Eid al-Fitr Trivia
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34 free Eid Al-Fitr trivia questions with answers — history quiz, new questions added Sep 2026.
Eid al-Fitr is one of the two great festivals of Islam, and this quiz covers the whole day and its many local flavours: the sighting of the Shawwal crescent, the charity paid before dawn, the two-rakat prayer with its extra takbirs, the greeting everyone exchanges, and the sweets, clothes, gifts and homecomings that give it names like Sugar Feast, Lebaran and Korité. Easy questions ask which month's fast the festival ends and what Muslims say to each other on the morning; harder ones dig into how zakat al-Fitr is measured, why Indonesian highways jam before Lebaran, what a Bruneian centrepiece cake signals and which Egyptian biscuit is thought to go back to the pharaohs. It works for families explaining Eid to children, interfaith and school events, and general-knowledge quizzes that want a religion round with warmth and specifics. If you enjoy it, the companion Ramadan quiz on BrainPickle covers the month of fasting itself. Every answer has been checked against the Wikipedia articles on Eid al-Fitr, its rituals and the customs of individual countries, and each question shows its source once you have answered.
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Q 01Eid al-Fitr marks the end of which Islamic month?
Ramadan
Ramadan was set for fasting because, the Quran says, it is the month in which the Quran was revealed, so whoever is present in it must fast.
Q 02On the first day of which Islamic month does Eid al-Fitr fall?
Shawwal
Shawwal is the tenth Islamic month, and a hadith in Sahih Muslim promises that adding six fasts in it earns the reward of fasting a whole year.
Q 03What must be sighted for Eid al-Fitr to begin?
The crescent moon
The crescent moon must be seen after the 29th day of the month; if clouds or a bright sky hide it, the month runs to 30 days and Eid starts a day later.
Q 04Where did the Prophet usually lead the Eid congregation?
Open ground
Open ground: he went out to it on both Eids and even ordered women and girls to come out and share the gathering.
Q 05How does the Eid sermon differ from the Friday sermon?
It comes after the prayer, not before
It comes after the prayer, not before: the Prophet would pray first, then stand facing the seated rows to preach, and dispatch an expedition then if he wished.
Q 06What obligatory charity must be paid to the poor before the Eid prayer?
Zakat al-Fitr
Zakat al-Fitr is paid before the prayer so that people in need have food to celebrate Eid too.
Q 07The charity due before the Eid prayer is one sa' of food per person; what is a sa'?
Four double handfuls
Four double handfuls make one sa', and a guardian pays that measure on behalf of each child who has no wealth of their own.
Q 08What special greeting do Muslims exchange on Eid?
Eid Mubarak
Eid Mubarak usually comes with a formal embrace, the way friends and relatives greet each other on the day.
Q 09What phrase is recited repeatedly on the way to the Eid prayer?
Allahu Akbar
Allahu Akbar answers the Quran's call to complete the fast and proclaim God's greatness, a verse several scholars tie to the Eid chant.
Q 10Eid al-Fitr is widely known by which nickname?
Sweet Eid or the Sugar Feast
Sweet Eid or the Sugar Feast nods to the desserts that fill the festive table once a month of daytime fasting is over.
Q 11When is the special Eid al-Fitr prayer held?
On the morning of Eid day
On the morning of Eid day, and worshippers are encouraged to walk there early and come home by a different route, following the Prophet's practice.
Q 12Is fasting permitted on the day of Eid al-Fitr?
No, it is forbidden
No, it is forbidden: Eid is a day for eating, and Muslims are advised to eat something before setting out for the prayer.
Q 13What is the night before Eid called in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan?
Chaand Raat
Chaand Raat is a shopping night: markets and barbershops stay busy until shortly before dawn as families buy last-minute clothes and bangles.
Q 21By what name is Eid al-Fitr known in Senegal and much of West Africa?
Korité
Korité is a three-day national holiday in Senegal, and families usually have new outfits made for it.
Q 22In Nigeria, Eid al-Fitr is popularly known as what?
Small Sallah
Small Sallah is when Kano's emir leads the durbar, a grand street procession of courtiers and musicians that UNESCO has added to its heritage list.
Q 23Which Egyptian treat, eaten at Eid, is believed to date back to ancient Egypt?
Kahk
Kahk was once a court handout: a 10th-century Ikhshidid minister is said to have stuffed the biscuits with gold dinars.
Q 14What is Eidi?
Cash gifts given to children
Cash gifts given to children are Eidi, and families hunt for crisp new banknotes beforehand.
Q 15Sheer khurma, a traditional South Asian Eid dessert, is made from what?
Vermicelli, milk, dried fruit and dates
Vermicelli, milk, dried fruit and dates go into sheer khurma, Persian for 'milk and dates', and families make big batches to share with visiting friends and relatives.
Q 16What is the popular name for Eid al-Fitr in Indonesia?
Lebaran
Lebaran feasts feature ketupat, rice cakes whose place in Java's Eid customs is traditionally credited to the Muslim saint Sunan Kalijaga.
Q 17What is mudik, the great Indonesian tradition in the days before Eid?
A homecoming exodus to family towns
A homecoming exodus to family towns, mudik empties Greater Jakarta and jams Java's highways, so officials lay on extra transport and road checks.
Q 18Ketupat, served across Indonesia and Malaysia at Eid, is rice cooked inside what?
A pouch woven from young palm leaves
A pouch woven from young palm leaves holds the rice, which swells as it boils into a firm cake that families make in big batches to share with guests.
Q 19In Malaysia and Brunei, Eid is Hari Raya Aidilfitri; what does Hari Raya literally mean?
Great Day
Great Day is the literal meaning, and families host open houses, on the day itself or through the following month, for visitors to drop in and eat.
Q 20What are the notoriously loud meriam buluh fired in Malaysia during Eid?
Bamboo cannons
Bamboo cannons are banned under Malaysia's Explosives Act 1957, yet youngsters still build them as a stand-in for commercial firecrackers, which are also banned.
Q 24What is Eid al-Fitr called in Morocco?
Eid es-Seghir
Eid es-Seghir is the Moroccan name, and families begin the day at the Eid prayer, then spend it with relatives.
Q 25Sri Lankan Muslims mark Eid with which spiced coconut-and-jaggery pudding?
Watalappam
Watalappam most likely came from the Malay world: it resembles the custard serikaya, brought by Malays who settled in Sri Lanka under Dutch rule.
Q 26Which two Chinese regions grant a public holiday for Eid al-Fitr to all residents regardless of religion?
Ningxia and Xinjiang
Ningxia and Xinjiang can do this because China lets local governments in ethnic-minority regions set holidays for those peoples' own festivals.
Q 27Where do many Muslims in Taiwan, mostly Indonesian workers, gather to celebrate Eid?
Taipei Main Station
Taipei Main Station hosts the gathering, and city agencies have run Eid events there, handing out gifts to the migrant workers who attend.
Q 28What is Eid al-Fitr called in Russia, where it is a public holiday in Tatarstan and Chechnya?
Uraza Bayram
Uraza Bayram fills Moscow's mosques so full that worshippers spill out to pray in the streets around the Cathedral Mosque.
Q 29What do people create and carry through the streets in Sierra Leone's Eid procession?
Large lanterns
Large lanterns, built in shapes such as ships, animals and people, are hauled through Freetown on wheeled frames by rival clubs and judged on their design.
Q 30Which Bollywood star is famous for Eid releases, including the 2016 wrestling drama Sultan?
Salman Khan
Salman Khan's Sultan even broke Bollywood's Friday-release habit: its producers put it out on a Wednesday to coincide with Eid.