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The holiday that precedes the Roman Catholic period of Lent.
What is Mardi Gras?
100
This structure's name may have been influenced by the French autel derived from two Latin words, one meaning "podium", and the other meaning "to adore."
What is an altar?
100
The second-holiest city in Islam, where Muhammad established the Muslim community after fleeing Mecca.
What is Medina?
100
The dimensions for this Italian structure, which was restored by Pope Sixtus IV in the 15th century, were based on measurements from the Temple of Solomon (found in the Old Testament).
What is the Sistine Chapel?
100
The home of the ancient Greek Gods.
What is Mount Olympus?
200
Diwali and Hanukkah are both known as festivals of these.
What are Lights?
200
The name for a candle holder found in Jewish homes.
What is a menorah?
200
The Boudhanath Stupa is an important Buddhist site on an ancient trade route which leads to this capital city of Nepal.
What is Kathmandu?
200
The Great Mosque of Djenne in Mali is built of this material, which is Spanish for "mudbrick." It has to be reinforced on an annual basis!
What is adobe?
200
Many of Jesus's miracles were believed to have taken place on this body of water.
What is the Sea of Galilee?
300
Rumspringa (Pennsylvania German) is a rite of passage during adolescence when youth of this group can socialize outside their communities.
Who are the Amish?
300
Ghee, a type of this food, originated in ancient India and has religious significance in Hinduism.
What is butter?
300
The Great Buddha of this Japanese city is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
What is Kamakura?
300
A tiered tower with multiple eaves common to China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam and other parts of Asia. Most were built to have a religious function.
What is a pagoda?
300
The Pyramid of the Moon in Teotihuacan, Mexico, was named by this Mesoamerican cultural group who discovered it hundreds of years after it had been abandoned.
Who are the Aztecs?
400
Eid al-Fitr, also called the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", is a religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of this month-long dawn-to-sunset fasting.
What is Ramadan?
400
A common food at Easter, the shape on the surface of this spiced and sweet roll is meant to resemble the crucifix.
What are hot cross buns?
400
John Milton coined this name for the capital city of Hell, from the Greek for "all" and "demons." It is also a word that means complete and utter chaos!
What is Pandemonium?
400
The Giralda of Kansas City was inspired by one of these kinds of towers, traditionally used to call Muslims to prayer.
What is a minaret?
400
This river is most sacred in the Hindu tradition and belief holds that bathing in the river on certain occasions causes the forgiveness of transgressions and helps attain salvation.
What is the Ganges?
500
This is the most recognizable flower associated with Dia de Muertos, or Day of the Dead. The flower is placed on graves during the holiday to lure the dead to the land of the living.
What are marigolds?
500
In Greece, this pastry is supposed to be made with 33 dough layers, referring to the years of Christ's life.
What is baklava?
500
An early English form of "Bethlehem," it is also a word that means complete and utter chaos!
What is Bedlam?
500
The largest temple complex in the world by area. Its name means "City of Temples" in Khmer.
What is Angkor Wat?
500
The Great Kiva at Chaco Canyon was an important sacred site for these ancestral people, whose name is Spanish for village.
Who are the Pueblo?