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Toppr Diwali Trivia

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what month of the Hindu Calendar does Diwali take place across MOST of India?

a)

Ashvin

b)

Kaartik

c)

Bhadrapad

d)

Agrahayana

2.

Most followers share the belief that Diwali, in part, honors Lakshmi, but what is she the Goddess of?

a)

Destruction

b)

Good Fortune

c)

Wisdom

d)

Feminine Power

3.

How long ago do historians estimate Diwali was first celebrated?

a)

1000 years

b)

1500 years

c)

2000 years

d)

2500+ years

4.

Thalai Deepavali is a unique Diwali celebration of which Indian state?

a)

Tamil Nadu

b)

Karnataka

c)

Andhra Pradesh

d)

Kerala

5.

What does Diwali symbolise?

a)

Victory of wisdom and spirituality

b)

Victory of good over evil

c)

The brightest day of the year

d)

A lunar eclipse

6.

What is Bhai Dooj called in West Bengal?

a)

Hari Diwali

b)

Bhai Dooj

c)

Bhai Bij

d)

Bhai Phonta

7.

What do you traditionally eat at Diwali?

a)

Gulab Jamun

b)

Besan Laddoo

c)

Karanji/Gujia

d)

All Indian sweets

8.

Where outside India does the largest Diwali celebration takes place?

a)

Leicester, England

b)

Malaysia

c)

New Jersey, USA

d)

Toronto, Canada

9.

Jains celebrate Diwali because

a)

Lord Mahāveer was born

b)

Lord Mahāveer attained to nirvana

c)

Jain New Year starts

d)

Jain pilgrimage begins on this day

10.

Diwali commemorates the spiritual enlightenment of which two famous saints?

a)

Buddha & Jesus

b)

Guru Nanak & Prophet

c)

Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu & Shri Ramakrishna Paramahansa

d)

Vardhamana Mahavira & Swami Dayananda Saraswati

11.

Barack Obama became the first president to personally attend Diwali at the White House in _____.

a)

2000

b)

2009

c)

2001

d)

2005

12.

There is no public holiday for Diwali in which of the following countries?

a)

Singapore

b)

Thāiland

c)

Trinidad & Tobago

d)

Fiji

13.

To whom did Lord Yama explain on the Diwali Amāvāsya (New Moon day) in the Katha Upanishad about the highest wisdom to enlightenment?

a)

Nārad

b)

Yudishtra

c)

Nachiketas

d)

Mārkandeya

14.

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?

a)

Tanjāvur

b)

Madurai

c)

Sivakāsi

d)

Tirunelveli

15.

From what language is the name ‘Diwali’ derived?

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Prakrits

c)

Apasabda

d)

Marathi