Diwali 101
Festivities
Religion
Bollywood
100
Diwali is popularly known as the Festival of ____.
What is Lights?
100
What is the name for small traditional oil lamps lit during Diwali?
What is Diyas?
100
During Diwali, people may perform a 'puja.' What is a puja?
What is a prayer?
What is a worship ritual?
100
Who is this actor?
Who is Shah Rukh Khan?
200
Diwali celebrations commonly last approximately how many days?
What is 5?
200
What colorful artwork is commonly created on floors or near doorways during Diwali?
What is Rangoli?
200
Which goddess associated with wealth and prosperity is especially honored during Diwali?
Who is Lakshmi?
200
Which Bollywood movie is this dance sequence scene from?
What is Om Shanti Om?
300
Diwali’s date changes each year because its calendar follows this celestial body.
What is the moon?
300
Which ingredient is traditionally used in many Indian sweets and in some Diwali oil lamps?
What is Ghee?
300
In a popular Hindu story associated with Diwali, which hero returns to Ayodhya after exile?
Who is Lord Rama?
300
Which film is this scene from?
What is Chennai Express?
400
Beyond physical lights, Diwali commonly symbolizes the triumph of these over their opposites.
What is light over darkness?
What is knowledge over ignorance?
400
On this Diwali shopping occasion, many families purchase gold, silver, utensils, or other items associated with prosperity.
What is Dhanteras?
400
In many Hindu traditions, which elephant-headed deity is worshipped alongside Lakshmi during Diwali?
Who is Lord Ganesha?
400
Who are these two actors?
Who is Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan?