代是在春秋以前的？

a) Shang Dynasty 商朝

b) Tang Dynasty 唐朝

c) Qin Dynasty 秦朝

d) Three Kingdoms 三国

e) None of the above 以上都不是

GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

Which three countries are the Three kingdoms?

三国指的是哪三国？

GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

Which two countries in modern times were part of

Wei?

魏国位于现代中国的哪里？

GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

Which one of the following names was an old name

for the capital Beijing? 以下哪个名字是北京的旧称？

a) Bei Ping 北平

b) Yan Jing 燕京

c) You Zhou 幽州

d) All of the above

以上全是

GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

In which Chinese dynasty, the only female empress

Wu Ze Tian ruled China? 中国历史上所出现的唯一一个女性皇帝是发生在哪一个朝代？

a) Song Dynasty 宋朝

b) Qing Dynasty 清朝

c) Jin Dynasty 金朝

d) Tang Dynasty 唐朝

ANSWERS

1) Name five sister cities between New

Zealand and China.

Beijing = Wellington

Changchun= Masterton

Gansu = Christchurch

Guangzhou = Auckland

Guilin = Hastings

Guiyang = Palmerston North

Harbin = South Taranaki

Huangshi = Nelson

Huangshi = Nelson

Jiaxing District = Hauraki

Kunming = New Plymouth

Kunshan = Palmerston North

Lianyungang = Napier

Liaoning = Far North

Mianyang = Hastings and Napier

Ningbo = Auckland

Puyang = Ashburton

Qingdao = Auckland

Rizhao = Gisborne

Shanghai = Dunedin

Suzhou = Taupo

Taizhou = Hutt City

Weihai = Timaru

Wuhan = Christchurch

Wuxi = Hamilton

Wuzhong District = Rotorua

Xi'an = Taupo and Hutt City

Xiamen = Wellington

Xuyi County = Rotorua

Xuzhou = Hawke's Bay Region

Yangzhou = Porirua

Yantai = Tauranga

ANSWERS

2) Which provinces Bai people mostly live

in? (multi choice)

b) Hu Nan province

c) Yunnan province

d) Gui Zhou province

3) How many time zones does China cross? b) 5

4) Which of the following lake is the biggest

salt water lake in China?

a) Qing Hai lake

5) Name a city in China that has a similar

population to NZ

NZ = 4.433 million (2012)

Urban area (2010):

Suzhou: 5,349, 090

Qingdao: 4,587,200

Harbin: 4,517,549

Jinan: 4,335, 900

Zhengzhou: 4,254,627

Dailan: 3,683, 941.

ANSWERS

6) Macao was the last territory to be returned to

China by a European colonial power. Which

European colonial power returned it?

Portugal

7) The philosophy of Confucius was founded

during Spring and Autumn period of Chinese

history. Which one of the following dynasties was

before Spring and Autumn period?

a) Shang Dynasty

8) Which three countries are the Three

kingdoms?

Wei, Shu, Wu

9) Which two countries in modern times

were part of Wei in three kingdoms?China and North Korea

10) Which one of the following names was

an old name for the capital Beijing? d) All of the above

11) In which Chinese dynasty, the only

female empress Wu Ze Tian ruled China? d) Tang Dynasty

CURRENT AFFAIRS

When was the last time did Prime Minister John

Key visit China?现任新西兰总理最近的一次访问中国是什么时候？

a) February 2014

b) March 2014

c) April 2014

d) May 2014

CURRENT AFFAIRS

What is the closest number of car population in

Beijing? 北京大约由多少辆车？

a) 5 million 五百万

b) 500,000 五十万

c) 50 million 五千万

d) 500,000 million 五亿

CURRENT AFFAIRS

What is the name of the Chinese most popular

mobile instant messaging application? 现在在中国最受欢迎的即时通讯软件是什么？

a) Line

b) What’s app

c) We Chat

d) i Messaging

CURRENT AFFAIRS

How many more restaurant McDonald's plan to

open in China in 2014? 2014年麦当劳打算在中国开多少家餐馆？

a) 20

b) 200

c) 2000

d) 20000

CURRENT AFFAIRS

Approximately how many Chinese visitors does NZ

receive each year?每年大约由多少中国游客来新西兰旅游？

a) 150,000

b) 250,000

c) 300,000

d) 500,000

ANSWERS

1) When was the last time did Prime

Minister John Key visit China?b) March 2014

2) What is the closest number of car

population in Beijing?a) 5 million

3) What is the name of the Chinese most

popular mobile instant messaging

application?

c) We Chat

4) How many more restaurant McDonald's

plan to open in China in 2014?

c) 2000

5) Approximately how many Chinese

visitors does NZ receive each year?

b) 250,000

LANGUAGE

What are the two main methods of writing symbols

in Chinese? 汉语的两大书写方式是什么？

LANGUAGE

What is the name of the recorded language that

was written on old bones and turtle shells? 记录在骨头与龟壳上的旧古文名称是什么？

LANGUAGE

Chinese language (Mandarin Chinese) is one of the

five official languages used by the United Nations.

