The First
Encounter
Trivia with Dede the office cat!
Spain expanded its colonial presence from the Philippines to Taiwan in the 17th century. The first encounters between the Spanish and the Minnanese people are still evident in the languages spoken and used by the island’s inhabitants today. This interactive exhibition invites you to navigate with De De the Digger, the cat with an archaeologist’s mind, through the festival and learn about these historical connections.
Answers revealed after the festival!
Dede the Cat
How much
do you know?
Too easy
Yaawwwnn~
Are we done?
Did you get
them all?
1.
1. Danshui
2. Hsinchu
3. Yilan
4. Keelung
2.
1. Haida
2. Inuktut
3. Cree
4. French
3.
1. Oatmeal
2. Potato and Egg Omelette
3. Butter Spread
4. Tapas
4.
1. Mandarin
2. Hakka
3. Hokkien
4. Cantonese
7.
1. Tomatoes
2. Milkfish
3. Chili Pepper
4.Cabbage
6.
1. If it sounds like “TAY”, it comes from the Hokkien pronunciation. If it sounds like “CHA”, it comes from the Canto pronunciation.
2. “TAY” sailed across the globe by the sea, and “CHA” travelled across the land by the roads.
3. A country’s name for “tea” may be influenced by their colonizers or past trade routes.
4. All of the above.
5.
1. Chile
2. Paraguay
3. Cuba
4. Peru
8.
1. Rock
2. Reggae
3. Jazz
4. Blues
9.
1. Minnan (Hokkien)
2. Spanish
3. Cantonese
4. French
10.
1. Keelung
2. Kelang
3.Quelang
11.
1. Sāndiāojiǎo
2. sam tiau kak
3. Santiago
12.
1. Fugui Cape
2. Heok
3. Fo-ki
4. Fūki
13.
1. Wànhuá
2.Báng-kah
3. Bangka
4.Manka
14.
1. Yehliu
2. iá-liú
3. Punto Diablos
4. Duijvel Hoek
15.
1. Okinawa
2. Lamay Island
3. Penghu
16.
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