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Culture celebrations

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which holiday celebrates the end of Ramadan?

a)

Eid-al-Fitr

b)

Christmas

c)

Hanukkah

d)

Kwanzaa

2.

Why do many families celebrate Kwanzaa?

a)

They like to light candles and sing songs.

b)

They enjoy giving gifts to family members.

c)

They want to honor their ancestors.

d)

They are hungry for a large meal with special sweets.

3.

How is Christmas different from Kwanzaa?

a)

Families light red, green and black candles for Christmas.

b)

Christmas honors African American culture.

c)

Christmas lasts for seven days

d)

Families decorate trees and celebrate the birth of Jesus on Christmas.

4.

How are Christmas, Hanukkah and Eid-al Fir alike?

a)

Families light eight candles during all three days.

b)

Families celebrate for seven days during all three holidays.

c)

Families share a special meal or eat special foods on at all three holidays.

d)

Families decorate trees for all three holidays.

5.

What do people celebrate on St. Patrick's Day?

a)

A corn harvest

b)

Green clothing

c)

Life in Europe

d)

Irish culture

6.

How are Cinco de Mayo, and St. Patrick's Day alike?

a)

People eat green-dyed food to celebrate both.

b)

They both show that people are proud of their culture.

c)

They are both celebrated on the fifth of May.

d)

They both started in the country of Ireland.

7.

What makes the heritage festival in New Orleans unique?

a)

It honors the history and culture of the people of New Orleans.

b)

It honors the person who started New Orleans.

c)

It honors the work people in Louisiana have done that year.

d)

It celebrates the harvest.

8.

Why do many communities hold their own special celebrations?

a)

To show livestock to the community members.

b)

To pass out ribbons to winners of contests.

c)

To celebrate the corn harvest.

d)

To bring the people of the community together.

9.

What special event is held each year in Hutchinson, Kansas?

a)

State fair

b)

Heritage Festival

c)

Jazz Festival

d)

World's Fair

10.

On what day do we honor people who fought and died for the United States?

a)

The fifth of May

b)

The third Monday in January

c)

The third Thursday in November

d)

The last Monday in May

11.

What two holidays honor people who fought for the United States?

a)

Memorial Day and Thanksgiving Day

b)

Veteran's Day and Memorial Day

c)

Cinco de Mayo and Veteran's Day

d)

Memorial Day and St. Patrick's Day

12.

What did Dr. King fight for?

a)

He fought for a holiday held the third Monday in January.

b)

He fought for all people to be treated equally.

c)

he fought for freedom for the United States.

d)

he fought for the freedom to choose the government.

13.

What was the name of the drive that D. Martin Luther King Jr. led?

a)

African Americans

b)

Thanksgiving

c)

Civil Rights Movement

d)

Memorial Day

14.

What did Dr. King use to convince people to make changes?

a)

computers

b)

fists

c)

bombs

d)

words

15.

Why do you think many families celebrate holidays by sharing a special meal?

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16.

Cinco de Mayo, Memorial Day and Veterans's Day all honor people who have fought in battles. Why do you think communities find it important to remember them?

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