WorksheetsToppr Diwali Trivia
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
In what month of the Hindu Calendar does Diwali take place across MOST of India?
Ashvin
Kaartik
Bhadrapad
Agrahayana
Most followers share the belief that Diwali, in part, honors Lakshmi, but what is she the Goddess of?
Destruction
Good Fortune
Wisdom
Feminine Power
How long ago do historians estimate Diwali was first celebrated?
1000 years
1500 years
2000 years
2500+ years
Thalai Deepavali is a unique Diwali celebration of which Indian state?
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
Kerala
What does Diwali symbolise?
Victory of wisdom and spirituality
Victory of good over evil
The brightest day of the year
A lunar eclipse
What is Bhai Dooj called in West Bengal?
Hari Diwali
Bhai Dooj
Bhai Bij
Bhai Phonta
What do you traditionally eat at Diwali?
Gulab Jamun
Besan Laddoo
Karanji/Gujia
All Indian sweets
Where outside India does the largest Diwali celebration takes place?
Leicester, England
Malaysia
New Jersey, USA
Toronto, Canada
Jains celebrate Diwali because
Lord Mahāveer was born
Lord Mahāveer attained to nirvana
Jain New Year starts
Jain pilgrimage begins on this day
Diwali commemorates the spiritual enlightenment of which two famous saints?
Buddha & Jesus
Guru Nanak & Prophet
Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu & Shri Ramakrishna Paramahansa
Vardhamana Mahavira & Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Barack Obama became the first president to personally attend Diwali at the White House in _____.
2000
2009
2001
2005
There is no public holiday for Diwali in which of the following countries?
Singapore
Thāiland
Trinidad & Tobago
Fiji
To whom did Lord Yama explain on the Diwali Amāvāsya (New Moon day) in the Katha Upanishad about the highest wisdom to enlightenment?
Nārad
Yudishtra
Nachiketas
Mārkandeya
Which town in Tamil Nadu is known to make eight out of every 10 crackers in India and has recently employed 40 or so Firecracker consultants from China?
Tanjāvur
Madurai
Sivakāsi
Tirunelveli
From what language is the name ‘Diwali’ derived?
Sanskrit
Prakrits
Apasabda
Marathi
