Facts
What do you light on Diwali?
Diya
What is the name of the art work children do on Diwali?
Rangoli
Which country does the Diwali holiday originate from?
India
The first Indians arrived to North America in this year.
A - 1790
B - 1500
C - 1945
What is 1790?
Diwali is a festival celebrated only by Hindus? True or False
False
What is the name of the Hindu god with the face of an elephant?
Ganesha
BONUS - double points
Bollywood freeze dance off
Diwali was first celebrated in this year:
A - 527 BCE
B - 540 CE
What is 527 BCE?
Diwali celebrated for _____ days in a year?
5 days
BONUS - Double points
Freeze dance to a Bollywood song
Do 2 Million people live in India?(True or False)
False - 1.3 Billion people live there
Diwali became a national holiday in the United States in this year.
2023
Diwali is the celebration of knowledge over ignorance, of this over evil.
Diwali follows the lunar new year. True of False
True!
A solar year — the time it takes Earth to orbit the sun — lasts around 365 days, while a lunar year, or 12 full cycles of the Moon, is roughly 354 days. THis is why diwlai is on a different day every year.
What is Asia?
Christopher Columbus set sail looking for India and found North America instead in this year.
What is 1492?