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100

This holiday is celebrated on January 1st every year.

What is New Year's Day?

100

What is a Jewish holiday celebrated for eight days and nights?

Hanukkah

100

What is the name of the Chinese festival that celebrates the end of the winter?

Spring Festival

100

What ceremony takes place to join two people in marriage?

Wedding

100

Which is the largest and most popular religion of the United States that is based on the life and teaching of Jesus Christ?

Christianity

200

This holiday is associated with Santa Claus.

What is Christmas?

200

What holiday is commonly known as the Jewish New Year?

Rosh Hashanah

200

What is the festival in New Orleans, Louisiana that happens around "Fat Tuesday"?

Mardi Gras

200

What is a ceremony for celebrating the life of a person who died?

Funeral

200

What religion believes in reincarnation and Nirvana?

Buddhism

300

This holiday is followed by Black Friday.

What is Thanksgiving?

300

What holiday is a celebration of Irish culture?

Saint Patrick's Day

300

What Korean festival celebrates the person who started Buddhism?

Buddha's Birthday

300

What is a ceremony where one receives a diploma?

Graduation

300

Which religion has two holy books known as the Qur'an and the Hadith?

Islam

400

This holiday, which occurs every year on July 4th, celebrates the Declaration of Independence.

What is Independence Day?

400

Which holiday is celebrated by African American families?

Kwanzaa

400

What festival in Korea is celebrated by wearing "hanbok"?

Lunar New Year (Seollal)

400

What ceremony is held for babies where they put water on the child?

Baptism

400

Which religion has the holy books known as the Vedas?

Hinduism

500

This holiday is celebrated on the third Monday of January. It celebrates a leader of Black Americans.

What is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day?

500

In what holiday do Muslims around the world not eat any food during the day?

Ramadan

500

What art and cultural festival is held in Edinburgh, Scotland and is known as the largest annual cultural festival in the world?

Edinburgh Festival

500

What ceremony celebrates a person becoming a full member of a church (Christian) or Synagogue (Jews)?

Confirmation

500

Which religion came from Israel?

Judaism