—《华文？谁怕谁！》挑战题之一（附答案）
新加坡“推广华语理事会”去年推出《华文？谁怕谁！》大挑战活动，通过有趣的问答游戏，让新加坡公民以及永久居民亲身参与（凭新加坡身份证注册，其他地区的华人不能参与），感受中华文化的博大精深，深化他们对华文华语的认识，并进一步提升他们的华语掌握能力。今年7月6日起，“推广华语理事会”再次推出《华文？谁怕谁！》大挑战活动，分公开组和学生组，持续六周。本博转载公开组的题目，看看这些难倒新加坡人的挑战题，对我们中国人来说是不是也具有挑战性。题目附上英语翻译，如果题目本身对我们中国人来说太简单，还可以复习下英语。
1.骰子的一点与四点被漆上红色的典故是什么？ On Chinese dice, the numbersone and four are painted red. What is the story behind it?
A曹丕为了取悦宓妃 Cao Pi ordered this done to please Concubine Mi
B唐明皇为了取悦杨贵妃 Emperor Ming Huang of the Tang dynasty ordered this done toplease Concubine Yang
C 光绪皇为了取悦珍妃 Emperor Guangxu ordered this doneto please Concubine Zhen
2.著名榴莲品种“猫山王”里的“猫山”指的是什么动物？ What animal does "CatMountain" in the well-known durian variety "Cat Mountain King" refer to?
A果子狸 Gem-faced civet
B 猴子 Monkey
C 山猫 Leopard cat
3.网络火星文“歪楼”是指什么? The internet term “Wai Lou”(literally: leaning tower) means
A 很久才回帖 Taking a long timeto reply to an online posting
B 回帖内容有粗话 Usage of vulgar language inreplying to a post
C 回帖内容偏离了原帖的主题 Content of a reply veering off thetopic of the original posting
4.孔子说的“民有三疾”是指什么？ When Confucius said, “men have threefailings”, he was referring to:
A 头痛、牙痛、喉咙痛 Headache,toothache, and sore throat.
B 不孝、不忠、不义 Unfilial behaviour,disloyalty and unrighteousness.
C 狂、矜、愚 High-mindedness, sterndignity and stupidity
5.请问少林寺位于哪里？ Where is the Shaolin Temple located?
A松山 sōng shān
B 崧山 sōng shān
C 嵩山 sōng shān
6.英文谚语“Man proposes, God disposes”最贴切的中文翻译是： Which ofthe following is the closest equivalent of the English idiom “Manproposes, God disposes”?
A 人贵有自知之明 人贵有自知之明(literally: The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself)
B谋事在人，成事在天 谋事在人，成事在天 (literally: planning is with man, accomplishingwith heaven
C 天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福 天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福 (literally: fortune is asunpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity)
7.古画《清明上河图》是描绘哪一个朝代的市井繁华？ The ancient painting “Alongthe River During the Qingming Festival” depicts the hustle and bustle ofcity life in China during the
A 清朝 Qing Dynasty
B明朝 Ming Dynasty
C 宋朝 Song Dynasty
8.被誉为“世上唯一存活的象形文字”的是哪种文字？ Which of the following is theonly pictographic writing system that is still currently in use?
A东巴文字 Dongba script
B 江永文字 Jiangyong script
C西夏文字 Western Xia script
9.神话《天方夜谭》中的哪则故事是发生在中国？ Which of the following storiesin the book “One Thousand and One Nights” was set in China?
A辛巴达航海记 Sinbad the Sailor
B 阿里巴巴与四十大盗 Ali Baba and the FortyThieves
C 阿拉丁神灯 Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
10.“敲边鼓”是什么意思？ What is the meaning of the Mandarinphrase “beating a drum at the side”?
A在旁泼冷水 To pour or throw cold water on; discourage
B 在旁帮腔助威 To try toassist from the sidelines; speak or act to back somebody up
C打别人的小报告 To tell tales on somebody; to snitch on somebody
答案：
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.C
5.C
6.B
7.C
8.A
9.C
10.B
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