World Coming of Age Quiz

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Instructions: How well do you know coming-of-age rituals and rites of passage from different cultures?

1.
A Bar Mitzvah in Jewish tradition celebrates a boy reaching which age?
A
14
B
13
C
12
D
16
2.
The Quinceañera in Latin American culture celebrates a girl turning which age?
A
15
B
14
C
13
D
16
3.
In Japan, Coming of Age Day (Seijin no Hi) celebrates young people reaching which age?
A
21
B
20
C
16
D
18
4.
The Maasai people of East Africa require young men to demonstrate courage by doing what as a traditional rite?
A
Hunting a lion
B
Swimming across a river
C
Climbing a mountain
D
Living alone in the wilderness
5.
In the Apache tradition, the Sunrise Ceremony (na'ii'ees) is a coming-of-age ritual for whom?
A
Young boys
B
Elders
C
Married couples
D
Young girls
6.
Confirmation in the Christian church typically occurs during which stage of life?
A
Young adulthood
B
Adolescence
C
Middle age
D
Infancy
7.
The Amish practice of Rumspringa allows teenagers to do what before committing to the faith?
A
Work in a non-Amish business
B
Experience the outside world
C
Travel abroad
D
Fast for a month
8.
In Aboriginal Australian culture, the 'walkabout' is a journey taken by adolescents through what?
A
A sacred cave
B
The wilderness
C
Their community
D
A river system
9.
A Bat Mitzvah in Jewish tradition celebrates a girl reaching which age?
A
12
B
11
C
13
D
14
10.
The Satere-Mawe tribe of Brazil uses bullet ant gloves in a painful coming-of-age ritual for whom?
A
Both genders
B
Tribal leaders
C
Young girls
D
Young boys
11.
In Hinduism, the Upanayana ceremony involves receiving a sacred what?
A
Book
B
Thread
C
Ring
D
Necklace
12.
Sweet Sixteen parties are a popular coming-of-age celebration in which country?
A
United States
B
United Kingdom
C
Australia
D
Canada
13.
In the Hamar tribe of Ethiopia, young men must leap across the backs of which animals?
A
Cattle
B
Goats
C
Horses
D
Donkeys
14.
The debutante ball, marking a girl's formal introduction to society, originated in which century?
A
19th century
B
17th century
C
16th century
D
18th century
15.
In Vanuatu, the land diving ritual (Naghol) involves young men jumping from tall towers with vines tied to their what?
A
Ankles
B
Waists
C
Wrists
D
Necks

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