🪔 7-question family challenge

Hindu Festivals Quiz: Can You Score 7/7?

Follow the lights, colours and stories through seven celebrations. Choose carefully—some easy-looking questions may surprise you.

Question 1 of 70 correct
Question 1What do many families light during Diwali?
Question 2Which festival is famous for playing with colours?
Question 3How many nights are celebrated during Navratri?
Question 4Which festival is often linked with kites and sesame sweets?
Question 5Whose birth is celebrated on Janmashtami?
Question 6What is traditionally tied during Raksha Bandhan?
Question 7Maha Shivaratri is especially associated with which deity?

Festival quiz answers and quick explanations
  1. Diyas: small lamps connected with light, hope and knowledge.
  2. Holi: the festival widely known for joyful colour play.
  3. Nine: Navratri literally refers to nine nights.
  4. Makar Sankranti: kites and sesame sweets appear in several regional celebrations.
  5. Krishna: Janmashtami celebrates his birth.
  6. A rakhi thread: tied as a promise of care and protection.
  7. Shiva: Maha Shivaratri is a night of devotion to Shiva.

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