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HOLI FESTIVAL

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Holi is considered_________________.

a)

The festival of colors

b)

The festival of lights

c)

The festival of powder

d)

The festival of love

2.

When does Holi celebrate?

a)

The start of Summer.

b)

The start of Spring.

c)

The start of Winter.

d)

The start of Fall.

3.

What do people celebrating Holi use colourful powder for?

a)

Playfully throwing at others

b)

Making colorful food

c)

Bathing in

d)

Making fire

4.

Holi is the celebration of good over _________

a)

fairy

b)

ghost

c)

god

d)

evil

5.

What was the name of the demon king's son?

a)

Pravna

b)

Holika

c)

Prahlad

d)

Krishnu

6.

Which God saves Prahlad?

a)

Lord Ganesha

b)

Lord Lakshmi

c)

Lord Vishnu

d)

Lord Shiva

7.

What does the bonfire symbolize?

a)

The end of the winter.

b)

The start of the new year.

c)

The last full moon day.

d)

The victory of good over evil.

8.

On the eve of Holi a bonfire is lit, which signifies the victory of good over evil. Which evil character is symbolically burnt?

a)

Hidimba

b)

Holika

c)

Prahalad

d)

Hiranyakashyap

9.

Holi is celebrated in the month of spring on the

a)

night after the full moon.

b)

night before the full moon.

c)

day after the full moon.

d)

day before the full moon.

10.

Where do Holi celebrations come from?

a)

Thailand and Cambodia

b)

Pakistan and China

c)

India and Nepal

11.

Holi is about sharing love and forgiveness with _______

a)

Family

b)

Friends

c)

Family and Friends

12.

The festival is named after Holika who was the _____ of the demon - King Hiranyakashyap

a)

Sister

b)

Daughter

c)

Mother

13.

The story of Holi is based on the evil King Hiranyakashyap who _____ his son from worshipping the Hindu God Vishnu

a)

Forbade

b)

Allowed

14.

Holi is the celebration of good over evil

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Holika is the sister of which demon king?

a)

King Hiranyakashipu

b)

Maharaja Agrasen

c)

Rajarajeshwar

16.

What does the word Holi mean?

a)

Colour

b)

Hot

c)

Holy

d)

Burning

17.

What does Holi remind HIndus of?

a)

How people should celebrate

b)

To be kind

c)

The importance of faith and sacrifice through the retelling of several myths

d)

To have fun

18.

Vishnu is known as the God who....

a)

Protects

b)

Destroys

c)

is the supreme being

d)

overcome obstacles

19.

Holi is celebrated on the last ______________ day of the Hindu luni-solar calendar.

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

Last Quarter Moon

d)

First Quarter Moon

20.

Identify which Indian festival is this?

a)

Holi

b)

Diwali

c)

Republic day

d)

Eid-Al-fitr