Round 1
Customs and symbols
Candles, envelopes, fasting and colours: the signs and habits people recognise.
- Pick answer
- Short answer
- Match pairs
Religious Holidays Quiz
Nine questions on religious and cultural celebrations beyond Christmas, from Hanukkah and Diwali to Kwanzaa and Genna. Includes a multi-answer question, a matching round and a calendar order question.
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The rounds
Round 2
Faiths, places and dates
Who celebrates what, where, and when it falls in the calendar.
- Pick answer
- Put in order
All questions and answers
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Round 1: Customs and symbols4 questions
Question 1 · Pick answer
What's the name of the multi-branch candle lit during the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah?
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Answer:
Menorah
Fun fact: The Hanukkah lamp has nine branches: one for each of the eight nights plus a raised helper candle called the shamash. Many people also call it a hanukkiah, to tell it apart from the seven-branched Temple menorah.
Question 2 · Pick answer
What's the traditional colour of envelopes containing 'lucky money', given out during Lunar New Year?
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Answer:
Red
Fun fact: In many families, red is chosen because it is traditionally thought to bring good luck and ward off evil spirits. Elders give the envelopes to children and unmarried younger relatives.
Question 3 · Short answer
During the month of Ramadan, Muslims must not do what between sunrise and sunset?
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Answer:
Eat
Also accepted: Eating, Eat and drink, Eat or drink, Drink, Drinking, Fast, Food
Fun fact: Fasting traditionally means abstaining from drinking as well as eating, and from smoking and sexual relations. Travellers, the sick, pregnant or breastfeeding women and others are exempt and make up the days later.
Question 4 · Match pairs
Match each colour of Kwanzaa to its meaning!
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Answer:
- Black → The people
- Red → The struggle
- Green → The future
Fun fact: Kwanzaa was created in 1966 by Maulana Karenga as a non-religious celebration of African heritage. In the official explanation of the flag, black stands for the people, red for their struggle and green for the future that comes from it.
Round 2: Faiths, places and dates5 questions
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Select the 3 religions that celebrate the Indian holiday of Diwali. Select all that apply.
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Answer:
- Sikhism
- Hinduism
- Jainism
Fun fact: Sikhs mark the season as Bandi Chhor Divas, for Guru Hargobind's release from prison, and Jains remember Mahavira's liberation. Some Newar Buddhists in Nepal also take part.
Question 6 · Pick answer
In which country might you celebrate Gantan-Sai by praying at Shinto shrines? (Picture question: the options are flags shown in the template; Picture 1 to 4.)
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Answer:
Picture 2
Fun fact: Gantan-sai is the New Year's Day ceremony at Shinto shrines in Japan, and many people also make a first shrine visit called hatsumode in the first three days of January. Meiji Jingu in Tokyo drew about 3.2 million visitors over those days in 2010.
Question 7 · Pick answer
Ethiopian Christmas is celebrated on the 7th of which month?
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Answer:
January
Fun fact: Ethiopian Christmas, called Genna, falls on 7 January, which is Tahsas 29 in the Ethiopian calendar. The Eastern Orthodox churches that follow the Julian calendar also keep Christmas on 7 January.
Question 8 · Pick answer
Which one of these is the Confucian celebration of Confucius' birthday? (Picture question: the image is in the template; the options are Picture 1 to 4.)
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Answer:
Picture 1
Fun fact: Confucius' traditional birth date is 28 September 551 BCE, and in Taiwan 28 September is marked as Teachers' Day. The main ceremonies are held at the Temple of Confucius in Qufu, his birthplace.
Question 9 · Put in order
Put these religious holidays in order of when they occur in the Western calendar year (Based on 2026 dates.)
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Answer:
- Lunar New Year
- Eid al-Fitr
- Diwali
- Hanukkah
Fun fact: In 2026 these fall on 17 February, 20 March, 8 November and from the evening of 4 December. Islamic holidays use a lunar calendar of about 354 days, so Eid al-Fitr moves roughly 11 days earlier each year and the order will change in time.
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