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WorksheetsDiwali Quiz SSL 265
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 3mins
Diwali is also known as the
Festival of Sweets
Festival of colours
Festival of Winters
Festival of lights
On the day of Diwali, Lord ____________ attained his Moksha.
Valmiki
Buddha
Mahavira
None of the above
__________ deity is worshipped on the eve of Dhanteras?
Kubera
Krishna
Hanuman
None of the above
What is the literal meaning of ‘Deepavali’?
Row of lights
Coloured lights
Coloured lights
None of these
What event from Ramayana does Diwali symbolise?
The birth of Lord Rām
The return of Rām & Sita to Ayodhya after 14 years
The killing of Rāvan by Rām
The breaking of the bow by Lord Rām
Diwali falls in the month of ________.
Ashwin
Magha
Kartik
Falgun
Barack Obama became the first president to personally attend Diwali at the White House in _____.
2009
2000
2001
2005
The festival of Diwali is known as _________ in the state of West Bengal
Bhai Phonta
Bhai Teeka
Bhau Beej
None of these
Diwali is celebrated as __________in Malaysia.
Bhai Teeka
Bhai Phota
Hari Diwali
None of these
What is the first day of Diwali season called?
Naraka Chaturdashi
Diwali
Laxmi Puja
Dhanteras
Diwali also commemorates the killing of which evil king by Lord Krishna
Kamsa
Narakāsura
Hiranyakashipu
Pootana
What other religious groups celebrate Diwali in India, apart from Hindus?
Pārsis and Bahāis
Jains and Sikhs
Taoists and Shamans
Buddhists and Jains
Diwali commemorates the spiritual enlightenment of which two famous saints?
Lord Vardhaman Mahāveer and Swami Dayānanda Saraswati
Rāmakrishna Paramahansa and Chaitanya Mahāprabhu
Swami Vivekānanda and Ādi Shankara
Sant Tukārām and Sri Aurobindo
For how many days Diwali is celebrated according to the lunar Hindu calendar?
One
Two
Three
Five
In which country is Diwali celebrated and referred to as ‘Tihar’ or ‘Swanti’?
Thāiland
Nepāl
Sri Lankā
Cambodia
