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