World Festivals and Culture Quiz
Somewhere in the world right now, someone is throwing colored powder, racing a cheese wheel downhill, or setting a very large effigy on fire. Humanity is wonderful like that.
Twelve questions on festivals, traditions and celebrations across cultures. If you can tell your Carnival from your Carnaval and know where the tomatoes fly every August, you will do fine.
All 12 questions and answers
The Esala Perahera, a grand procession with adorned elephants, is held in which country?
Answer: Sri Lanka
In which Japanese city is the Gion Matsuri festival celebrated?
Answer: Kyoto
The tea ceremony known as chanoyu, focused on the ritual preparation of matcha, is a tradition of which country?
Answer: Japan
Inti Raymi, the festival of the sun, comes from which culture?
Answer: Inca
Hanukkah, the eight-night festival of lights, belongs to which religion?
Answer: Judaism
Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago is most associated with which music?
Answer: Calypso and soca
The hula is a traditional dance of which US state?
Answer: Hawaii
Morris dancing, performed with bells, sticks and handkerchiefs, is a folk tradition of which country?
Answer: England
The 'Festival of the Sahara' in Douz, celebrating Bedouin culture with camel races, is held in which country?
Answer: Tunisia
Timkat, celebrating Epiphany, is a major festival in which country?
Answer: Ethiopia
The Sinulog festival, honoring the Santo Nino, is held in which country?
Answer: Philippines
The most famous Carnival is held in which city?
Answer: Rio de Janeiro
Good to know
Which festivals show up in the quiz?
A global mix: Diwali, Carnival, Day of the Dead, Songkran, Oktoberfest, La Tomatina and plenty of celebrations you may be meeting for the first time.
Is this quiz about religion?
No, it is about celebrations as culture: what happens, where it happens, and why millions of people show up for it.
How many festival questions exist in Jetlagged?
94 in the full category across all game modes. This page samples 12.
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