Hanukkah
Ramadan
Chinese New Year
Mardi Gras Mania
Holiday Foods
100

This is the number of candles on a Hanukkah menorah, not including the helper candle.

What is 8?

100

Ramadan is the ninth month of this calendar.

What is the Islamic (Hijri) calendar?

100

Chinese New Year begins on the first day of this lunar month.


What is the first month of the lunar calendar (also known as the Spring Festival)?

100

Mardi Gras is French for this.


What is "Fat Tuesday"?

100

This is the bread that is commonly eaten during Ramadan, particularly at iftar.

What is pita bread?


200

This fried food is traditionally eaten during Hanukkah to commemorate the miracle of the oil.

What are latkes?

200

This is the name of the pre-dawn meal during Ramadan.

What is suhoor?

200

This animal is the symbol of the year in the Chinese zodiac for 2024.

What is the Dragon?


200

This is the color that symbolizes justice during Mardi Gras celebrations.

What is purple?


200

A popular Chinese New Year food, is often served as a symbol of wealth.

What are fish (usually served whole)?


300

This is the name of the small spinning top used during Hanukkah.

What is a dreidel?

300

This is the meal that breaks the fast at sunset during Ramadan.

What is iftar?

300

Red envelopes filled with money, given during Chinese New Year, are known by this name.

What is "hongbao"?


300

These are the famous bead-throwing events that happen during Mardi Gras parades.

What are floats?


300

This type of food is often eaten at Mardi Gras and symbolizes indulgence before Lent begins.

What are beignets?


400

Hanukkah celebrates this event in Jewish history.

What is the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem?

400

The last ten days of Ramadan are particularly special because they include this night.

What is Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Decree)?


400

This is the traditional dish eaten during Chinese New Year for good luck, often shaped like a gold ingot.


What are dumplings?


400

This city is home to the largest and most famous Mardi Gras celebration in the United States.

What is New Orleans?


400

These are the traditional sweet doughnuts eaten during Hanukkah, filled with jelly or custard.

What is sufganiyot?


500

The name of the eight-day holiday is derived from this word meaning "dedication" in Hebrew.

What is "Chanukah"?

500

This pillar of Islam refers to fasting during Ramadan.

What is Sawm?

500

The Chinese New Year festival lasts for many days.

What is 15 days?

500

This is the name of the traditional cake served during Mardi Gras, which often has a hidden baby figurine inside.

What is a King Cake?

500

This is a traditional food served during the Islamic festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan.

What is biryani?