This document contains a quiz about China and New Zealand given by the New Zealand China Friendship Society. It includes questions about Chinese and New Zealand geography, history, culture, entertainment and current affairs. The questions cover topics like Chinese minorities, cities with sister city relationships in NZ and China, Chinese dynasties, movies, books and famous figures. The quiz includes multiple choice, true/false, matching and pictionary style questions.

1. NZCFS NEW ZEALAND CHINA QUIZ
NIGHT
In Collaboration with Wellington China Tongue and
Noah’s Ark Teahouse

2. 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!

3. 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…

4. 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!

5. 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？

6. 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？

7. ENTERTAINMENT
 What is the name of this song?
 这首歌的名字是什么？

8. 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

9. 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？

10. ENTERTAINMENT
 What is the TV series called?
 以下图片中的节目名称是什么？

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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❌？

15. 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)

16. 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

17. 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)

18. 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)

19. PICTIONARY
 What does the follow oracle mean?
 以下甲骨文的含义是什么？

20. 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)

21. 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？

22. PICTIONARY
 Draw the Yangtze River on the map.
请在以下图片中画出扬子江的位置

23. PICTIONARY
 What is this river called? 图片中的这条河的名字是
什么？

24. PICTIONARY
 What is “flower” made of? 这朵花是由什么食材制成
的？

25. 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

26. 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

27. PICTIONARY
 Here is a sculpture “pun”. Guess what does this mean?
 以下这个雕像的含义是什么？

28. PICTIONARY
 What are these big containers used for?
 以下图片中的大缸是用来做什么的？

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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

33. 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）

34. 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 mean
c) Get closer to the toilet
14) Which minority this woman in the
picture is from?
b) Bai
For fire fighting
a) Zhang Xiao Gang

35. 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。

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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

39. 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
。

40. 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？

41. 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

42. GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY
 Which three countries are the Three kingdoms?
 三国指的是哪三国？

43. GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY
 Which two countries in modern times were part of
Wei?
 魏国位于现代中国的哪里？

44. 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

45. 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

46. 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

47. 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.

48. 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

49. 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

50. 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

51. 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

52. 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

53. 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

54. 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

55. LANGUAGE
 What are the two main methods of writing symbols
in Chinese? 汉语的两大书写方式是什么？

56. 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？

57. 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❌？

58. 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？

59. 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？

60. LANGUAGE
 What are the seven major Chinese language
families? 汉语的七大语系是什么？

61. 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

62. 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？

63. 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

64. WICKED FACTS
 Where were Fortune Cookies invented? 幸运饼干是
在哪里发明的？

65. 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

66. 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

67. 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

68. 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？

69. WICKED FACTS
69
 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

70. 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

71. 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

72. 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

73. WICKED FACTS
 When was the Wellington branch of the NZCFS
formed?

74. 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

75. 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

76. PRIZE GIVING

77. 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/).