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World Religious Festivals Quiz

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Instructions: Test your knowledge of major religious celebrations and holy days from around the world

  1. 1.

    Easter celebrates which event in Christianity?

    A
    The ascension of Jesus
    B
    The birth of Jesus
    C
    The resurrection of Jesus
    D
    The baptism of Jesus
  2. 2.

    Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, lasts for how many nights?

    A
    Eight
    B
    Ten
    C
    Seven
    D
    Five
  3. 3.

    Vesak (Buddha Day) celebrates which events in the life of the Buddha?

    A
    Birth only
    B
    Enlightenment only
    C
    Birth, enlightenment, and death
    D
    Death and rebirth
  4. 4.

    The Hajj pilgrimage, one of the Five Pillars of Islam, takes place in which city?

    A
    Cairo
    B
    Medina
    C
    Jerusalem
    D
    Mecca
  5. 5.

    Guru Nanak Jayanti celebrates the birth of the founder of which religion?

    A
    Hinduism
    B
    Sikhism
    C
    Jainism
    D
    Buddhism
  6. 6.

    Lent is a period of fasting and penance lasting approximately how many days before Easter?

    A
    30
    B
    50
    C
    40
    D
    20
  7. 7.

    Passover (Pesach) commemorates which event in Jewish history?

    A
    The building of the Temple
    B
    The exodus from Egypt
    C
    Receiving the Torah
    D
    The return from Babylon
  8. 8.

    Navratri, a nine-night Hindu festival, honors which divine feminine figure?

    A
    Durga (the Goddess)
    B
    Saraswati
    C
    Lakshmi
    D
    Parvati
  9. 9.

    Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ on which date in the Western calendar?

    A
    December 25
    B
    January 7
    C
    January 6
    D
    December 24
  10. 10.

    Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, commemorates which figure's willingness to sacrifice his son?

    A
    Abraham (Ibrahim)
    B
    Muhammad
    C
    Noah
    D
    Moses
  11. 11.

    Bodhi Day is celebrated by Buddhists to mark the day the Buddha achieved what?

    A
    His birth
    B
    His first sermon
    C
    Enlightenment
    D
    Nirvana
  12. 12.

    Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism, is known as the Day of what?

    A
    Atonement
    B
    Remembrance
    C
    Celebration
    D
    Judgment
  13. 13.

    Paryushana is an important period of fasting and spiritual reflection in which religion?

    A
    Hinduism
    B
    Buddhism
    C
    Sikhism
    D
    Jainism
  14. 14.

    The Orthodox Christian celebration of Epiphany involves blessing what in many countries?

    A
    Water
    B
    Bread
    C
    Fire
    D
    Wine
  15. 15.

    Mawlid an-Nabi is a celebration of whose birthday in Islam?

    A
    Prophet Muhammad
    B
    Moses
    C
    Jesus (Isa)
    D
    Abraham

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