Chinese Folklore Multiple Choice

See if you know these Chinese myths/folklore
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1. What did Nüwa use to repair the sky?
Nüwa melted the magic stones to patch up the sky
Paper
Silk
Stones
Gold
2. How many suns were there in the sky before the Lord Archer Hou Yi shot them down until only one was left?
Hou Yi shot down 9 suns
10
2
3
7
3. What animal flew to the moon with Chang'e?
Yutu or the Jade Rabbit accompanied Chang'e to the moon. Nowadays, the Chinese lunar rover is called Yutu.
Dragon
Dog
Monkey
Rabbit
4. What does Meng Po serve the dead souls on the Bridge of Forgetfulness before their reincarnation?
Meng Po soup ensures you forget everything about this life before you reincarnate into the next.
Milk
Wine
Soup
Tea
5. Where does King Yan (aka King Yanluo) rule over?
King Yan is the ruler and the judge of the underworld
The Heaven
The Hell
The Oceans
The Mountains
6. What did Cangjie invent?
Cangjie invented the Chinese characters. Nowadays, the Cangjie input method is a popular way to type Chinese in a computer.
Paper Making
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Chinese Characters
Compass
7. In the Legend of the White Snake, who was the close confidant of the one-thousand-year-old White Snake?
Xiaoqing (or the Green Snake) is the sworn sister of Lady Bai (the White Snake)
Yellow Snake
Black Snake
Green Snake
Red Snake
8. What animal was Sun Wukong, who accompanied and protected Tang Sanzang on a journey to obtain Buddhist sutras from the West (India)?
Sun Wukong, or the Monkey King, is the best known character in "Journey to the West". The character Goku from the Dragon Ball manga is based on him.
Pig
Horse
Dog
Monkey
9. What separates the lovers the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl?
The Cowherd (symbolised by the star Altair) and the Weaver Girl (the star Vega) are separated by the Heavenly River (the Milky Way).
The Pacific Ocean
The Himalayas
The Milky Way
The Yellow River
10. What did the lovers Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai turn into after they died?
They are the tragic Butterfly Lovers
Jade
Swans
Butterflies
Trees
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4 Comments
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Level 70
Feb 23, 2024
Inspired by this blog.
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Level 63
Aug 14, 2023
Nice quiz! The only one of these that I’d heard of beforehand was the Monkey King, but not from Dragon Ball. I think Bowser from Mario was based on one of the other characters in the story.
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Feb 29, 2024
Very nice quiz! Good selection of questions.
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Level 71
Sep 28, 2025
No... I read a bunch of the questions wrong. Nice quiz, though.