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What's the Chinese Zodiac sign for this year's Lunar New Year?
Cat
Rat
Dragon
Rabbit
2
What should you traditionally do before Chinese New Year?
Clean your mouse
Clean yourself
Clean your car
Clean your house
3
Trivia: What does Diwali signify
festival of lights
it signifies the return of Rama after 14 years.
Killing of Ravana
End of evil and darkness
4
Holiday Trivia: Christmas purchases account for what fraction of all retail sales in the U.S.
1/8
1/6
1/20
1/9
5
7) How long does Diwali last?
2 hours
5 days
3 weeks
2 days
6
While celebrating Hanukkah, people often play with a four-sided spinning top called a
rectangular prism
cube
dreidel
kite
7
What Jewish Holiday occasionally overlaps with Christmas?
Hanukkah
Easter
Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr
Happy Christmas
8
When was the first White House Hanukkah celebration?
In 1951 under President Truman
In 1862 following a banquet of President Lincoln
When George Washington tweeted that he’d host a Chabad event
In President Obama’s first term
9
What is Diwali also known as?
Festival of Fireworks
Festival of Gifts
Festival of Sweets
Festival of Lights
10
What is the name of the christmas music Tchaikovsky wrote?
The nutcraker
The Nutcracker Suite
Carol of the bells
Swan Lake
11
'Twas the night Before Christmas' was originally called...
Rudolph's Big day
Christmas eve night
A Visit from St Nicholas
The man in the big red suit
12
What four-sided spinning toy is most frequently associated with Hanukkah?
A menorah
A dreidel
A golem
A yarmulke
13
Which of these fruits should not be given at Chinese New Year?
Tomato
Apple
Orange
Pear
14
6) What do you traditionally eat at Diwali?
Salad
Sweets and puddings
BBQ
Rotli Shaak
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4) What does Diwali symbolise?
The battle between wisdom and stupidity
The victory of light over darkness, and good over evil
A lunar eclipse
The longest day of the year
16
Why do many people wear red for the Chinese New Year?
It brings luck
It brings wealth
It brings health
It brings warmth
17
What is special about the Winter Solstice on December 21?
People celebrate the week before Christmas.
People celebrate the shortest day of the year.
People celebrate the Three Kings' gifts to Jesus.
People all of over the world celebrate the end of winter.
18
Christmas Trivia
C
A
D
B
19
What is Chinese New Year called
Xīnnián kuáilè
Xīnnián
Chūnjíé jiáo
Zhōngguó xīnnián
20
Which was the last state in the United States that declared Christmas a legal holiday?
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Texas
21
Christmas Trivia
D
B
C
A
22
The first day of Kwanzaa is Umoja. What does it mean?
family
grateful
peace
unity
23
The Winter Solstice is the...
Longest Day of the Year
Shortest day of the Year
The day Winter always starts on
The day where the night and day are equal
24
How long does Diwali last?
4 to 5 days
2 days
3 weeks
About an Hour
25
What activity do people do just before Diwali in order to prepare for the arrival of the goddess Lakshmi?
Go without food for 24 hours
Wax their legs
Plant flowers
Clean their houses
26
Who invented the Christmas tree?
England
Germany
Sweden
Denmark
27
When is Chinese New Year celebrated?
On January 1st
In June
At the end of the year
When there is a new moon
28
What is one of the religions that celebrate Diwali other than Hindus.
Christian
Jains
Islam
None of the above
29
What is the collective name of the seven tenets of Kwanzaa?
Sadio Mane
Busa le lizwe
Nguso Saba
Hakuna Matata
30
Kwanzaa is a religious holiday.
True
False
31
What act is extremely important when preparing for the Chinese New Year?
Getting your parade spot marked out
Stocking up on fireworks
Cleaning every part of the house
Putting on loose fitting clothes
32
How many days does Diwali last?
5
1
3
8
33
What nation did the Jews battle in the story of Hanukkah?
The Spanish
The Romans
The Brittish
The Greeks
34
Every Chinese New Year starts a new animals zodiac year
False
True
35
The holiday of Kwanzaa was introduced in ________.
1981
1966
1976
1956
36
Christmas Trivia
D
C
B
A
37
Why do we traditionally light Diyas on Diwali?
To light the path for Ram's return
They look pretty
As a form of worship
To scare away evil
38
What is Kwanzaa?
A Jewish Holiday
A weeklong celebration that lasts from Dec 26th until Jan 1
A standardized test
A type of fruit
39
What is the name of the chocolate coins given to children during Hanukkah?
gimmel
dreidel
gelt
menorah
40
A Hanukkah menorah has _____ branches
8
9
10
40
41
How long is Chinese New Year?
1 day
2 weeks
1 week
1 month
42
How many ghosts appear in
A Christmas Carol?
0
4
6
3
43
How many days are in Hanukkah?
8 days
14 days
12 days
7 days
44
What is Hanukkah?
The Jewish Festival of Lights
Gambling Day with Donuts
Adam Sandler's Birthday
Christmas 4 Jews
45
Who founded Kwanzaa?
Maulana Ndabezitha Karenga (Ron Karenga )
Dr. Martin Luther King
Malcolm X
Al Sharpton
46
When does the Russian Orthodox Church celebrate Christmas?
December 23
Russian Orthodox Church doesn't celebrate Christmas
December 27
January 7
47
On the eleventh day of Christmas, what did my true love send to me?
11 pipers piping
11 playing pipes
11 hot buns
11 beaded necklaces
48
Chinese New Year is also known as the Spring Festival
True
False
49
Which of the following is NOT a principle of Kwanza?
uvumilivu (perseverance)
umoja (unity)
kujichagulia (self-determination)
ujamaa (cooperative economics)
50
What Does Diwali Mark?
The start of the Hindu New Year
Nothing
When the earth was created
The 1st day of Christmas
51
Useless Trivia: What "Christmas Carol" was actually written to be sung at Thanksgiving?
O Come All Ye Faithful
Silent Night
Deck the Halls
Jingle Bells
52
Diwali Celebrates _______?
The Legend of Lord Rama and Sita
The First Snowfall in India
Mrs. Bryant's Birthday
The Epic of Gilgamesh
53
What year did Diwali start?
1655
135 B.C
1538
527 B.C
54
(Finish the lyrics) Then one foggy Christmas Eve Santa came to say "Rudolph, with your nose so bright......
You give me happy delight!
Lets come and have fun tonight
Won't you light my way tonight?
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
55
Where does the word Kwanzaa come from?
Cookies
IT’s name comes from the African language Swahili and means fruits
Flowers
56
How many days are there in Kwanzaa?
5
8
12
7
57
The candle holder that holds the Hanukkah candles is called a _______.
chandelier
dreidel
shamash
menorah
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What is the purpose of Kwanzaa?
Celebration of heritage and culture
A time to eat food
An occasion to sing and dance
Getting gifts
