Holidays
Festival of Lights
What is Tihar?
What is the name of the famous curved knife used by Gurkha soldiers?
The Khukuri
The tallest eboard member
(Who is) Mahad?
The National Dish of Nepal.
What is Thakali?
This living goddess tradition involves a young girl believed to embody the goddess Taleju.
What is Kumari tradition?
Nepal’s longest and most important Hindu festival, celebrated with family reunions and blessings from elders.
What is Dashain?
The main square in the capital of Nepal, surrounded by Hindu temples and the Palace of Assemblies, by which it gets its name.
Durbar Square
The shortest eboard member.
(Who is) Mallika?
Dried, spiced meats, often buffalo or goat, are a popular snack or side dish, especially in mountainous regions.
What is Sukuti?
Kathmandu Valley, Pokhara, and Chitwan National Park
Top 3 tourist destinations.
The festival involves dancing, singing, wearing red saris/green bangles, and fasting for the long life of their husbands.
What is Teej?
What's the name of the people living in the valleys of Khumbu, Eastern Nepal, who provide support for trekkers?
The Sherpas.
The biggest NSA event of the Spring Semester.
(What is) Nepali Night
Steamed dumpling with a filling of sweet ingredient 'Chaku’ and sesame.
What is Yomari?
This Nepali calendar, officially used by the government, runs approximately 56–57 years ahead of the Gregorian calendar.
What is the Bikram Sambat calendar?
This holiday commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and death of Siddhartha Gautama.
What is Buddha Jayanti?
This dynasty unified modern Nepal in the 18th century under Prithvi Narayan Shah.
The Shah Dynasty.
The eboard majors in the Clark School of Engineering.
(Who are) Jeni and Sushan?
A Himalayan spice used in Nepali cooking known for its numbing, citrusy flavor.
What is Timur? (Sichuan pepper)?
Despite its small size, Nepal contains elevations ranging from about 60 meters above sea level to over 8,800 meters within its borders.
What is extreme geographic elevation diversity? (Himal, Hilly, and Terai).
Major event for the Newari Community that features an animal and involves honouring one's immediate relatives who have died during the previous year, mostly celebrated in the Kathmandu Valley.
What is Gai Jatra?
From 1846 to 1951, political power was largely controlled by this hereditary prime ministerial family.
Who were the Ranas?
The founding year of NSA (at UMD).
2015
A traditional Nepali fermented food made from radish roots.
What is Sinki?
This ancient trade route through the Himalayas helped connect South Asia with Tibet and China for centuries.
What is the Trans-Himalayan trade route?