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

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

It also marks 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

Families gather to remember the departed, often with a humorous tone and funny anecdotes about them.

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

The holiday runs to 15 April and lines 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

It falls on the first full moon of the lunisolar year and was already a major festival in the Western Han dynasty.