World Harvest Festivals Quiz

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Instructions: How well do you know harvest celebrations and thanksgiving traditions from around the world?

1.
Thanksgiving in the United States is celebrated on which day?
A
Third Thursday of November
B
Last Friday of November
C
First Monday of November
D
Fourth Thursday of November
2.
Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated in which Indian state?
A
Kerala
B
Andhra Pradesh
C
Karnataka
D
Tamil Nadu
3.
The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival is associated with eating which traditional food?
A
Spring rolls
B
Mooncakes
C
Tangyuan
D
Rice dumplings
4.
Sukkot, the Jewish harvest festival, involves building a temporary shelter called what?
A
A menorah
B
A mikveh
C
A chuppah
D
A sukkah
5.
The Yam Festival is an important harvest celebration in which part of the world?
A
Southeast Asia
B
Polynesia
C
Central America
D
West Africa
6.
Canada celebrates Thanksgiving in which month?
A
September
B
November
C
October
D
August
7.
Chuseok, a major harvest festival, is celebrated in which country?
A
Vietnam
B
China
C
Japan
D
South Korea
8.
The German Erntedankfest (harvest thanksgiving) traditionally takes place in which month?
A
October
B
November
C
September
D
August
9.
In ancient Greece, the harvest festival honoring the goddess Demeter was called what?
A
Thesmophoria
B
Panathenaea
C
Olympics
D
Dionysia
10.
Lammas Day, celebrated on August 1st, is a harvest festival tradition in which culture?
A
Norse
B
Celtic and Anglo-Saxon
C
Greek
D
Roman
11.
Onam is a harvest festival celebrated in which Indian state?
A
Tamil Nadu
B
Kerala
C
Goa
D
Karnataka
12.
The rice harvest festival of Baisakhi is celebrated primarily by which religious community?
A
Jains
B
Sikhs
C
Buddhists
D
Hindus
13.
In Japan, the harvest festival Niiname-sai is traditionally performed by whom?
A
Samurai warriors
B
Shinto priests only
C
The Emperor
D
Buddhist monks
14.
The corn dolly, made from the last sheaf of grain, is a harvest tradition from which region?
A
South America
B
Europe
C
Asia
D
North America
15.
Makha Bucha, celebrated in Thailand with candle processions, falls during which lunar event?
A
Full moon
B
New moon
C
Waning moon
D
Half moon

Answer Key

Question 1

D. Fourth Thursday of November

Question 2

D. Tamil Nadu

Question 3

B. Mooncakes

Question 4

D. A sukkah

Question 5

D. West Africa

Question 6

C. October

Question 7

D. South Korea

Question 8

A. October

Question 9

A. Thesmophoria

Question 10

B. Celtic and Anglo-Saxon

Question 11

B. Kerala

Question 12

B. Sikhs

Question 13

C. The Emperor

Question 14

B. Europe

Question 15

A. Full moon

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