General Holidays
What natural event is recognized as the shortest day and longest night of the year.
Winter Solstice
Chinese Lantern Festival
Q: What color are the traditional lanterns used during the Chinese Lantern Festival, which marks the end of Lunar New Year celebrations?
Red
Lunar New Year (China)
Q: Which food is considered lucky to eat during Chinese Lunar New Year because it symbolizes wealth and prosperity?
Dumplings.
This U.S. city is famous for its annual ball drop at Times Square to ring in the New Year.
New York City
What holiday celebrates 7 Principles?
Kwanzaa
Ramadan (Islamic Tradition)
Q: What is the meal called that is eaten before sunrise during Ramadan to prepare for the day of fasting?
Suhoor.
Kwanzaa: How many candles are on a Kwanzaa Kinara?
7
This country celebrates New Year by setting resolutions based on this zodiac animal, according to the Chinese Zodiac.
China
Germany is credited with starting what famous tradition of Christmas?
The tradition of putting up a Christmas tree.
St. Patrick’s Day (Ireland)
Q: What plant is associated with St. Patrick’s Day, symbolizing the Holy Trinity in Irish tradition?
Shamrock.
Italy (Christmas Tradition)
Q: In Italy, families celebrate Christmas Eve with a large seafood feast called what?
The Feast of the Seven Fishes.
In Italy, it's traditional to wear this color of underwear on New Year’s Eve to bring good luck.
Red
What is the most widely celebrated holiday in the world?
A) New Year's Day
B) Christmas
C) Thanksgiving
D) Halloween
New Year's Day
Bastille Day (France)
Q: Bastille Day, celebrated on July 14th, commemorates the start of which historical event?
The French Revolution.
Thanksgiving (United States)
Q: What type of pie is most commonly associated with Thanksgiving celebrations in the United States?
Pumpkin pie.
Diwali: What are the small oil lamps used during Diwali called?
Diyas.
Which city in Brazil is most famous for its elaborate Carnival parade?
Rio de Janeiro.
Ramadan (Islamic Tradition)
Q: What dried fruit is often used to break the fast during Iftar meals in Ramadan?
Dates.
In Denmark, people throw old ___?____ at their friends' doors as a way to bring good luck for the New Year.
A) Shoes
B) Eggs
C) Tomatoes
D) Plates
D) Plates
*Bonus [+100]: What is the name of this tradition?
(Don't think too hard about it....)
Which holiday is known as the "Festival of Lights"?
Diwali
In South Africa, what do some people throw out of their windows on New Year’s Eve for a fresh start?
Old furniture
Which of the following is a traditional food commonly eaten during New Year's celebrations in Cameroon?
B) Ndole (bitterleaf stew)
Hanukkah: What is the traditional food fried in oil to symbolize the miracle of oil?
Latkes or Sufganiyot.