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100

What is the region of Persia called today?

What is Southwestern Asia?

100

This food item represents the suns golden rays

What is apple?

100

How many days is Persian New Year?

What is 13 days?

100

What religion does Persian New Year root from?

What is Zoroastrianism?

200

What is the holidays name in Persian?

What is Nowruz?

200

The crispy bottom layer of rice at the bottom of the pot is…

What is Tahdig?

200

A common tradition is spring cleaning, what is this tradition called?

What is Shaking the house?

200

How many years ago did Persian New Year? Rough guess

3000-3500 years ago

300

What is the name for modern day Persia?

What is Iran?

300

What letter do the 7 foods on the haft sin table all start with?

What is the letter S?

300

What seasonal event does the holiday signify?

What is spring equinox?

300

In what year did the United Nations General Assembly officially recognize Nowruz? Hint:Kinda recent

What is 2010?

400

What colors are associated with persian new year?

green(nature/rebirth), red (fire/sunrise/luck), and gold/yellow (wealth/energy)

400

What does Ash-e Reshteh (Noodle Soup) symbolize during this holiday?

What is good fortune, prosperity, and new beginning?

400

What is the tradition of jumping over fire?

What is jumping into the New Year and breaking free from the darkness of winter?

400

What animal is still commonly given to others for Persian New year?

What is a goldfish?

500

Why do we have off on march 20th?

What is Nowruz/Persian New Year?

500

What type of food is the Persian National dish? example: soup, meat dish, salad, etc…

What is a stew? Ghormeh Sabzi

500

What do those who celebrate do on the 13th day of Nowruz to purge bad energy from your house?

What is going outside all day?

500

During which dynasty, Nowruz became an important royal festival celebrated with a large ceremony.

What is the Achaemenid Empire?