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Kwanzaa

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does corn represent?

a)

Children

b)

Happiness

c)

Friendship

d)

Faith

2.

What are the colors that represent Kwanzaa

a)

Yellow

b)

Red

c)

Green

d)

Black

e)

Orange

3.

When was Kwanzaa started?

a)

1966

b)

1865

c)

1936

d)

1749

4.

What phrase did Kwanzaa come from?

a)

Swahili phrase "Matunda ya Kwanzaa"

b)

Turkish phrase "Hasatin ilk Kwanzaa"

c)

Slovak phrase "Prvý plod Kwanzaa"

d)

Czech phrase "První ovoce Kwanzaa"

5.

How many days is Kwanzaa celebrated?

a)

7

b)

4

c)

16

d)

9

6.

What is the name of Kwanzaa's candle holder?

a)

Unity Candle

b)

Kinara

c)

Pupuri Rama

d)

Porta Candele

7.

What is the order of candles on the candle holder representing Kwanzaa?

a)

3 Red, 1 Black, 3 Green

b)

4 Black, 1 Green, 2 Red

c)

2 Yellow, 2 Red, 2 Green, 1 Black

8.

What does the black candle represent?

a)

People

b)

Food

c)

Harvest

d)

Helping

9.

What does the 3 red candle represent?

a)

The struggle and bloodshed

b)

The love and heart

c)

The wars of the past

d)

The bad people they survived

10.

What does the 3 green candles represent?

a)

The Earth and the vast majority of possibilities for the future

b)

The beloved ground people live on

c)

Reviewing the past and looking forward to the future

d)

Helping people rise, and bringing bad people down

11.

Who started Kwanzaa?

a)

Dr. Maulana Karenga

b)

Dr. Polaike Goalie

c)

Sir Herayou Moreno

d)

Poijakoji Gonzales

12.

What does the phrase that Kwanzaa came from mean? "Matunda ya Kwanzaa"

a)

First Fruits of the Harvest

b)

Valley Fruit Harvesting

c)

The Glorious Harvest

d)

The Last Food Harvested

13.

What was Kwanzaa created for? (Choose Two)

a)

To celebrate African culture

b)

To inspire African-Americans

c)

To remind people of the harvest

d)

To celebrate our food and the harvested