True or False? 汉语是联合国五大官方语言的其中之一，✅还是❌？

LANGUAGE

For the two main Chinese methods of writing

symbols, what are the main difference between

them? 汉语的两大书写方式的最大区别是什么？

LANGUAGE

In which three countries/region, Mandarin Chinese

is a dominate language? 汉语是那三个国家的主要语言？

LANGUAGE

What are the seven major Chinese language

families? 汉语的七大语系是什么？

ANSWERS

1) What are the two main methods of writing

symbols in Chinese? Wenyan and Baihua

2) What is the name of the recorded

language that was written on old bones and

turtle shells?

甲骨文 oracle

3) Chinese language (Mandarin Chinese) is

one of the five official languages used by

the United Nations. True or False?

False. The United Nations has

six official languages…

4) For the two main Chinese methods of

writing symbols what are the main

difference between them?

Writing symbols, one is

classical, one is vernacular

5) In which three countries/region, Mandarin

Chinese is a dominate language? PRC (People’s Republic of China),

Singapore and Taiwan

6) What are the seven major Chinese

language families?

Mandarin, Cantonese, Wu,

Hakka, Gan, Xiang, and Min

WICKED FACTS

What is special about 20th and 21st May? 五月二十日和五月二十一日有什么意义？

WICKED FACTS

Approximately many festivals are there in China?

中国的传统节日大概有多少个？

a) 10

b) 15

c) 20

d) 25

WICKED FACTS

Where were Fortune Cookies invented? 幸运饼干是在哪里发明的？

WICKED FACTS

Which word is the modern word “China” derived

from? 英文中的“China”是有以下哪个词衍生出来的？

a) Qing 清

b) Qin 秦

c) Chin

d) None of the above

全都不是

WICKED FACTS

Which of the following is not invented in China?

以下哪个发明不是中国人发明的？

a) Paper 造纸术

b) Toilet paper 造厕纸术

c) Gun powder 火药

d) Kites 风筝

e) All of the above were

invented

in China 以上全部都是

WICKED FACTS

When was the first space walk with made by

Chinese astronaut Zhai ZhiGang? 中国航天员翟志刚第一次登月球大概是在什么时候？

a) September 2007 2007年九月

b) November 2007 2007年十一月

c) September 2008 2008年九月

d) November 2008 2008年十一月

WICKED FACTS

What are the seven necessities for daily life in

Chinese culture?

中国文化中的七大生活必需品是什么？

WICKED FACTS

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Which of the following countries/regions’ McDonald

Cafe sell bubble tea? (Multi-choice)以下哪些国家或地区的麦当劳餐厅卖珍珠奶茶？(多选题）

a) Taiwan 台湾

b) Germany 德国

c) Japan日本

d) Austria 奥地利

WICKED FACTS

Approximately how many chopsticks does China

use each year?每年中国人大约要用多少筷子？

a) 350 million 三千五百万

b) 1 billion 十亿

c) 25 billion 二百五十亿

d) 45 billion 四百五十亿

WICKED FACTS

In 2007, approximately how many sheep were there

in New Zealand? 截止于2007年，新西兰大概由多少头羊？

a) 20 million 两千万

b) 30 million 三千万

c) 40 million 四千万

d) 50 million 五千万

e) 80 million 八千万

WICKED FACTS

What is the year did the first Chinese immigrate

come to New Zealand?

最早由中国来新西兰的移民是在哪一年？

a. 1880

b. 1865

c. 1855

e. 1840

WICKED FACTS

When was the Wellington branch of the NZCFS

formed?

ANSWERS

1) What is special about 20th and 21st May? Internet Valentine's Day (20 May

sounds like I love you)

2) Approximately many festivals are there in

China?b) 15

3) Where were Fortune Cookies invented? San Francisco, United States of

America

4) Which word is the modern word “China”

derived from?b) Qin 秦

5) Which of the following is not invented in

China?

d) All of the above were

invented in China

6) When was the first space walk with made

by Chinese astronaut Zhai ZhiGang? c) September 2008

7) What are the seven necessities for daily

life in Chinese culture?

Wood, rice, oil, salt, soy

sauce, vinegar, tea

8) Approximately how many chopsticks

does China use each year?d) 45 billion

9) In 2007, approximately how many sheep

were there in New Zealand?

c) 40 million

10) What is the year did the first Chinese

immigrate come to New Zealand? 1842

11) When was the Wellington branch of the

NZCFS formed?

1956

8) Which of the following countries/regions’

McDonald Cafe sell bubble tea? (Multi-choice) b) Germany and d)Austria

PRIZE GIVING

THANK YOU

Make sure to keep in contact, we will be organising more activities soon!

Check out the Wellington China Tongue page (http://www.meetup.com/Wellington-China-Tongue/)

The next NZCFS Wellington Branch meeting is on Sunday 20 July at 2.30pm at Connolly Hall.

More information can be found on the website (http://nzchinasociety.org.nz/).

Also make sure to check out our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/NZCFSWellington) and the Youth website (http://nzcfsyouth.org/).