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World Holidays and Festivals!
World Holidays and Festivals!
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Answer some general trivia questions about holidays and festivals around the world!
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1
This Monday is Memorial Day, the day in the U.S. where we honor ___________.
Flags
Military Servicepeople
War Monuments
Barbecue Cookouts
2
On what day of the year do we celebrate the 4th of July?
The 155th day
The 110th day
The 123rd day
The 170th day
3
Quviasukvik is the new year's festival celebrated by the Inuit peoples of what country?
Denmark
Siberia
South Africa
Canada
4
What is the English translation of the Mexican festival "Dia de los Muertos?"
Hour of the Moth
Time of the Skull
Day of the Dead
Crazy for Face Painting
5
Carnival, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is held every year just before __________.
Labor Day
Advent
Lent
Lunar New Year
6
Rosh Hashana is the Jewish New Year. One temple tradition is the blowing of the shofar, which is a(n) _______.
Ram's horn
Seashell
Honey dipper
Copper Pipe
7
Based on the Chinese Lunar New Year calendar, 2021 is the year of the _________.
Pig
Tiger
Ox
Rat
8
How do Buddhists often mark Wesak, the holiday observing Buddha's birth, life, and death?
By reciting long poems
By eating lots of food
By releasing birds
By spending time in darkness
9
Yom Kippur is the most solemn occasion in Judaism. What does the term
Yom Kippur
mean in English?
Day of Atonement
Festival of Prayer
Time of Silence
Night of Darkness
10
Thanksgiving is always celebrated on which day of the week?
Wednesday
Saturday
Sunday
Thursday
11
Which of these is NOT an event at the summer Olympic Games?
Lacrosse
Table Tennis
Rifle Shooting
Skateboarding
12
During the monthlong observance of Ramadan, in which of these activities are Muslims engaged?
Praying
All of the above
Fasting
Tending to the needy and poor
13
In Hinduism, Diwali is a popular festival of lights. How many days does it typically last?
7 days
5 days
2 days
10 days
14
The Hindu goddess of wealth is given special honor during Diwali. What is her name?
Parvati
Lakshmi
Saraswati
Durga
15
Australia Day celebrates the "founding" of Australia by whom?
Indigenous Australian peoples
British nobles
American sailors
Convicted criminals from Britain
16
Arbor Day, celebrated on the last Friday of April in the United States, is a holiday about what?
Glen Arbor, Michigan
Trees
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Planet Earth
17
Torii Shrines, or spirit gates, are a sacred symbol in what Japanese religion?
Christianity
Buddhism
Hindu
Shinto
18
Juneteenth commemorates the day that enslaved people were freed in which U.S. state?
Virginia
Texas
Alabama
Georgia
19
Eid al-Fitr commemorates the end of Ramadan. What does
Eid al-Fitr
mean in English?
The Festival of Flowers
The Feast of Fast-Breaking
The Night of the Long Sleep
The First Day of Spring
20
Kwanzaa, the celebration of African-American history and culture, began in which country?
Nigeria
Ethiopia
The United States
Zimbabwe
21
From which country did the Christmas legend of Saint Nicholas originate?
England
Turkey
Russia
Germany
