World Funeral Traditions Quiz

In Hindu tradition, the deceased is typically cremated on a funeral pyre near what?

In ancient Egypt, the practice of preserving the dead is called what?

A New Orleans jazz funeral is famous for featuring what after the burial?

In Tibetan Buddhism, sky burial involves placing the deceased on a mountaintop to be consumed by what?

In Ghana, people from the Ga tribe are known for burying their loved ones in what type of coffins?

The Mexican Day of the Dead features altars called what?

In Japanese Buddhist funerals, the deceased is typically cremated, and bones are picked up with what?

In the Toraja culture of Indonesia, the 'Ma'nene' ritual involves doing what with deceased relatives?

In ancient Viking funerals, important chieftains were sometimes set ablaze on what?

In Jewish tradition, mourning for a close relative lasts how many days in the initial period called 'shiva'?

In Balinese Hindu culture, the deceased is cremated in an elaborate ceremony that often features what animal-shaped sarcophagus?

The Irish tradition of holding a 'wake' involves what before the funeral?

In Zoroastrian tradition, the deceased were historically placed in structures called what?

In South Korean culture, what has become more popular than burial since the 2000s?

In Aboriginal Australian tradition, the name of the deceased is traditionally what?