Traditions
What is the name of the oil lamps commonly lit during Diwali?
What are diyas?
This is the Sanskrit word for Diwali, which means a "row of lights."
What is "Deepavali"?
In the story of Diwali, which character serves as a guiding light for Lord Rama?
Who is Hanuman?
Which animal is associated with Lord Yama, the god of death, and is honored on the second day of Diwali?
What is a dog?
What is the chemical symbol for the element gold?
What is Au?
On what epic is the Diwali story of Lord Rama and his spiritual guide based?
What is the Ramayana?
On which Hindu calendar month does Diwali usually fall?
What is Kartika or Ashvin?
How did Lord Vishnu fulfill his promise to King Bali?
Lord Vishnu disguised himself as Vamana, a dwarf, and asked for three steps of land, then covered the earth and heaven in two steps and asked for the third, which Bali offered his head for.
What does the lighting of diyas symbolize during Diwali?
What is the victory of light over darkness?
Where is the smallest bone in the human body located?
What is the ear? (Stapes bone)
"Thalai Deepavali" is a unique Diwali custom of which Indian state?
What is Tamil Nadu?
In which country outside of India is Diwali recognized as an official public holiday?
What is Nepal?
What request did Narakasura make before his death?
He asked for a boon, requesting that his death be celebrated with light and festivity.
What significance do rangoli patterns hold during Diwali?
What is inviting blessings and positivity into the home?
What is the only planet in our solar system that rotates clockwise (retrograde rotation) when viewed from above its North Pole?
What is Venus?
Why do people clean their homes and decorate them during Diwali?
To welcome Goddess Lakshmi and seek her blessings.
What type of oil is traditionally used in oil lamps lit during Deepavali?
What is Mustard Oil?
What did Goddess Lakshmi emerge from during the churning of the ocean?
What is the Ksheer Sagar?
Why are firecrackers set off during Diwali?
What is the celebration of joy and the victory of good over evil?
Which African country is the only one that has never been colonized by a European power?
What is Ethiopia?
What is the purpose of exchanging gifts during Diwali?
To strengthen bonds and share joy.
Which sage's teachings are associated with Diwali and serve as a guiding light for many?
Who is Vishwamitra Rishi?
Who guided Lord Krishna in the battle against Narakasura?
Who is his wife, Satyabhama?
What vahana or vehicle is of Goddess Lakshmi?
What is a owl?
What is the sum of the angles in a dodecagon?
What is 1800 degrees?