Q 01/05

Diwali is best known as the Hindu festival of what?

A) Harvest

B) Water

C) Colours

D) Lights

Answer · why

D) Lights

Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights; it falls between mid-October and mid-November and is also celebrated, in variations, by Jains and Sikhs.

Q 02/05

Which Hindu spring festival celebrates the love of Radha and Krishna with thrown coloured powders?

A) Holi

B) Onam

C) Navratri

D) Diwali

Answer · why

A) Holi

Holi, the festival of colours, opens with the Holika bonfire and recalls Vishnu's victory as Narasimha over the demon king Hiranyakashipu.

Q 03/05

On which dates is Mexico's Day of the Dead traditionally celebrated?

A) December 12

B) The first Sunday of November

C) October 31 only

D) November 1 and 2

Answer · why

D) November 1 and 2

Día de Muertos is observed on November 1 and 2, coinciding with All Saints' and All Souls' Days; families gather to remember the departed, often with ...

Q 04/05

Thailand's Songkran new-year festival is celebrated on which date each year?

A) 13 April

B) 1 May

C) 21 June

D) 1 January

Answer · why

A) 13 April

Songkran begins on 13 April and runs to 15 April, lining up with new-year festivals across South and Southeast Asia on the Theravada Buddhist calendar...

Q 05/05

Chinese New Year celebrations end on the 15th day of the year with what?

A) The Mid-Autumn Festival

B) The Qingming Festival

C) The Dragon Boat Festival

D) The Lantern Festival

Answer · why

D) The Lantern Festival

The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the first full moon of the year, and its celebration dates back to the Han dynast...