Q 01/05

In the Diwali story, Rama came home from exile with his wife Sita and which brother?

A) Lakshmana

B) Bharata

C) Shatrughna

D) Balarama

Answer · why

A) Lakshmana

Lakshmana followed Rama and Sita into the forest for the whole exile and fought beside him in the war to rescue her; the lamps recall the welcome the ...

Q 02/05

What are the sweets shared and gifted at Diwali collectively called?

A) Mithai

B) Chaat

C) Thali

D) Namkeen

Answer · why

A) Mithai

Mithai is the umbrella word for Indian sweets; sweet shops stack up gift boxes of them before Diwali because families hand them to relatives, neighbou...

Q 03/05

Which treasurer of the gods do merchant families honour beside the wealth goddess at Diwali?

A) Kubera

B) Indra

C) Varuna

D) Agni

Answer · why

A) Kubera

Kubera stands for book-keeping and the careful management of wealth, so traders set their ink and account books before the altar and pray to him as we...

Q 04/05

Besides Hindus, Jains and Sikhs, Newar followers of which religion also celebrate Diwali?

A) Buddhism

B) Islam

C) Zoroastrianism

D) Christianity

Answer · why

A) Buddhism

Buddhism: most Buddhists do not keep Diwali, but Newar Buddhists do, praying to the wealth goddess over the same days as their Hindu neighbours.

Q 05/05

Which colorful floor art patterns are traditionally created during Diwali?

A) Mehndi

B) Rangoli

C) Madhubani

D) Warli

Answer · why

B) Rangoli

Rangoli are decorative patterns made on floors using colored powders, rice, flower petals, and sand. They are created at the entrance of homes during ...