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?

Stones ✓

Paper ✓

Silk ✓

Gold ✓

Nüwa melted the magic stones to patch up the sky

2. How many suns were there in the sky before the Lord Archer Hou Yi shot them down until only one was left?

7 ✓

2 ✓

3 ✓

10 ✓

Hou Yi shot down 9 suns

3. What animal flew to the moon with Chang'e?

Dog ✓

Dragon ✓

Rabbit ✓

Monkey ✓

Yutu or the Jade Rabbit accompanied Chang'e to the moon. Nowadays, the Chinese lunar rover is called Yutu.

4. What does Meng Po serve the dead souls on the Bridge of Forgetfulness before their reincarnation?

Tea ✓

Milk ✓

Soup ✓

Wine ✓

Meng Po soup ensures you forget everything about this life before you reincarnate into the next.

5. Where does King Yan (aka King Yanluo) rule over?

The Heaven ✓

The Mountains ✓

The Oceans ✓

The Hell ✓

King Yan is the ruler and the judge of the underworld

6. What did Cangjie invent?

Compass ✓

Chinese Characters ✓

Paper Making ✓

Traditional Chinese Medicine ✓

Cangjie invented the Chinese characters. Nowadays, the Cangjie input method is a popular way to type Chinese in a computer.

7. In the Legend of the White Snake, who was the close confidant of the one-thousand-year-old White Snake?

Green Snake ✓

Black Snake ✓

Red Snake ✓

Yellow Snake ✓

Xiaoqing (or the Green Snake) is the sworn sister of Lady Bai (the White Snake)

8. What animal was Sun Wukong, who accompanied and protected Tang Sanzang on a journey to obtain Buddhist sutras from the West (India)?

Monkey ✓

Dog ✓

Pig ✓

Horse ✓

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.

9. What separates the lovers the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl?

The Himalayas ✓

The Yellow River ✓

The Milky Way ✓

The Pacific Ocean ✓

The Cowherd (symbolised by the star Altair) and the Weaver Girl (the star Vega) are separated by the Heavenly River (the Milky Way).

10. What did the lovers Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai turn into after they died?

Trees ✓

Swans ✓

Jade ✓

Butterflies ✓

They are the tragic Butterfly Lovers

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