Diwali Quiz/Trivia Night

2) Who celebrates Diwali?

17) In which country/countries is Diwali a National Holiday?

1) On which date did England go into a 2nd lockdown?

6) What do you traditionally eat at Diwali?

8) Diwali honours the Hindu goddess Laxmi. What is Laxmi the goddess of?

16) The foundation stone of the Golden Temple was laid on the day of Diwali in 1577?

24) How many heads and arms did Ravana have?

20) What time tomorrow (Kalichaudus) will we be doing Hanuman Pujan at East London Mandir?

A mountain of food (Ankut) is served to Bhagwan. Symbolically, which mountain did Krishna lift with his little finger?

22) Who is considered to be the husband of Goddess Laxmi?

19) On Kalichaudus, we do puja of which Bhagwan?

10) Businessmen/women close their accounts and present them to Maha-Lakshmi and ________ during the Chopda Pujan?

3) What is Diwali also known as?

14) Laxmiji has 6 arms?

15) What does “Shubh Deepavali” mean?

13) How many people celebrate Diwali every year?

23) Who was defeated in the battle at Lanka?

25) Last year Diwali, we celebrated Diwali at SSW. What food items were on the menu?

9) The festival also marks the return of Lord Rama and Sita after completing eighteen years in exile?

5) Which of these would you NOT usually do at Diwali?

11) What day this year will we be doing Laxmi Pujan at East London Mandir?

4) What does Diwali symbolise?

 7) How long does Diwali last?

26)In 2019 the govt in Ayodhya received a Guinness world record for the largest display of oil lamps. How many were lit?

12) Every year, the biggest Diwali celebration outside of India is in Leicester. True or false?