deepavali quiz

deepavali quiz

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The festival of Diwali/Deepavali stretches back to more than ______ years ago

• 15,000

• 2,00,000

• 25,000

• 5,000

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Name this temple

• Sri Poyatha Moorthi Templ

• Arulmigu Karumariamman Temple

• Meenakshi Amman Temple

• Padmanabhaswamy Temple

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The foundation of ____ temple was laid on Diwali Day

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The people of this country make figures of deities from sugar crystals known as Misiri, decorate their homes, do lighting and burst crackers to celebrate Diwali

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This temple is located in

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This place is famously known as 'India's Cracker Town'

• Jammu

• Assam

• Sangli

• Sivakasi

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This country celebrates Diwali by lighting lamps which are made up of banana leaves.

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This city in United Kingdom holds the largest Diwali celebrations outside of India

• London

• Edinburg

• Leicester

• Glasgow

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Diwali/Deepavali is the celebration of Lunar New Year

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not another name for the festival of Diwali

• Deepavali

• Narka Chaturdashi

• Festival of Lights

• Sharad Poonam

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The word "Deepavali" is a combination of the words ‘Dipa’ and ‘Gavali’, the former meaning ‘light’ and the latter would mean ?

• shine

• row

• home

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In this Country, the festival is also observed as Tripura Purnima Snan.

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The main purpose of Kolam is

• Decoration

• Welcoming Goddess Lakshmi

• A tribute to harmonious co-existence

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This famous temple is located in

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In Malaysia, you see colourful electric bulbs and ____, brighten up the abode of people, signaling the coming festivities

• Star String

• Vilakku

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• India

• Malaysia

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This mall entered the Malaysia Book of Records (MBR) for it's “The Biggest Illuminated Fabric Flower Kolam” in 2019

• Intermark

• Star

• Pavilion KL

• Central

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This picture was taken in

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A Sikh holiday which coincides with the day of Diwali

• Gurupurab

• Maghi

• Baishakhi

• Bandi Chorr Divas

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Which one of the following is Kai Murukku?

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Diwali is also known to celebrate the return of Lord Rama from Exile. However, it is also known to celebrate another Hindu God.

• Brahma

• Indra

• Krishna

• Mahadev

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These are the most commonly devoured sweets: murukku, omopadi, athirrsam, achi murukku, laddu and mysore pahu in __________

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Southern Indians celebrate Diwali/Deepavali in the Tamil month of

• Paṅkuni

• Aippasi

• Kārttikai

• Āvaṇi

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In olden days, Rangoli/Kolam were made using

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Kolkata region of India celebrates _____ puja by offering hibiscus flowers, fish, meat, and several other offerings to Goddess Kali.

• Durga Puja

• Shyama Puja

• Saraswati Puja

• Laxmi Puja