Chinese New Year PowerPoint Trivia Game

This Chinese New Year (also known as Lunar New Year) Trivia Game is a fun, no-prep way to teach students Chinese New Year traditions. Prior knowledge is not required to play. Play in PowerPoint only. Updated for 2026, the Year of the Horse.

The focus of this trivia game is Chinese New Year (within China) rather than Lunar New Year (some Asian countries outside China). The author, Leigh from Mrs. ReaderPants, is a school librarian who lived in China for six years. The questions are based on the author’s experiences with Chinese New Year in China.

Important: This game is NOT compatible with Google Slides, Open Office, Libre Office, or other software that are not Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 or later. If you are using Keynote or an older version of PPT, I recommend testing the game before you purchase (directions below).

This trivia game has 55 pages & slides, and includes:

• 25-question Trivia Game in Microsoft PowerPoint only (2016 or later is best)
  • All body text is editable.
  • Most questions are multiple choice, and students do not need any prior knowledge of Chinese New Year to play.
  • Every answer slide includes additional information about the tradition in the question. This part of the game is instructional, and students are guaranteed to learn lots of new facts about Chinese New Year.
  • When you click on the dollar amounts on the game board, they disappear when you return to the board. This ensures students do not pick a question that has already been asked.
• Printable Game Instructions
• No lesson plan is included, but standards addressed by this activity are listed below.

Game Categories include:

• Red and Gold
• Food and Drink
• The Great Race
• Symbols and Luck
• Potpourri

Is this trivia game compatible with…?

This game is NOT compatible with Google Slides. The game board dollar amounts do not disappear in Google. This is important to game play. Not sure if your version of PowerPoint will work?

• You can test the game using the link above. If your dollar amounts disappear when you return to the game board, then your PowerPoint version is compatible with this game.
• Open source software (OpenOffice, LibreOffice, etc.) – Users have reported problems with the trigger animations when using this game with open source software. That means the game board dollar amounts might not click, might not go to the right slide, or might not disappear. Mrs. ReaderPants does not recommend using open source software for this game.
• Keynote seems to work for many users, but please test it with the demo above to make sure.
• For best results, your PowerPoint version should be at least 2016 or later. Earlier versions of Microsoft PowerPoint do not support the feature that allows game board dollar amounts to disappear.

Standards Addressed:

AASL National School Library Standards – See the AASL Standards Framework for Learners to view full text.

• Include – B.2. – D.2. – D.3.
• Collaborate – A.2. – A.3.

Common Core English Language Arts Standards –
© Copyright 2010 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.1
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.5.1

Terms of Use
© Mrs. ReaderPants – By purchasing this product, you receive a one-user license. Copying or distributing to others is prohibited. See our Site Terms of Use for more information. For teacher-librarians: You may use this product with all of your classes and students.

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