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eLantern Riddle                                                                                                         Even though this year's competition was
                                                                                                                                   held online, it was a successful competition
           Competition Interview:                                                                                                  with no major setbacks, apart from a few

           Unveiling the                                                                                                           minor issues on the technical issue and
                                                                                                                                   the unfamiliarity with the test portal

           Crouching Tiger                                                                                                         website used in this competition. Angelina
                                                                                                                                   stated that they should have familiarised

                                                                                                                                   themselves with the third-party website to
           Kuen Cheng High School  to the finals were met with  culture and have a better                                          prevent such things from happening.
           prepares for a Chinese  the riddles and games that  understanding of it.

           Cultural Week every year to  used Chinese history as its
           usher in the Chinese Lunar  storyline.                             As the interview came to
           New Year and the traditions.                                       the end, we asked Angelina
           According to the President  When inquiring Angelina  which game she would

           of the Committee for this  about other ways students  like to introduce and
           competition,         Angelina can learn more about  share.  She  stated  that she
           Bernadette Wong Xinyi, the  Chinese            culture,      she would recommend the
           school started planning for  encouraged students to  situation game, as it isn’t
                                                                                                                                                              Jointly reported by:
           this cultural week the year  join the other competitions  the normal riddle game we                                                               Lee Xue Rui Jr3Z(6)
           earlier, and the preparation  that were held during the  are familiar with. Instead of                                                              Foo Xin Yu Sr2ScH
           for this competition started  Chinese         cultural     week asking questions about the
           right  after  the  committee  because one would need to  histories and stories of the

           members were chosen.              research beforehand to get  riddle, making it a new and
                                             ready for the competition.  unique concept. Although
           The committee aimed to  Participants have to keep  it is a relatively hard game
           create a new and unique  learning,                intentionally to play,  she believed that

           competition unlike its older  or        inadvertently,      and human’s curiosity to explore
           versions, so they thought  understand more about  new things plays a big role
           of incorporating popular  Chinese culture. Other  in attracting a lot of people

           games like the situation game  than that, teachers can also  to explore how  the riddles
           and bingo into  the event,  teach about Chinese culture  can be incorporated into
           making the competition  during classes as teachers  the turtle game and play it
           much more entertaining  play a big role in educating  well.
           to the participants. Due  students. Learning Chinese

           to a large number of  culture from a teacher
           people participating in  helps them feel closer to the
           the competition, a test
           portal was used, and the

           participants who made it







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