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